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Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness Data Access and Tools
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Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLASHFlux Daily Gridded TOA and Surfaces/Clouds data Version 4B | Version4B | Terra, NOAA-20 | CERES-FM1, CERES-FM6 | 2021-12-21 to 2024-04-01 | HDF4, NetCDF-4 | ||
| FLASHFlux Daily Gridded TOA and Surfaces/Clouds data Version 4C | Version4C | Terra, NOAA-20 | CERES-FM1, CERES-FM6 | 2021-12-21 to 2025-04-01 | HDF4, netCDF-4 | ||
| GEO-LEO Merged Deep Blue Aerosol 0.25x0.25 degree Gridded L2 | 1 | GOES-16, GOES-17, Himawari-8, Aqua, Terra, NOAA-20, Suomi-NPP | ABI, AHI, MODIS, VIIRS | 2019-05-01 to 2020-05-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers | NetCDF-4 |
| GEO-LEO Merged Deep Blue Aerosol Daily 1 x 1 degree Gridded L3 | 1 | GOES-16, GOES-17, Himawari-8, Aqua, Terra, NOAA-20, Suomi-NPP | ABI, AHI, MODIS, VIIRS | 2019-05-01 to 2020-05-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers | NetCDF-4 |
| GEO-LEO Merged Deep Blue Aerosol Monthly 1 x 1 degree Gridded L3 | 1 | GOES-16, GOES-17, Himawari-8, Aqua, Terra, NOAA-20, Suomi-NPP | ABI, AHI, MODIS, VIIRS | 2019-05-01 to 2020-05-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers | NetCDF-4 |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Thin Cloud/Aerosol Optical Depths Data (HDF5) V033 | 033 | ICESat | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 |
N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180 |
60 Meters to 70 Meters x 60 Meters to 70 Meters | HDF |
| Global Space-based Stratospheric Aerosol Climatology Version 1.1 | 1.1 | CALIPSO, UARS, ERBS | CALIOP, CLAES, HALOE, SAGE II | 1979-01-01 to 2016-12-31 | NetCDF-3 | ||
| Global Space-based Stratospheric Aerosol Climatology Version 2.0 | 2.0 | CALIPSO, UARS, ERBS | CALIOP, CLAES, HALOE, SAGE II | 1979-01-01 to 2018-12-31 | NetCDF-3 | ||
| Global Space-based Stratospheric Aerosol Climatology Version 2.1 | 2.1 | ERBS, CALIPSO, UARS, ISS | SAGE II, CALIOP, CLAES, HALOE, SAGE III | 1979-01-01 to 2020-12-31 | NetCDF-3 | ||
| Global Space-based Stratospheric Aerosol Climatology Version 2.2 | 2.2 | ERBS, CALIPSO, UARS, ISS | SAGE II, CALIOP, CLAES, SAGE III | 1979-01-01 to 2021-12-31 | NetCDF-3 | ||
| Global Space-based Stratospheric Aerosol Climatology Version 2.21 | 2.21 | ERBS, CALIPSO, UARS, ISS | SAGE II, CALIOP, CLAES, SAGE III | 1979-01-01 to 2022-12-31 | NetCDF-3 | ||
| Global Space-based Stratospheric Aerosol Climatology Version 2.22 | 2.22 | ERBS, CALIPSO, UARS, ISS | SAGE II, CALIOP, CLAES | 1979-01-01 to 2023-12-31 | NetCDF-3 | ||
| Global Space-based Stratospheric Aerosol Climatology Version 2.23 | 2.23 | ERBS, CALIPSO, UARS, ISS | SAGE II, CALIOP, CLAES | 1979-01-01 to 2024-12-31 | netCDF-4 | ||
| GOES16 ABI Deep Blue Aerosol L2 | 1 | GOES-16 | ABI | 2019-05-01 to 2020-05-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers | NetCDF-4 |
| GOES17 ABI Deep Blue Aerosol L2 | 1 | GOES-17 | ABI | 2019-05-01 to 2020-05-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers | NetCDF-4 |
| GOES-R PLT Cloud Physics LiDAR (CPL) | 1 | NASA ER-2 | CPL | 2017-03-23 to 2017-05-17 |
N: 43.5723 S: 26.4487 E: -65.3628 W: -118.234 |
ASCII, HDF5 | |
| GOES-R PLT Surface Radiance Red Lake V1 | 1 | SURFRAD | BAROMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, PYRHELIOMETERS, RADIOMETERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES | 2017-03-27 to 2017-04-12 |
N: 35.67 S: 35.65 E: -114.055 W: -114.075 |
ASCII | |
| GPM Ground Validation Cloud Physics LiDAR (CPL) OLYMPEX V1 | 1 | NASA ER-2 | CPL | 2015-11-09 to 2015-12-15 |
N: 49.6338 S: 34.1575 E: -117.774 W: -130.045 |
ASCII, HDF5 | |
| GRIP LIDAR ATMOSPHERIC SENSING EXPERIMENT (LASE) V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DIAL, LASER HYGROMETERS | 2010-08-13 to 2010-09-25 |
N: 34.7533 S: 12 E: -55.3183 W: -117.083 |
ASCII | |
| H08 Deep Blue Level 3 daily aerosol data, 1x1 degree grid | 1 | Himawari-8 | AHI | 2019-05-01 to 2020-05-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers | NetCDF-4 |
| H08 Deep Blue Level 3 monthly aerosol data, 1x1 degree grid | 1 | Himawari-8 | AHI | 2019-05-01 to 2020-05-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers | NetCDF-4 |
| High Mountain Asia MODIS Aerosol Optical Depth V001 | 1 | Aqua, Terra | MODIS | 2000-02-01 to 2019-03-31 |
N: 48.5 S: 9.5 E: 99.5 W: 55.5 |
ASCII | |
| Himawari-08 AHI Deep Blue Aerosol L2 | 1 | Himawari-8 | AHI | 2019-05-01 to 2020-04-30 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers | NetCDF-4 |
| HURRICANE AND SEVERE STORM SENTINEL (HS3) GLOBAL HAWK CLOUD PHYSICS LIDAR (CPL) V1 | 1 | GLOBAL HAWK | CPL | 2012-09-07 to 2014-09-30 |
N: 48.1787 S: 7.55657 E: -19.4239 W: -118.552 |
ASCII, HDF5, netCDF-4, XML | |
| Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) Dust Aerosol Optical Thickness Imagery V1 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 2014-08-11 to 2014-10-05 |
N: 50 S: -10 E: 0 W: -111 |
PNG |
MODIS
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instruments are aboard NASA’s Terra and Aqua platforms and provide estimates about aerosol optical depth. Terra's orbit is timed so that it passes from north to south across the equator in the morning, while Aqua passes south to north over the equator in the afternoon.
GIBS will be expanding the data range and palette of the MODIS Aerosol Optical Depth products.
NASA Worldview added four layers from the Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) program to provide ground-based measurements of aerosol optical depth (AOD) and Angstrom parameter.
Scientists develop routine service for wildfire detection in the continental United States with a latency of less than 60 seconds.
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