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Aerosols Data Access and Tools
Aerosols Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CERES Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly NOAA-20 Edition1C | Edition1C | NOAA-20 | CERES-FM6, VIIRS | 2018-05-01 to Present | HDF4 | ||
| CERES Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly Terra Edition4A | Edition4A | Terra | CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, MODIS | 2000-03-01 to Present | HDF4 | ||
| CITE-2 Electra In-Situ Aerosol Data | 1 | NASA ELECTRA | FSSP | 1986-08-11 to 1986-09-07 |
N: 44.43 S: 30.55 E: -68.12 W: -131.91 |
GTE | |
| CITE-3 Electra In-Situ Aerosol Data | 1 | NASA ELECTRA | CHEMILUMINESCENCE | 1989-08-14 to 1989-10-01 |
N: 40.13 S: 0.01 E: -26.93 W: -81.48 |
GTE | |
| CLAMS CV-580 Cloud Absorption Radiometer (CAR) | 1 | Convair-580 | CAR | 2001-07-10 to 2001-08-02 |
N: 38.7 S: 35.9 E: -70.28 W: -76.5 |
HDF4 | |
| CLAMS MODIS L2 Aerosols | 1 | Terra | MODIS | 2001-07-10 to 2001-08-02 |
N: 57 S: 18 E: -42 W: -106 |
HDF4 | |
| CLAMS-Chesapeake Lighthouse and Aircraft Measurements for Satellites Un. Washington Convair-580 aircraft measurements | 1 | CONVAIR CV-580 | TSI-3563 Neph, FSSP, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, HYGROMETERS, RADIOMETERS | 2001-07-10 to 2001-08-02 |
N: 38 S: 35.9 E: -70 W: -76.5 |
ASCII | |
| Climatological Monthly Frequency of Dust Storm over Land for Varying Intensities, Based on MODIS Aqua Deep Blue Level 2 Aerosol Products MYD04_L2 Collection 6.1, on a Global 0.1 by 0.1 Degree Grid, Level 3 Version 1 (MYDFDS_CLM_GLB_L3) at GES DISC | 1 | Aqua | MODIS | 2003-01-01 to 2022-12-31 |
N: 79.9 S: -80 E: 174.9 W: -175 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | |
| Climatological Monthly Frequency of Dust Storm over Land for Varying Intensities, Based on MODIS Terra Deep Blue Level 2 Aerosol Products MOD04_L2 Collection 6.1, on a Global 0.1 by 0.1 Degree Grid, Level 3 Version 1 (MODFDS_CLM_GLB_L3) at GES DISC | 1 | Terra | MODIS | 2000-01-01 to 2022-12-31 |
N: 79.9 S: -80 E: 174.9 W: -175 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | |
| Cloud Physics LiDAR (CPL) IMPACTS | 1 | NASA ER-2 | CPL | 2020-01-15 to 2023-03-02 |
N: 48.657 S: 26.907 E: -64.894 W: -117.23 |
HDF5 | |
| Cloud Physics LIDAR (WHyMSIE) | 1 | NASA ER-2 | CPL | 2024-10-18 to 2024-11-13 |
N: 41.001 S: 22.729 E: -89.537 W: -129.726 |
HDF5 | |
| COMS GOCI Level-2 Regional Ocean Color (OC) Data, version 2014.0 | 2014.0 | COMS | GOCI | 2010-06-26 to 2021-03-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Country Trends in Major Air Pollutants | 1.00 | MODELS | Computer | 2003-01-01 to 2018-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Excel, PDF, PNG | |
| CPEX-AW HALO Aerosol and Water Vapor Profiles and Images | 1 | NASA DC-8 | HALO | 2021-08-20 to 2021-09-04 | HDF5, PNG | ||
| CPEX-CV HALO Aerosol and Water Vapor Profiles and Images | 1 | NASA DC-8 | HALO | 2022-09-03 to 2022-09-30 | HDF5, PNG | ||
| Daily and Annual PM2.5 Concentrations for the Contiguous United States, 1-km Grids, v1 (2000 - 2016) | 1.0 | MODELS | Computer | 2000-01-01 to 2016-12-31 |
N: 72 S: 17 E: -65 W: -180 |
0.00833 Decimal Degrees x 0.00833 Decimal Degrees | GeoTIFF, Shapefile |
| Daily and Annual PM2.5 Concentrations for the Contiguous United States, 1-km Grids, Version 1.10 (2000-2016) | 1.10 | MODELS | Computer | 2000-01-01 to 2016-12-31 |
N: 72 S: 17 E: -65 W: -180 |
0.00833 Decimal Degrees x 0.00833 Decimal Degrees | GeoTIFF, Shapefile |
| Daily and Annual PM2.5, O3, and NO2 Concentrations at ZIP Codes for the Contiguous U.S., 2000-2016, v1.0 | 1.00 | MODELS | Computer | 2000-01-01 to 2016-12-31 |
N: 72 S: 17 E: -65 W: -180 |
CSV, RData | |
| Data from NASA Langley Airborne Lidar flights. | 1 | Aircraft | LIDAR | 1982-07-01 to 1992-05-26 |
N: 50 S: -50 E: 180 W: -180 |
ASCII | |
| DC3 In-Situ DC-8 Aircraft Aerosol Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | PSAP, APS, TSI CPC-3010, SMPS, UHSAS, LASER SPECTROMETER, AMS, DMT SP2, PALMS, PI-NEPH, DASH-SP, LWCC, CCN | 2012-05-04 to 2012-08-28 | ICARTT | ||
| DC3 In-Situ DLR-Falcon Aerosol Data | 1 | DLR-Falcon | CPC, DMT SP2, OPC | 2012-05-25 to 2012-06-19 | ICARTT | ||
| DC3 In-Situ NSF/NCAR GV-HIAPER Aerosol Data | 1 | NSF/NCAR GV HIAPER | SMPS, UHSAS, CPC | 2012-05-14 to 2012-06-30 | ICARTT | ||
| DC3 In-Situ NSF/NCAR GV-HIAPER Cloud Data | 1 | NSF/NCAR GV HIAPER | UHSAS, CPC | 2012-05-18 to 2012-06-30 | ICARTT | ||
| DC3 Merge Data Files | 1 | DLR-Falcon, NSF/NCAR GV HIAPER, NASA DC-8 | 2012-05-18 to 2012-06-30 | ICARTT | |||
| DC3 Remotely Sensed DC-8 Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DIAL | 2012-05-14 to 2012-06-23 | HDF5 |
Aerosols Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AppEEARS | The The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers users a simple and efficient way to perform data access and transformation processes. | Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Customization, Downloading, Visualization | |
| ASDC CALIPSO Search and Subset Tool | The CALIPSO Search and Subset web application enables a more sophisticated approach to selecting and ordering CALIPSO lidar data by date, time and geolocation. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization | |
| Panoply | Panoply is a cross-platform application that plots geo-referenced and other arrays from netCDF, HDF, GRIB, and other datasets. | Visualization, Customization, Reformatting, Subsetting, Comparison | |
| SOOT | NASA's Sub-Orbital Order Tool (SOOT) provides users with suborbital field campaign data discovery and download capabilities. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization |
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