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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIRS/Aqua L1B Near Real Time (NRT) Infrared (IR) geolocated and calibrated radiances V8.0 (AIRSAQIRL1B_NRT) | 8.0 | Aqua | AIRS | 2002-08-30 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
13.5 Kilometers x 13.5 Kilometers | |
| AIRS/Aqua L1C Infrared (IR) resampled and corrected radiances V6.7 (AIRICRAD) | 6.7 | Aqua | AIRS | 2002-08-30 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
13.5 Kilometers x 13.5 Kilometers | |
| AIRS/Aqua L1C Near Real Time (NRT) Infrared (IR) resampled and corrected radiances V6.7 (AIRICRAD_NRT) | 6.7 | Aqua | AIRS | 2002-09-06 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
13.5 Kilometers x 13.5 Kilometers | |
| AIRS/Aqua L2 Near Real Time (NRT) Support Retrieval (AIRS-only) V006 (AIRS2SUP_NRT) | 006 | Aqua | AIRS | 2016-10-15 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers | |
| AirSHARP CIRPAS Twin Otter Remotely Sensed Spectrometers for Sky-Scanning, Sun-Tracking Atmospheric Research (4STAR) Data | 1 | TWIN OTTER CIRPAS NPS | 4STAR | 2024-10-07 to 2025-05-21 |
N: 36.97 S: 36.42 E: -121.38 W: -122.43 |
NetCDF-4 | |
| AMAZE-08 Aerosol Characterization and Meteorological Data, Central Amazon Basin: 2008 | 1 | LABORATORY, FIELD SURVEYS | LOPC-PMS, MASS SPECTROMETERS, CNC, AEROSOL/CLOUD PARTICLE SIZER | 2008-02-05 to 2008-04-21 |
N: -2.4282 S: -2.75745 E: -60.0272 W: -60.3678 |
CSV | |
| Ancillary speciated PM data from the MAIA Surface Monitor Network | C01 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | SM Network, MAIA | 2021-01-01 to Present | netCDF-4 | ||
| Ancillary total PM data from the MAIA Surface Monitor Network | C01 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | SM Network, MAIA | 2021-01-01 to Present | netCDF-4 | ||
| Annual Mean PM2.5 Components (EC, NH4, NO3, OC, SO4) 50m Urban and 1km Non-Urban Area Grids for Contiguous U.S., 2000-2019 v1 | 1.00 | Models | Computer | 2000-01-01 to 2019-12-31 |
N: 72 S: 17 E: -65 W: -180 |
0.00833 Decimal Degrees x 0.00833 Decimal Degrees | RData |
| Annual Mean PM2.5 Components Trace Elements (TEs) 50m Urban and 1km Non-Urban Area Grids for Contiguous U.S., 2000-2019, v1 | 1.00 | Models | Computer | 2000-01-01 to 2019-12-31 |
N: 72 S: 17 E: -65 W: -180 |
0.00833 Decimal Degrees x 0.00833 Decimal Degrees | RData |
| Annual PM2.5 Concentrations for Countries and Urban Areas, 1998-2016 | 1.00 | Models, Aqua, Terra, OrbView-2 | Computer, MODIS, MISR, SeaWiFS | 1998-01-01 to 2016-12-31 |
N: 69.85 S: -54.85 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | Shapefile, Excel |
| AQUA MODIS High Resolution Level 3 daily aerosol data, 0.1x0.1 degree grid Version 001 (AER_DBDT_D10KM_L3_MODIS_AQUA) | 001 | Aqua | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present |
N: 89.95 S: -89.95 E: 179.95 W: -179.95 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | |
| AQUA MODIS High Resolution Level 3 monthly aerosol data, 0.1x0.1 degree grid Version 001 (AER_DBDT_M10KM_L3_MODIS_AQUA) | 001 | Aqua | MODIS | 2002-07-01 to Present |
N: 89.95 S: -89.95 E: 179.95 W: -179.95 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | |
| Aqua MODIS Level-2 Regional Ocean Color (OC) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 2022.0 | 2022.0 | Aqua | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Aqua MODIS Level-2 Regional Ocean Color (OC) Data, version 2022.0 | 2022.0 | Aqua | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Aqua/AIRS L2 Near Real Time (NRT) Support Retrieval (AIRS-only) V7.0 | 7.0 | Aqua | AIRS | 2002-08-30 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers | |
| ARCSIX LaRC G-III High Altitude Lidar Observatory (HALO) Data | 1 | G-III | HALO | 2024-05-28 to 2024-08-18 |
N: 85.87 S: 36.65 E: 2.79 W: -108.39 |
HDF5, PNG | |
| ARCSIX Learjet In-Situ Cloud Data | 1 | LEARJET | 2DS, FCDP, HVPS, NEVZOROV PROBE, 2D-Gray | 2024-07-25 to 2024-08-17 |
N: 84.18 S: 63.58 E: -49.13 W: -110.53 |
ICARTT | |
| ARCSIX Model Data | 1 | Data Analysis | Computer | 2024-05-01 to 2024-09-01 |
N: 90 S: 36.65 E: 180 W: -180 |
NetCDF-4 | |
| ARCSIX P-3B In-Situ Aerosol Data | 1 | P-3B | NMASS II, POPS, UHSAS, ToF-AMS, DASH-SP, FIMS, APS, CCN, TSI-3563 Neph, DMT SP2, PUTLS, TSI CPC-3772 | 2024-05-17 to 2024-08-18 |
N: 86.06 S: 37 E: -7.9 W: -105.18 |
ICARTT | |
| ARCTAS BE-200 Aircraft HSRL Data | 1 | B-200 | HSRL | 2008-03-30 to 2008-07-13 |
N: 75.09 S: 37.07 E: -77.19 W: -167.14 |
ICARTT | |
| ARCTAS DC-8 Aircraft In-situ Aerosol Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | APS, CPC, RR Neph, SMPS, UHSAS, AMS, DMT SP2, CCN, PILS/IC, PILS/WSOC | 2008-03-16 to 2008-07-15 |
N: 90 S: 32 E: 180 W: -180 |
ICARTT | |
| ARCTAS DC-8 Aircraft Merge Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | Computer | 2008-03-30 to 2008-07-15 |
N: 90 S: 32 E: 180 W: -180 |
ICARTT | |
| ARCTAS Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) Remotely Sensed Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DIAL | 2008-03-31 to 2008-07-15 |
N: 90 S: 32 E: 180 W: -180 |
ICARTT | |
| ARCTAS Model Data | 1 | CLIMATE MODELS, GEOS-5, GEOS-Chem | Computer | 2008-03-30 to 2008-07-14 |
N: 90 S: 32 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-3, ICARTT |
Aerosols Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AppEEARS | The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers 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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