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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MISR Level 3 FIRSTLOOK Global Aerosol product in netCDF format covering a month V002 | 002 | Terra | MISR | 1999-12-18 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| MISR Level 3 Global Joint Aerosol monthly product V002 | 002 | Terra | MISR | 2000-03-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
5 Decimal Degrees x 5 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4, HDF5 |
| MISR monthly, global 1 x 1 deg grid 'Clim-Likely' aerosol climatology, derived from 'typical-year' aerosol transport model results available in 1999. (MISR_AEROSOL_CLIM) | 1 | Terra | MISR | 1999-01-01 to 2000-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
ASCII | |
| MODIS/Aqua Aerosol 10km 5-Min L2 Narrow Swath Subset along CloudSat V002 (MAC04S0) at GES DISC | 002 | Aqua | MODIS | 2006-06-02 to 2018-02-28 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers | |
| MODIS/Aqua Aerosol 10km 5-Min L2 Wide Swath Subset along CloudSat V002 (MAC04S1) at GES DISC | 002 | Aqua | MODIS | 2006-06-02 to 2018-02-28 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers | |
| MODIS/Aqua Aerosol 5-Min L2 Swath 10km | 6.1 | Aqua | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers | HDF-EOS |
| MODIS/Aqua Aerosol 5-Min L2 Swath 10km - NRT | 6.1NRT | Aqua | MODIS | 2017-10-20 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers | HDF-EOS |
| MODIS/Aqua Aerosol 5-Min L2 Swath 3km | 6.1 | Aqua | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS | |
| MODIS/Aqua Aerosol 5-Min L2 Swath 3km - NRT | 6.1NRT | Aqua | MODIS | 2017-10-20 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
3 Kilometers x 3 Kilometers | HDF-EOS |
| MODIS/Aqua Aerosol 5-Min L2 Swath Subset 10km along MLS V002 (MAM04S0) at GES DISC | 002 | Aqua | MODIS | 2004-08-08 to 2008-01-11 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers | |
| MODIS/Aqua Aerosol, Cloud and Water Vapor Subset 5-Min L2 Swath 5km and 10km | 6.1 | Aqua | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS | |
| MODIS/Aqua Aerosol Cloud Water Vapor Ozone 8-Day L3 Global 1Deg CMG | 6.1 | Aqua | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF-EOS |
| MODIS/Aqua Aerosol Cloud Water Vapor Ozone Daily L3 Global 1Deg CMG | 6.1 | Aqua | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF-EOS |
| MODIS/Aqua Aerosol Cloud Water Vapor Ozone Monthly L3 Global 1Deg CMG | 6.1 | Aqua | MODIS | 2002-07-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF-EOS |
| MODIS/Aqua Aerosol Optical Thickness Daily L3 Global 0.05-Deg CMA NRT | 6.1NRT | Aqua | MODIS | 2021-02-07 |
N: 81 S: -81 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.05 Decimal Degrees x 0.05 Decimal Degrees | HDF-EOS |
| MODIS/Aqua Dark Target Aerosol 5-Min L2 Swath 10 km | 1 | Aqua | MODIS | 2019-01-01 to 2023-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| MODIS/Aqua L3 Value-added Aerosol Optical Depth - NRT | 6.1NRT | Aqua | MODIS | 2017-10-20 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | HDF-EOS |
| MODIS/Terra Aerosol 5-Min L2 Swath 10km | 6.1 | Terra | MODIS | 2000-02-24 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS | |
| MODIS/Terra Aerosol 5-Min L2 Swath 10km - NRT | 6.1NRT | Terra | MODIS | 2017-10-11 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers | HDF-EOS |
| MODIS/Terra Aerosol 5-Min L2 Swath 3km | 6.1 | Terra | MODIS | 2000-02-24 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
3 Kilometers x 3 Kilometers | HDF-EOS |
| MODIS/Terra Aerosol 5-Min L2 Swath 3km - NRT | 6.1NRT | Terra | MODIS | 2017-10-11 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
3 Kilometers x 3 Kilometers | HDF-EOS |
| MODIS/Terra Aerosol, Cloud and Water Vapor Subset 5-Min L2 Swath 5km and 10km | 6.1 | Terra | MODIS | 2000-02-24 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS | |
| MODIS/Terra Aerosol Cloud Water Vapor Ozone 8-Day L3 Global 1Deg CMG | 6.1 | Terra | MODIS | 2000-02-18 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF-EOS |
| MODIS/Terra Aerosol Cloud Water Vapor Ozone Daily L3 Global 1Deg CMG | 6.1 | Terra | MODIS | 2000-02-24 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF-EOS |
| MODIS/Terra Aerosol Cloud Water Vapor Ozone Monthly L3 Global 1Deg CMG | 6.1 | Terra | MODIS | 2000-02-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF-EOS |
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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