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Aerosols Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAFARI 2000 Airborne Sunphotometer Aerosol Optical Depth and Water Vapor Data | 1 | CONVAIR CV-580 | AIRBORNE TRACKING SUNPHOTOMETER | 2000-08-14 to 2000-09-16 |
N: -14 S: -26 E: 36 W: 11 |
ASCII | |
| SAFARI 2000 AOT and Column Water Vapor, Kalahari Transect, Wet Season 2000 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | SUN PHOTOMETERS | 2000-03-03 to 2000-03-18 |
N: -18.65 S: -24.17 E: 25.5 W: 21.72 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 C-130 Aerosol and Meteorological Data, Dry Season 2000 | 1 | C-130 | GC-MS, MR, AERI, MMR, PMS 2D-P PROBE, PMS 2D-C PROBE, DEWPOINT HYDROMETERS, HYGROMETERS, CLOUD LIQUID WATER PROBE, CNC, FLUOROMETERS, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, FSSP, CVI, PHOTOMETERS, SPECTROMETERS, MASS SPECTROMETERS | 2000-09-05 to 2000-09-16 |
N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 Cloud Physics Lidar (CPL) Quicklook Images and Maps | 1 | NASA ER-2 | HSRL | 2000-08-17 to 2000-09-25 |
N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 |
multiple | |
| SAFARI 2000 CV-580 Aerosol and Cloud Data, Dry Season 2000 (CARG) | 1 | CONVAIR CV-580 | UV OZONE DETECTORS, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, IR CO2 ANALYZER, PYRANOMETERS, CNC, AEROSOL/CLOUD PARTICLE SIZER, THERMOMETERS | 2000-08-10 to 2000-09-18 |
N: -14 S: -26 E: 36 W: 11 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 JRA Aerocommander Trace Gas, Aerosol, and CCN Data, Dry Season 2000 | 1 | AC-680E | IR CO2 ANALYZER, HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMOCOUPLES, PRESSURE SENSORS, CNC, UV OZONE DETECTORS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY | 2000-08-15 to 2000-09-07 |
N: -17.8293 S: -30.1916 E: 33.1635 W: 22.156 |
ASCII | |
| SAFARI 2000 JRB Aerocommander Trace Gas and Aerosol Data, Dry Season 2000 | 1 | AC-680E | IR CO2 ANALYZER, HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMOCOUPLES, PRESSURE SENSORS, CNC, UV OZONE DETECTORS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY | 2000-08-15 to 2000-09-07 |
N: -17.8293 S: -30.1916 E: 33.1635 W: 22.156 |
ASCII | |
| SAFARI 2000 MAPSS MOD04_L2 Aerosol Summary Data for Southern Africa | 1 | Terra | MODIS | 2000-02-26 to 2001-12-31 |
N: -7.976 S: -28.248 E: 32.905 W: -14.415 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 Micro-Pulse Lidar Cloud and Aerosol Data, Dry Season 2000 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | MPL | 2000-08-16 to 2000-09-24 |
N: -23.5902 S: -25.5025 E: 33.1174 W: 30.7568 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 MODIS MOD04_L2 Aerosol Data, GRANT Format, for Southern Africa | 1 | Terra | MODIS | 2000-08-20 to 2000-09-26 |
N: 10.0829 S: -42.2826 E: 50.5203 W: -20.6417 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 Physical and Chemical Properties of Aerosols, Dry Season 2000 | 1 | CONVAIR CV-580 | MICROSCOPES | 2000-08-17 to 2000-09-13 |
N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 TOMS Aerosol Index Data, Southern Africa, Dry Season 2000 | 1 | EP-TOMS | TOMS | 2000-08-12 to 2000-09-30 |
N: 0.5 S: -39.5 E: 75.375 W: -39.375 |
ASCII | |
| SAGE I Aerosol O3 NO2 Binary version 1 | V1 | AEM-2 | SAGE I | 1979-02-21 to 1981-11-18 | Binary | ||
| SASS (Subsonics Assessment) Ozone and NOx Experiment (SONEX) DC-8 In-Situ Aerosol Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | TSI CNC-3760, CNC, ACIR, FSSP, PCASP, SAGA | 1997-10-07 to 1997-11-12 | AMES | ||
| SASS (Subsonics Assessment) Ozone and NOx Experiment (SONEX) Merge Data Files | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DADS, MMS, MTP, CNC, TSI CNC-3760, WAS, ATHOS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, FSSP, PCASP, DACOM, LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM, DLH, SAFS, CIMS | 1997-10-07 to 1997-11-12 | AMES | ||
| SASS (Subsonics Assessment) Ozone and NOx Experiment (SONEX) Satellite Data | 1 | EP-TOMS, GOES-8 | TOMS, GOES-8 Imager | 1997-08-14 to 1997-11-17 | GIF, EPS | ||
| SBUV2/NOAA-11 Level 2 Daily Ozone Profile and Total Column from CD-ROM V008 (SBUV2N11O3) at GES DISC | 008 | NOAA-11 | SBUV/2 | 1988-12-01 to 2001-03-27 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
160 Kilometers x 160 Kilometers | |
| SBUV2/NOAA-16 Level 2 Daily Ozone Profile and Total Column from CD-ROM V008 (SBUV2N16O3) at GES DISC | 008 | NOAA-16 | SBUV/2 | 2000-10-03 to 2003-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
180 Kilometers x 180 Kilometers | |
| SBUV2/NOAA-9 Level 2 Daily Ozone Profile and Total Column from CD-ROM V008 (SBUV2N09O3) at GES DISC | 008 | NOAA-9 | SBUV/2 | 1985-02-02 to 1998-02-19 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
160 Kilometers x 160 Kilometers | |
| SBUV/Nimbus-7 Level 2 Daily Ozone Profile and Total Column from CD-ROM V008 (SBUVN7O3) at GES DISC | 008 | Nimbus-7 | SBUV | 1978-10-31 to 1990-06-21 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
180 Kilometers x 180 Kilometers | |
| SCOAPE Ground Site Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | CEILOMETERS, CAPS NO2 Analyzer | 2019-04-09 to 2019-05-21 | HDF5, ICARTT | ||
| SCOAPE R/V Point Sur Data | 1 | R/V Point Sur | CEILOMETERS, SUN PHOTOMETERS, AETHALOMETER, ANEMOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS | 2019-05-09 to 2019-05-19 | NetCDF-3, ICARTT | ||
| SCOAPE-II R/V Point Sur Data | 1 | R/V Point Sur | Picarro G2301-m, Thermo Model 49C O3 Analyzer | 2024-06-02 to 2024-06-15 | ICARTT, NetCDF-4 | ||
| SEAC4RS DC-8 Aircraft In-Situ Aerosol Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | APS, TSI CPC-3010, TSI CPC-3025, LASER SPECTROMETER, UHSAS, PSAP, TSI-3563 Neph, SMPS, AMS, PI-NEPH, SPECTROMETERS, 4STAR, CRDS, PALMS, DMT SP2, CCN, DASH-SP | 2013-08-02 to 2013-11-25 | ICARTT | ||
| SEAC4RS DC-8 Aircraft Miscellaneous Data | 1 | GEOS-5 | Computer | 2013-08-06 to 2013-09-23 | NetCDF-3, ICARTT |
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