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Aerosols Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observational eXperiment - University of Washington instrumented C-131A aircraft Data Set | 1 | C-131A | PCASP, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, TSI-3562 Nephelometer, PROBES, FSSP | 1996-07-10 to 1996-07-31 | ASCII | ||
| Tropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observational eXperiment (TARFOX) - Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer from Wallops ground station | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | 1996-07-16 to 1996-07-26 | ASCII | |||
| UARS Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer (CLAES) Level 3AL V009 (UARCL3AL) at GES DISC | 009 | UARS | CLAES | 1991-10-25 to 1993-05-05 |
N: 80 S: -80 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| UARS Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer (CLAES) Level 3AT V009 (UARCL3AT) at GES DISC | 009 | UARS | CLAES | 1991-10-25 to 1993-05-05 |
N: 80 S: -80 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| UARS Halogen Occultation Experiment (HALOE) Level 2 V019 (UARHA2FN) at GES DISC | 019 | UARS | HALOE | 1991-10-11 to 2005-11-21 |
N: 80 S: -80 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| UARS Halogen Occultation Experiment (HALOE) Level 3AT V019 (UARHA3AT) at GES DISC | 019 | UARS | HALOE | 1991-10-11 to 2001-09-24 |
N: 80 S: -80 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| UARS Improved Stratospheric and Mesospheric Sounder (ISAMS) Level 3AL V010 (UARIS3AL) at GES DISC | 010 | UARS | ISAMS | 1991-09-26 to 1992-07-29 |
N: 80 S: -80 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| UARS Improved Stratospheric and Mesospheric Sounder (ISAMS) Level 3AT V010 (UARIS3AT) at GES DISC | 010 | UARS | ISAMS | 1991-09-26 to 1992-07-29 |
N: 80 S: -80 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| VIIRS/JPSS1 Aerosol Daily L3 Global 0.05 Deg CMG | 2 | NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2018-01-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/JPSS1 Land Aerosol Optical Thickness L2G Daily Global 1km SIN Grid V002 | 002 | NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2018-01-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
750 Meters x 750 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/NOAA20 Dark Target Aerosol 6-Min L2 Swath 6 km | 2 | NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2018-02-17 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
6 Kilometers x 6 Kilometers | NetCDF-4 |
| VIIRS/NOAA20 Dark Target Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6 km | 1 | NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2019-01-01 to 2023-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
6 Kilometers x 6 Kilometers | NetCDF-4 |
| VIIRS/NOAA-20 Dark Target Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath (v2.0) | 2 | NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2023-11-15 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
NetCDF-4 | |
| VIIRS/NOAA20 Deep Blue Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6 km | 2 | NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2018-02-17 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
NetCDF-4 | |
| VIIRS/NOAA-20 Deep Blue Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6 km (v2.0) | 2 | NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2023-06-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
NetCDF-4 | |
| VIIRS/NOAA20 Deep Blue Level 3 daily aerosol data, 1 degree x 1 degree grid | 2 | NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2018-01-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | NetCDF4 |
| VIIRS/NOAA20 Deep Blue Level 3 monthly aerosol data, 1x1 degree grid | 2 | NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2018-01-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | NetCDF4 |
| VIIRS/NPP Aerosol Daily L3 Global 0.05 Deg CMG | 2 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-18 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/NPP Land Aerosol Optical Thickness L2G Daily Global 1km SIN Grid V002 | 002 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-19 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
750 Meters x 750 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/NPP+JPSS Combined Aerosol Products from MAIAC Daily L3 Global at 0.05Deg CMG V002 | 002 | Suomi-NPP, NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2012-01-19 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
5600 Meters x 5600 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/SNPP Dark Target Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6 km V2 | 2 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-03-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
6 Kilometers x 6 Kilometers | NetCDF-4 |
| VIIRS/SNPP Dark Target Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6km | 1 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2019-01-01 to 2023-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
6 Kilometers x 6 Kilometers | NetCDF-4 |
| VIIRS/SNPP Dark Target Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath (v2.0) | 2 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2023-11-15 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
NetCDF-4 | |
| VIIRS/SNPP Deep Blue Aerosol L2 6 Min Swath 6km | 2 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-03-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
NetCDF-4 | |
| VIIRS/SNPP Deep Blue Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6 km | 1.1 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2019-04-18 to 2024-07-25 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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