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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLARIS ER-2 Aircraft In-situ Aerosol Data | 1 | NASA ER-2 | MASPR, APS, CNC, FCAS | 1997-04-16 to 1997-09-26 |
N: 90 S: -3.37 E: 180 W: -180 |
AMES | |
| Pre-LBA ABLE-2A and ABLE-2B Expedition Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, BALLOONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | LIDAR, RADIOMETERS, OZONESONDES, THERMOMETERS | 1985-07-11 to 1987-05-13 |
N: 0 S: -10 E: -50 W: -70 |
Shapefile | |
| Pre-LBA TRACE-A Data | 1 | NASA DC-8, Nimbus-7, BALLOONS | GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, SPECTRORADIOMETERS, TOMS, OZONESONDES, OZONE SENSOR | 1992-08-18 to 1992-10-26 |
N: -4 S: -40 E: 40 W: -125 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 1-Degree Estimates of Burned Biomass, Area, and Emissions, 2000 | 1 | MODELS, SPOT-4, ERS-2, Terra | Computer, MULTI-SPECTRAL, ATSR, MODIS | 2000-08-01 to 2000-09-30 |
N: 0 S: -36 E: 56 W: -18 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 AERONET Ground-based Aerosol Data, Dry Season 2000 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | SUN PHOTOMETERS | 1999-01-01 to 2001-12-31 |
N: -26.186 S: -26.186 E: 28.029 W: 28.029 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 AERONET-derived Diffuse Spectral Irradiance for Eight Core Sites | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | SUN PHOTOMETERS | 2000-01-01 to 2000-12-31 |
N: -15.4389 S: -25.0197 E: 31.4969 W: 15.9144 |
CSV | |
| SAFARI 2000 Aerosol Fatty Acid and Stable Isotope Data, Mongu, Dry Season 2000 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS | 2000-08-17 to 2000-09-06 |
N: -15.15 S: -15.15 E: 23.1 W: 23.1 |
CSV | |
| 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 | ||
| SAGE III/ISS L1B Monthly Solar Event Transmission Data (NetCDF) V006 | 6 | ISS | SAGE III | 2017-06-07 to Present | netCDF-4 | ||
| SAGE III/ISS L1B Monthly Solar Event Transmission Data (NetCDF) V053 | 53 | ISS | SAGE III | 2017-05-31 to 2024-11-30 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| SAGE III/ISS L2 Monthly Aerosol Product (netCDF) V011 | 11 | ISS | SAGE III | 2017-06-01 to 2024-12-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.01 Decimal Degrees x 0.01 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| SAGE III/ISS L2 Monthly Lunar Event Species Profiles (NetCDF) V006 | 6 | ISS | SAGE III | 2017-05-31 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.01 Decimal Degrees x 0.01 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| SAGE III/ISS L2 Monthly Lunar Event Species Profiles (NetCDF) V053 | 53 | ISS | SAGE III | 2017-05-30 to 2024-12-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.01 Decimal Degrees x 0.01 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
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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