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Air Quality Data Access and Tools
NASA has air quality datasets that help researchers characterize the particular makeup of the air we breathe. Access a range of data and data tools such as AppEEARS, FIRMS, and Giovanni to make the most of air quality data.
Air quality comprises a constellation of scientific topics that inform our understanding of this field. Learn more about data and resources focused on aerosol optical depth, aerosol index, trace gases, land surface reflectance, the effect of dust, ash, and smoke, and human dimensions, including natural hazards.
Many NASA observation methods—platforms, instruments, and space geodesy techniques—provide data that improve our understanding of air quality, including NASA's Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring Pollution (TEMPO) instrument, featured below. Learn more about how the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER), Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS), Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), and Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) continually acquire data about pollutants.
Air Quality Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTEX-A Satellite data | 1 | Terra, ENVISAT, GOES-10, GOES-12, METEOSAT-7 | MISR, SCIAMACHY | 2004-06-20 to 2004-08-31 | ASCII | ||
| INTEX-B C-130 Aircraft data | 1 | C-130, Aqua, ENVISAT, Terra, Aura | NOT APPLICABLE | 2006-02-15 to 2006-05-15 | ICARTT | ||
| INTEX-B Cessna Aircraft data | 1 | CESSNA 206, Aqua, ENVISAT, Terra, Aura | NOT APPLICABLE | 2006-04-23 to 2006-05-17 | ICARTT | ||
| INTEX-B DC-8 Aircraft data | 1 | Aqua, ENVISAT, Terra, Aura, NASA DC-8 | 2006-02-22 to 2006-05-15 | ICARTT | |||
| INTEX-B DC-8 Aircraft Trajectory data | 1 | NASA DC-8, Data Analysis | 2006-02-24 to 2006-05-15 | ICARTT | |||
| INTEX-B Duchess Aircraft data | 1 | Airplane | GAS SENSORS, TSI-3562 Nephelometer, HMP45C Temperature and Relative Humidity Probe | 2006-03-19 to 2006-05-15 | ICARTT | ||
| INTEX-B Ground data | 1 | Aqua, ENVISAT, Terra, Aura | NOT APPLICABLE | 2006-03-03 to 2006-05-16 | ICARTT | ||
| INTEXB J31 Aircraft Data | 1 | J-31, Aqua, ENVISAT, Terra, Aura | NOT APPLICABLE | 2006-03-03 to 2006-03-20 | ICARTT | ||
| INTEX-B King Air Be200 Aircraft data | 1 | B-200, Aqua, ENVISAT, Terra, Aura | NOT APPLICABLE | 2006-03-01 to 2006-03-31 | ICARTT | ||
| INTEX-B Merged DC-8/C-130 Aircraft data | 1 | Data Analysis, Aqua, ENVISAT, Terra, Aura | NOT APPLICABLE | 2006-03-04 to 2006-05-15 | ICARTT | ||
| INTEX-B Model data | 1 | Data Analysis, Aqua, ENVISAT, Terra, Aura | NOT APPLICABLE | 2006-02-28 to 2006-05-16 | ICARTT | ||
| INTEX-B Ozonesonde data | 1 | RADIOSONDES, Aqua, ENVISAT, Terra, Aura | OZONESONDES, NOT APPLICABLE | 2006-02-23 to 2006-09-20 | ICARTT | ||
| INTEX-B Satellite data | 1 | Aqua, ENVISAT, Terra, Aura | NOT APPLICABLE | 2006-02-01 to 2006-05-31 | ICARTT | ||
| IPCC IS92 Emissions Scenarios (A, B, C, D, E, F) Dataset Version 1.1 | 1.0 | MODELS | Computer | 1990-01-01 to 2100-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Excel | |
| IPCC Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES) 1x1 Degree Gridded Emissions Dataset | 1.0 | MODELS | Computer | 1990-01-01 to 2100-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
ASCII, CSV | |
| IPCC Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES) Emissions Scenarios Dataset Version 1.1 | 1.1 | MODELS | Computer | 1990-01-01 to 2100-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Excel | |
| IPCC Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES) Fluor-Gases Emissions Dataset | 1.0 | MODELS | Computer | 1990-01-01 to 2100-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Excel | |
| ISLSCP II Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil Fuels, Cement, and Gas Flaring | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1950-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile | |
| ISLSCP II Carbon Dioxide Flux at Harvard Forest and Northern BOREAS Sites | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY, COMPUTERS | IR CO2 ANALYZER, GC-FID, LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM, Computer | 1992-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile | |
| ISLSCP II EDGAR 3 Gridded Greenhouse and Ozone Precursor Gas Emissions | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1970-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile | |
| ISLSCP II Global River Fluxes of Carbon and Sediments to the Oceans | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1947-01-01 to 1998-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile | |
| KORUS-AQ Aircraft Merge Data Files | 1 | NASA DC-8 | Computer | 2016-04-24 to 2016-06-21 | ICARTT | ||
| KORUS-AQ Ancillary Analysis Data | 1 | Models | AMS | 2016-04-30 to 2016-10-18 | ICARTT | ||
| KORUS-AQ Ancillary Model Data Products | 1 | GEOS-Chem, FLEXPART, CAM-chem, WRF | 2016-04-30 to 2016-06-11 | NetCDF-4, ICARTT | |||
| KORUS-AQ DC-8 Aircraft In Situ Trace Gas Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | LI-6252, GC-MS, TD-LIF, DACOM, CAMS, 4STAR, CIMS, CIT-ToF-CIMS, ACES, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, PTR-MS | 2016-04-16 to 2016-06-21 | ICARTT |
Featured Air Quality Observation Method: TEMPO
NASA's Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring Pollution (TEMPO) instrument provides hourly measurements of O3, NO2, and other key elements of air pollution.
These new Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) products will aid validation efforts and algorithm development, and will be used to expand the mission’s higher-level products.
5 MIN READ
This webinar provides an overview of the TEMPO mission and its data products and shows how to discover and access TEMPO data products using NASA's Earthdata Search.
The 14 layers from the Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution mission offer data on clouds, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, and more.
The beta release of Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) mission data products lets users begin developing applications using these data.
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