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Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide Data Access and Tools

From discovery to visualization, data tools such as the MOPITT Search and Subsetting Web Application, NASA’s Air Quality and Climate Anomaly Viewer, and the Wisconsin Horizontal Interpolation Program for Satellites (WHIPS) guide users in making the most of atmospheric carbon monoxide data.

Commonly Used Carbon Monoxide Data at a Glance

Descriptions of these measurements will be reviewed in more detail later in this Data Pathfinder. The following sections will help guide you to topic-specific data and resources for accessing, visualizing, preparing/manipulating (e.g. subsetting), and analyzing data. Each observation, model, and reanalysis data has unique characteristics that should be considered when evaluating its use.

An asterisk (*) next to an entry indicates that near real-time (NRT) data products are available through NASA's Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE). While not intended for scientific research, NRT data are good resources for monitoring ongoing or time-critical events. To learn more about the difference between NRT and Standard Science Products, see Near Real Time versus Standard Products.

Spatial ResolutionSpatial CoverageTemporal ResolutionTemporal CoverageSpectral ResolutionSatellite/ PlatformName (Sensor, Model, etc.)Observation, Model, or ReanalysisFile Format
50 km x 50 kmGlobal6 minutes2002-present2,378 infrared channels in the 3.74-15.4 micron spectral rangeAqua*AIRSObservationHDF-EOS
165 km x 3 kmNear-globalTwice daily [day, night]2004-presentAt millimeter and submillimeter wavelengthsAqua*MLSObservationHDF-EOS5
~22 kmGlobalDaily, Monthly2000-presentnear-infrared radiation at 2.3 µm and thermal-infrared radiation at 4.7 µmTerra*MOPITTObservationHDF-EOS5
5.5 km x 7 kmGlobal101.5 minutes2018-present270 nm-2.3 µm, 0.55 nmSentinel-5PTROPOMIObservationnetCDF
0.25º x 0.25°Global15 min, HourlyDaily 5-day forecastN/AN/AGEOS-CFModelnetCDF
0.25º x 0.312°Global3-hourlyNear-real time assimilation (DAS), 10-day forecast at 00z and 5-day forecast at 12zN/AN/AGEOS FPAnalysisnetCDF
Point measurementsGlobalPeriodic flights occurred during each deployment2016-2018variesAirborne Field CampaignAtmospheric Tomography Mission (ATom) campaign with varying instrumentsObservationnetCDF

Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide Datasets

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Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Spatial Extent Data Format
FIREX-AQ NOAA-CHEM Twin Otter In Situ Trace Gas Data NOAA Twin Otter CHEMILUMINESCENCE, GC-MS, Picarro G2401, CIMS 2019-07-29 to 2019-09-06 NORTH AMERICA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, WESTERN HEMISPHERE, TROPOSPHERE ICARTT
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) University of Washington C-131A Discrete Data C-131A SPECTROMETERS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, THERMOMETERS 1992-06-02 to 1992-06-27 CONTINENT, NORTH AMERICA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WASHINGTON, MID-LATITUDE ASCII
Global Fire carbon emissions from CMS-Flux inversions assimilating atmospheric carbon monoxide observations Terra, Sentinel-5P MOPITT, TROPOMI 2010-01-01 to 2023-12-31 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
Ground-based Observations of XCO2, XCH4, and XCO, Fairbanks, AK, 2016-2019 FIELD INVESTIGATION FTIR SPECTROMETER 2016-08-04 to 2019-10-31 ALASKA N: 65.118 S: 64.472 E: -146.919 W: -149.09 CSV
KORUS-AQ Aircraft Merge Data Files NASA DC-8 Computer 2016-04-24 to 2016-06-21 ASIA, EASTERN ASIA, SOUTH KOREA, EASTERN HEMISPHERE, NORTHERN HEMISPHERE ICARTT
KORUS-AQ Ancillary Analysis Data MODELS AMS 2016-04-30 to 2016-10-18 ASIA, EASTERN ASIA, SOUTH KOREA, EASTERN HEMISPHERE, NORTHERN HEMISPHERE ICARTT
KORUS-AQ DC-8 Aircraft In Situ Trace Gas Data 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 ASIA, EASTERN ASIA, SOUTH KOREA, EASTERN HEMISPHERE, NORTHERN HEMISPHERE ICARTT
KORUS-AQ Hanseo King Air Aircraft In Situ Trace Gas Data King Air CAFE, LGR, CAPS NO2 Analyzer, Aerolaser AL5002, Teledyne API Ozone Analyzer, Thermo Scientific SO2 43i Analyzer 2016-04-26 to 2016-06-12 ASIA, EASTERN ASIA, SOUTH KOREA, EASTERN HEMISPHERE, NORTHERN HEMISPHERE ICARTT
KORUS-AQ Miscellaneous Data UMD Cessna GPS, LGR CRDS, TECO 43C, Picarro G2401, AETHALOMETER, PSAP 2016-04-30 to 2016-06-13 ASIA, EASTERN ASIA, SOUTH KOREA, EASTERN HEMISPHERE, NORTHERN HEMISPHERE ICARTT
KORUS-AQ Research Vessel (R/V) JangMok Ship Data R/V JangMok Thermo Scientific Ozone Analyzer, Thermo Scientific NOx Analyzer, Thermo Scientific CO Analyzer, Thermo Scientific SO2 43i Analyzer, WIND MONITOR, GPS 2016-05-18 to 2016-06-08 ASIA, EASTERN ASIA, SOUTH KOREA, EASTERN HEMISPHERE, NORTHERN HEMISPHERE ICARTT
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Featured Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide Observation Method: MOPITT
The Measurement of Pollution in the Troposphere (MOPITT) instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite is designed to enhance our knowledge of the lower atmosphere and observe how it interacts with the land and ocean biospheres. MOPITT’s specific focus is on the distribution, transport, sources, and sinks of carbon monoxide in the troposphere.
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MOPITT Near Real-Time Data

Near real-time carbon monoxide data from the Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere (MOPITT) instrument are available through NASA's Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for Earth observation (LANCE).
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MOPITT Data Now Available in LANCE

Global carbon monoxide data from the MOPITT instrument aboard NASA’s Terra satellite are the newest near real-time products available through the Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE).
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The Measurement of Pollution in the Troposphere instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite is designed to enhance our knowledge of the lower atmosphere.

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