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 Resolution	Spatial Coverage	Temporal Resolution	Temporal Coverage	Spectral Resolution	Satellite/ Platform	Name (Sensor, Model, etc.)	Observation, Model, or Reanalysis	File Format
50 km x 50 km	Global	6 minutes	2002-present	2,378 infrared channels in the 3.74-15.4 micron spectral range	Aqua	*AIRS	Observation	HDF-EOS
165 km x 3 km	Near-global	Twice daily [day, night]	2004-present	At millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths	Aqua	*MLS	Observation	HDF-EOS5
~22 km	Global	Daily, Monthly	2000-present	near-infrared radiation at 2.3 µm and thermal-infrared radiation at 4.7 µm	Terra	*MOPITT	Observation	HDF-EOS5
5.5 km x 7 km	Global	101.5 minutes	2018-present	270 nm-2.3 µm, 0.55 nm	Sentinel-5P	TROPOMI	Observation	netCDF
0.25º x 0.25°	Global	15 min, Hourly	Daily 5-day forecast	N/A	N/A	GEOS-CF	Model	netCDF
0.25º x 0.312°	Global	3-hourly	Near-real time assimilation (DAS), 10-day forecast at 00z and 5-day forecast at 12z	N/A	N/A	GEOS FP	Analysis	netCDF
Point measurements	Global	Periodic flights occurred during each deployment	2016-2018	varies	Airborne Field Campaign	Atmospheric Tomography Mission (ATom) campaign with varying instruments	Observation	netCDF

Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide Datasets

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SAFARI 2000 Biomass Burning Emissions, Selected Sites, Dry Season 2000	1	LABORATORY	CHEMILUMINESCENCE, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, IR CO2 ANALYZER	2000-11-24 to 2001-01-16	N: 0 S: -35 E: 50 W: 10	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 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 Emissions Estimates, MODIS Burned Area Product, Dry Season 2000	1	Terra	MODIS	2000-08-31 to 2000-09-30	N: 0.3389 S: -34.1425 E: 46.6473 W: 9.6738	Shapefile
SAFARI 2000 Fire Emission Data, Dry Season 2000	1	CONVAIR CV-580	FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETERS	2000-08-14 to 2000-09-14	N: -14 S: -27 E: 36 W: 12	CSV
SAFARI 2000 Gas Emissions from Biofuel Use and Production, September 2000	1	FIELD INVESTIGATION	FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETERS	2000-09-10 to 2000-09-16	N: -14.86 S: -14.86 E: 24.82 W: 24.82	CSV
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 MOPITT Tropospheric Carbon Monoxide, Southern Africa, Dry Season 2000	1	Terra	MOPITT	2000-08-01 to 2000-09-30	N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5	Binary
SARP 2009 Data	1	NASA DC-8	WAS, DADS	2009-07-22 to 2009-07-25	N: 38.41 S: 34.55 E: -117.9 W: -122.8	ICARTT
SARP 2011 Data	1	NASA DC-8	WAS, DADS	2011-06-27 to 2011-07-02	N: 37.03 S: 33.03 E: -115.41 W: -120.67	ICARTT
SARP 2012 Data	1	NASA P-3	WAS, NDIR GAS ANALYZER	2012-06-25 to 2012-06-28	N: 39.56 S: 33.45 E: -117.18 W: -120.48	ICARTT
SARP 2013 Data	1	NASA DC-8	WAS, DADS, UHSAS, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, Thermo Model 49C O3 Analyzer	2013-06-17 to 2013-06-21	N: 37.49 S: 32.84 E: -115.24 W: -120.58	ICARTT
SARP 2014 Data	1	NASA DC-8	UHSAS, WAS, Thermo Model 49C O3 Analyzer, DADS	2014-06-23 to 2014-06-26	N: 37.37 S: 32.71 E: -115.28 W: -120.81	ICARTT
SARP 2015 Data	1	NASA DC-8	UHSAS, WAS, Thermo Model 49C O3 Analyzer, DADS, Picarro G2401, 2B Technologies, NDIR GAS ANALYZER	2015-06-22 to 2015-06-26	N: 39.22 S: 32.86 E: -115.18 W: -120.41	ICARTT
SARP 2016 Data	1	NASA DC-8	TSI LAS-3340, TSI-3563 Neph, SMPS, CPSPD, TSI CPC-3010, WAS, ATHOS, TD-LIF, SAGA, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, DACOM, DLH, CAMS, CAFS, CIMS, 4STAR, AMS, CLH2, NOxyO3, CIT-ToF-CIMS, PTR-MS, DADS	2016-06-17 to 2016-06-19	N: 38.51 S: 33.49 E: -115.94 W: -120.87	ICARTT
SARP 2017 Data	1	C-23 Sherpa	WAS, CAFE, LGR, Applanix	2017-06-14 to 2017-06-28	N: 39.02 S: 33.49 E: -74.72 W: -119.61	ICARTT
SARP 2018 Data	1	NASA DC-8	WAS, MMS, Picarro G2401, DLH, LGR, CAFE, CANOE, DADS	2018-06-25 to 2018-06-28	N: 37.63 S: 32.72 E: -114.9 W: -120.32	ICARTT
SARP 2019 Data	1	NASA DC-8	LI Neph, WAS, MMS, SAGA, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, DACOM, DLH, CAMS, DIAL, CAFS, ISAF, AMS, TSI LAS-3340, CCN, Vaisala HUMICAP HMP155, SMPS, NO/NOy, CIT-ToF-CIMS, DADS	2019-07-16 to 2019-07-18	N: 38.25 S: 30.74 E: -115.41 W: -121.88	ICARTT, HDF5
SARP 2021 Data	1	NASA DC-8	CAPS PMex Monitor, UHSAS, ROZE, CAFE, CANOE, LGR, ISAF, DADS	2021-12-03 to 2021-12-12	N: 38.91 S: 32.78 E: -115.41 W: -121.72	ICARTT
SARP 2022 Data	1	NASA DC-8, BALLOONS	DADS, Picarro G2401, DLH, HALO, CAFE, CNC, TSI-3563 Neph, CEILOMETERS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, Aerolaser AL5002, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, OZONESONDES	2022-06-14 to 2022-06-27	N: 38.87 S: 32.82 E: -115.43 W: -121.87	ICARTT, HDF5
SARP 2024 Data	1	P-3B, B-200	POPS, UHSAS, DLH, Picarro G2401, Applanix, ToF-AMS, APS, CNC, TSI-3563 Neph, DMT SP2, WAS, ROZE, CAFE, CANOE, AIMMS	2024-06-15 to 2024-07-23	N: 40.2 S: 25.07 E: -74.71 W: -121.59	ICARTT, KML
SARP 2025 Data	1	P-3B, B-200, GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS	Picarro G2401, DLH, UHSAS, CNC, ToF-AMS, ROZE, CAFE, CANOE, AIMMS, TAMMS, Pandora	2025-06-20 to 2025-07-19	N: 42.08 S: 26.57 E: -71.69 W: -120.41	ICARTT
SARP-East 2023 Data	1	B-200, GROUND STATIONS	Picarro G2401, Thermo Scientific SO2 43i Analyzer, CAFE, TSI LAS-3340, CNC, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, TAP, CEILOMETERS, LI-850, OZONESONDES	2023-06-01 to 2023-06-29	N: 45 S: 30 E: -70 W: -85	ICARTT, netCDF-4
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

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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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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