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Atmospheric Rivers Data Access and Tools
From discovery to visualization, data tools such as Earthdata Search, Worldview, and Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) guide users in making the most of atmospheric rivers data.
Featured Atmospheric Rivers Observation Method: VIIRS
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instruments are aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) and NOAA-platforms. The orbits of the platforms make them ideally positioned to observe atmospheric rivers reaching the west coast of North America. The VIIRS instruments include five high-resolution image bands, sixteen moderate-resolution bands, and one unique panchromatic day/night band ultra-sensitive in low-light conditions. The VIIRS instruments build on the heritage of their successful predecessors, the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), and the Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWIFS).
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) will help ensure continuity of Earth observations after the upcoming retirement of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS).
With the eventual retirement of the Terra and Aqua platforms, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instruments will take the lead in daily Earth observations.
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Atmospheric Rivers Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOREAS AES Five-day Averaged Surface Meteorological and Upper Air Data | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | DEWPOINT HYDROMETERS, DRY BULB THERMOMETERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, RAIN GAUGES, SNOW MEASURING ROD, WET BULB THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1976-01-01 to 1997-01-01 | N: 57.35 S: 52.17 E: -97.83 W: -107.87 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS AFM-01 NOAA/ATDD Long-EZ Aircraft Flux Data over the SSA | Airplane | THERMISTORS, NET RADIOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, GUST PROBES, IRGA, PRESSURE SENSORS | 1994-05-25 to 1994-09-15 | N: 54.32 S: 53.42 E: -104.24 W: -106.32 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS AFM-02 King Air 1994 Aircraft Flux and Moving Window Data | B-200 | IRGA, PRESSURE SENSORS, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, THERMISTORS, GUST PROBES, DEWPOINT HYDROMETERS | 1994-05-25 to 1994-09-17 | N: 59.34 S: 50.57 E: -94.08 W: -110.05 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS AFM-02 Wyoming King Air 1994 Aircraft Sounding Data | B-200 | PRESSURE SENSORS, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, GUST PROBES, IRGA, THERMISTORS | 1994-05-24 to 1994-09-17 | N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.23 W: -106.32 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS AFM-03 Electra 1994 Aircraft Flux and Moving Window Data | NCAR ELECTRA | INFRARED THERMOMETERS, IRGA, NET RADIOMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, GUST PROBES, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, MVI | 1994-05-24 to 1994-09-16 | N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.23 W: -106.32 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS AFM-04 Twin Otter Aircraft Sounding Data | DHC-6 | DRY BULB THERMOMETERS, DEWPOINT HYDROMETERS, IRGA, UV OZONE DETECTORS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, GUST PROBES | 1994-05-25 to 1996-08-08 | N: 56.02 S: 53.21 E: -97.86 W: -106.42 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS AFM-05 Level-1 Upper Air Network Data, R1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, BALLOONS | ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMOMETERS, RADIOSONDES | 1993-08-16 to 1996-10-22 | N: 59.98 S: 50.09 E: -93.5 W: -111 | multiple | |
| BOREAS AFM-05 Level-2 Upper Air Network Standard Pressure Level Data | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, BALLOONS | ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMOMETERS, RADIOSONDES | 1993-08-16 to 1996-10-22 | N: 59.98 S: 50.09 E: -93.5 W: -111 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS AFM-06 Surface Meteorological Data | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES | 1994-05-21 to 1994-09-20 | N: 53.91 S: 53.91 E: -104.4 W: -104.4 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS AFM-08 ECMWF Hourly Surface and Upper Air Data for the SSA and NSA | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1994-05-13 to 1997-03-31 | N: 62 S: 48 E: -92 W: -114 | ASCII |
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