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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.

Atmospheric Rivers Datasets

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Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Data Format
Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 1x1 deg Monthly Climatology, Set1 and NCEP V2c (GSSTFMC) at GES DISC DMSP SSM/I 1988-01-01 to 2008-12-31 GLOBAL OCEAN
Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 1x1 deg Monthly Grid, Set1 and Interpolated Data V2c (GSSTFM) at GES DISC DMSP SSM/I 1987-07-01 to 2008-12-31 GLOBAL OCEAN
Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 1x1 deg Seasonal Climatology, Set1 and NCEP V2c (GSSTFSC) at GES DISC DMSP SSM/I 1988-03-01 to 2008-11-30 GLOBAL OCEAN
Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 1x1 deg Yearly Climatology, Set1 and NCEP V2c (GSSTFYC) at GES DISC DMSP SSM/I 1988-01-01 to 2008-12-31 GLOBAL OCEAN
GOES WATER VAPOR TRANSPORT V1 GOES-8 GOES-8 Imager 1987-05-05 to 1988-11-30 WESTERN HEMISPHERE CD
GOES-R PLT Surface Radiance Red Lake V1 SURFRAD BAROMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, PYRHELIOMETERS, RADIOMETERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES 2017-03-27 to 2017-04-12 ARIZONA ASCII
GPM Ground Validation Advanced Vertical Atmospheric Profiling System (AVAPS) OLYMPEX V1 NASA DC-8 AVAPS 2015-11-12 to 2015-12-19 WASHINGTON ASCII
GPM Ground Validation Albert Head (AHD) Ground Meteorological Station (MET) OLYMPEX V1 GROUND STATIONS FD12P WEATHER SENSOR, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, Visibility Sensor 2015-11-13 to 2016-01-17 BRITISH COLUMBIA ASCII - XML
GPM Ground Validation Composite Satellite Overpasses OLYMPEX DMSP 5D-3/F16, NOAA-19, DMSP 5D-3/F17, NOAA-18, METOP-B, GCOM-W1, GPM, METOP-A, DMSP 5D-3/F19, Suomi-NPP, DMSP 5D-3/F18 SSMIS, MHS, AMSR2, DPR, GMI, ATMS 2015-11-01 to 2016-05-01 WASHINGTON HDF5
GPM Ground Validation Dual-Frequency Dual-Polarized Doppler Radar (D3R) UCONN GROUND STATIONS D3R 2023-01-01 to 2023-04-10 CONNECTICUT netCDF-4
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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).
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True color corrected reflectance image of Africa, Europe, and Asia from the VIIRS instrument aboard the NOAA-21 satellite

From MODIS to VIIRS: Continuing the Legacy

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).
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VIIRS-Atmosphere Near Real-Time Data

Near real-time atmosphere data from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) are available through NASA's Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for Earth observation (LANCE).

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