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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.

Atmospheric Rivers Datasets

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Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Data Format
High Mountain Asia 1 km 6-hourly Downscaled Meteorological Data 2003 to 2018 V001 CHIRPS, ECMWF NOT APPLICABLE 2003-01-01 to 2018-12-31 HIMALAYAS netCDF-4, GeoTIFF
High Mountain Asia COAWST 6-Hourly 4km Regional Climate Model Simulations V001 MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 1999-10-01 to 2014-10-01 HIMALAYAS netCDF-3
High Mountain Asia COAWST Daily 4km Regional Climate Model Simulations V001 MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 1999-10-01 to 2014-09-30 HIMALAYAS netCDF-4
High Mountain Asia COAWST Hourly 4km Regional Climate Model Simulations V001 MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 1999-10-01 to 2014-10-01 HIMALAYAS netCDF-3
High Mountain Asia COAWST Monthly 4km Regional Climate Model Simulations V001 MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 1999-10-01 to 2014-09-30 HIMALAYAS netCDF-4
High Mountain Asia Langtang Automatic Weather Station Measurements V001 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS IceCube 2017-10-22 to 2018-11-01 HIMALAYAS CSV
HIRS+SCAMS/Nimbus6 Merged Level-2 Radiation, Temperature and Humidity Sounding Data for GARP V001 (HIRSSCAMSN6L2GARP) at GES DISC Nimbus-6 HIRS, SCAMS 1975-08-17 to 1976-03-04 GLOBAL
HURRICANE AND SEVERE STORM SENTINEL (HS3) GLOBAL HAWK ADVANCED VERTICAL ATMOSPHERIC PROFILING SYSTEM (AVAPS) DROPSONDE SYSTEM V2 GLOBAL HAWK AVAPS, DROPSONDES 2012-09-07 to 2014-09-30 NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN ASCII
HURRICANE AND SEVERE STORM SENTINEL (HS3) GLOBAL HAWK HIGH ALTITUDE MMIC SOUNDING RADIOMETER (HAMSR) V1 GLOBAL HAWK HAMSR 2011-09-09 to 2013-09-26 NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN netCDF-3 - PDF
HURRICANE AND SEVERE STORM SENTINEL (HS3) GLOBAL HAWK NAVIGATION V1 GLOBAL HAWK GPS, INS 2012-09-06 to 2014-09-30 NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN ASCII - XML
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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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