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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 Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
Trends of Thermal, Wetness, and Vegetative Change in the Circumpolar Arctic 1 COMPUTERS Computer 1980-01-01 to 2020-12-31

N: 90 S: 30 E: 180 W: -180

multiple
TRMM MICROWAVE IMAGER (TMI) WENTZ OCEAN PRODUCTS V3 3 TRMM TMI 2006-09-17 to 2015-04-03

N: 38 S: -38 E: 180 W: -180

HDF-EOS4
TROPESS AIRS-Aqua L2 Water for Forward Stream, Standard Product V1 (TRPSDL2H2OAIRSFS) at GES DISC 1 Aqua AIRS 2021-02-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

TROPESS Chemical Reanalysis Specific Humidity 6-Hourly 3-dimensional Product V1 (TRPSCRQ6H3D) at GES DISC 1 REANALYSIS MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 2005-01-01 to 2021-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

TROPESS Chemical Reanalysis Specific Humidity Monthly 3-dimensional Product V1 (TRPSCRQM3D) at GES DISC 1 REANALYSIS MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 2005-01-01 to 2021-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

TROPESS Chemical Reanalysis Surface Specific Humidity 2-Hourly 2-dimensional Product V1 (TRPSCRQ2H2D) at GES DISC 1 REANALYSIS MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 2005-01-01 to 2021-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

TROPESS CrIS-JPSS1 L2 for Los Angeles Megacity, Standard Product V2 (TRPSDL2ALLCRS1MGLOS) at GES DISC 2 JPSS-1 CrIS 2021-04-01 to Present

N: 36 S: 33 E: -117 W: -120

TROPESS CrIS-JPSS1 L2 for Los Angeles Megacity, Summary Product V2 (TRPSYL2ALLCRS1MGLOS) at GES DISC 2 JPSS-1 CrIS 2021-04-01 to Present

N: 37 S: 34 E: 141 W: 138

TROPESS CrIS-JPSS1 L2 Water for Forward Stream, Standard Product V1 (TRPSDL2H2OCRS1FS) at GES DISC 1 JPSS-1 CrIS 2021-04-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

TROPESS CrIS-SNPP L2 for Beijing Megacity, Standard Product V1 (TRPSDL2ALLCRSMGBEI) at GES DISC 1 Suomi-NPP CrIS 2016-01-02 to Present

N: 41 S: 38 E: 118 W: 115

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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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