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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
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Marine Stratocumulus Colorado State University (CSU) Tethered Balloon Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, BALLOONS | PSYCHROMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer | 1987-07-07 to 1987-07-14 | Binary | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Marine Stratocumulus Microwave Radiometer Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | MR, RADIOMETERS | 1987-07-01 to 1987-07-19 | ASCII | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Marine Stratocumulus National Center forAtmospheric Research (NCAR) Electra Aircraft Data | 1 | NCAR ELECTRA | PARTICLE DETECTORS, ALTIMETERS, AEROSOL MONITOR, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, FSSP, GUST PROBES, Hotwire LWC, HYGROMETERS, LIDAR, PMS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PRT, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, VIDEO CAMERA | 1987-06-29 to 1987-07-18 | ASCII | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Marine Stratocumulus United Kingdom Meteorological Office (UKMO) C-130 Aircraft Data | 1 | C-130 | PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, RADIOMETERS, THERMOMETERS | 1987-07-07 to 1987-07-18 | Binary | ||
| FLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Global Monthly 0.1 x 0.1 degree (GDAS and CHIRPS-PRELIM) V001 (FLDAS_NOAH01_CP_GL_M) at GES DISC | 001 | Noah-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 2019-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | |
| FLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Global Monthly 0.1 x 0.1 degree (MERRA-2 and CHIRPS) V001 (FLDAS_NOAH01_C_GL_M) at GES DISC | 001 | Noah-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1982-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | |
| FLDAS2 Noah-MP GDAS Land Surface Model L4 Central Asia Daily 0.01 degree x 0.01 degree V001 (FLDAS_NOAHMP001_G_CA_D) | 001 | Noah-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 2000-10-01 to Present |
N: 56 S: 21 E: 100 W: 30 |
0.01 Decimal Degrees x 0.01 Decimal Degrees | |
| FLUXNET Canada Research Network - Canadian Carbon Program Data Collection, 1993-2014 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, FIELD SURVEYS | PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOCOUPLES, THERMOMETERS, THERMISTORS, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, CO2 ANALYZERS, PROBES | 1993-01-01 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 55.88 S: 42.6609 E: -67.0993 W: -125.334 |
CSV | |
| FLUXNET Marconi Conference Gap-Filled Flux and Meteorology Data, 1992-2000 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, THERMOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, THERMISTORS | 1992-01-01 to 2000-12-31 |
N: 70.4696 S: -2.6091 E: 24.295 W: -157.409 |
multiple | |
| GEWEX SRB Integrated Product (Rel-4) Ancillary 3-Hourly | 1 | SATELLITES | RADIOMETERS | 1988-01-01 to 2009-12-31 | NetCDF-4 | ||
| GEWEX SRB Integrated Product (Rel-4) Ancillary 3-Hourly Land-only | 1 | SATELLITES | RADIOMETERS | 1983-07-01 to 1987-12-31 | NetCDF-4 | ||
| GEWEX SRB Integrated Product (Rel-4) Ancillary 3-Hourly Ocean-only | 1 | SATELLITES | RADIOMETERS | 2010-01-01 to 2017-06-30 | NetCDF-4 | ||
| GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 1.0 x 1.0 degree Early Product V2.1 (GLDAS_CLSM10_3H_EP) at GES DISC | 2.1 | Catchment-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 2019-12-01 |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.0 (GLDAS_CLSM10_3H) at GES DISC | 2.0 | Catchment-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1948-01-01 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.1 (GLDAS_CLSM10_3H) at GES DISC | 2.1 | Catchment-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 2000-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 daily 0.25 x 0.25 degree GRACE-DA1 V2.2 (GLDAS_CLSM025_DA1_D) at GES DISC | 2.2 | Catchment-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 2003-02-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | |
| GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 daily 0.25 x 0.25 degree GRACE-DA1 V2.2 (GLDAS_CLSM025_DA1_D_EP) at GES DISC | 2.2 | Catchment-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 2020-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | |
| GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 daily 0.25 x 0.25 degree V2.0 (GLDAS_CLSM025_D) at GES DISC | 2.0 | Catchment-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1948-01-01 to 2014-12-30 |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | |
| GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 monthly 1.0 x 1.0 degree Early Product V2.1 (GLDAS_CLSM10_M_EP) at GES DISC | 2.1 | Catchment-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 2019-12-01 |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 monthly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.0 (GLDAS_CLSM10_M) at GES DISC | 2.0 | Catchment-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1948-01-01 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 monthly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.1 (GLDAS_CLSM10_M) at GES DISC | 2.1 | Catchment-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 2000-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| GLDAS CLM Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 1.0 x 1.0 degree Subsetted V001 (GLDAS_CLM10SUBP_3H) at GES DISC | 001 | CLM-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1979-01-02 to 2020-03-31 |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| GLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 0.25 x 0.25 degree Early Product V2.1 (GLDAS_NOAH025_3H_EP) at GES DISC | 2.1 | Noah-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 2019-12-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | |
| GLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 0.25 x 0.25 degree V2.0 (GLDAS_NOAH025_3H) at GES DISC | 2.0 | Noah-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1948-01-01 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | |
| GLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 0.25 x 0.25 degree V2.1 (GLDAS_NOAH025_3H) at GES DISC | 2.1 | Noah-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 2000-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees |
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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