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.

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First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) University of Washington C-131A 1Hz Data	1	C-131A	NOT APPLICABLE	1992-06-02 to 1992-06-26	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) University of Washington C-131A Aircraft Data	1	C-131A	PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, RADIOMETERS, THERMOMETERS	1992-06-02 to 1992-06-27	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) University of Washington C-131A Discrete Data	1	C-131A	SPECTROMETERS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, THERMOMETERS	1992-06-02 to 1992-06-27	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) Valdivia Radiosonde Data	1	Ships	RADIOSONDES	1992-05-28 to 1992-06-22	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASxTEX) ECMWF Basic Fields Data	1	MODELS	NOT APPLICABLE	1992-06-01 to 1992-06-28	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus 1 Colorado State University Sabreliner Aircraft Radiometric and Meteorological Data	1	T-39	PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, GUST PROBES	1986-10-13 to 1986-11-02	Binary
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus 1 TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS) Data	1	NOAA-10, NOAA-9	TOVS	1986-10-14 to 1986-11-02	Binary
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase I National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Kingair Aircraft Data	1	King Air	PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, GUST PROBES, BRTS, CLOUD LIQUID WATER PROBE, THERMOMETERS, PHOTOMETERS, RADIOMETERS	1986-10-14 to 1986-11-02	Binary
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase I National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Sabreliner Aircraft Data	1	T-39	PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, GUST PROBES, RADIOMETERS	1986-10-13 to 1986-11-02	ZIP
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase I Rawinsonde Data	1	GROUND STATIONS	RAWINSONDES	1986-10-13 to 1986-11-03	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Colorado State University (CSU) Rawinsonde Data	1	GROUND STATIONS	RAWINSONDES	1991-11-13 to 1991-12-06	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Colorado State University (CSU) Station 1 Data	1	GROUND STATIONS	PYRANOMETERS, PYRHELIOMETERS	1991-11-11 to 1991-12-08	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Colorado State University (CSU) Station 2 Data	1	GROUND STATIONS	PYRANOMETERS, PYRHELIOMETERS	1991-11-13 to 1991-12-08	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Cross-chain LORAN Atmospheric Sounding System (CLASS) Data	1	GROUND STATIONS	RAWINSONDES	1991-11-06 to 1991-12-07	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Kingair Aircraft Data	1	B-200	GUST PROBES, Hotwire LWC, HYGROMETERS, PHOTOMETERS, PMS 2D-C PROBE, PMS 2D-P PROBE, PRT, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, RADIOMETERS	1991-11-09 to 1991-12-06	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Sabreliner Aircraft Data	1	T-39	PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, HYGROMETERS, GUST PROBES, RADIOMETERS	1991-11-17 to 1991-12-07	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II National Weather Service(NWS) Inner-Network Rawinsonde Data	1	GROUND STATIONS	RAWINSONDES	1991-11-13 to 1991-12-07	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II National Weather Service(NWS) Outer-Network Rawinsonde Data	1	GROUND STATIONS	RAWINSONDES	1991-11-20 to 1991-12-07	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II NCAR Kingair Aircraft Microphysical Data	1	B-200	PMS 2D-C PROBE, PMS 2D-P PROBE	1991-11-09 to 1991-12-06	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II NCAR Sabreliner Aircraft Microphysical Data	1	Airplane	PMS 2D-C PROBE, PMS 2D-P PROBE	1991-11-17 to 1991-12-07	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Portable Automated Mesonet Station (PAMS) Data	1	GROUND STATIONS, PAM	NOT APPLICABLE	1991-11-13 to 1991-12-07	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Raman Lidar Data	1	GROUND STATIONS	LIDAR	1991-11-13 to 1991-12-07	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II University of North Dakota Citation Aircraft 1 Hertz Data	1	Airplane	CNC, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, HYGROMETERS, WIND MONITOR, Hotwire LWC, ROSEMOUNT ICING DETECTOR, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES	1991-11-14 to 1991-12-07	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II University of North Dakota Citation Aircraft 5 Second Data	1	NASA WB-57F	RT, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PMS, CLOUD LIQUID WATER PROBE, THERMOMETERS	1991-11-22 to 1991-11-22	Binary
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II University of North Dakota Citation Aircraft Microphysical Data	1	Airplane	PMS 2D-C PROBE, PMS 2D-P PROBE	1991-11-14 to 1991-12-07	Binary

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).

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 Instruments Become More Essential As Terra and Aqua Drift from their Traditional Orbits

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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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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