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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAMMA SENEGAL RADIOSONDE AND TOWER FLUX DATA V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, RADIOSONDES | NET RADIOMETERS, GPS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, PRESSURE SENSORS, TELEMETER, TEMPERATURE SENSORS | 2006-08-19 to 2006-09-17 |
N: 15.5 S: 13.91 E: 17.09 W: -17.97 |
ASCII | |
| NAMMA SMART-COMMIT MOBILE LABORATORIES V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | GAS SENSORS, TSI, PHOTOMETERS, RADIOSONDES, AERI, AETHALOMETER, MPL, PYRHELIOMETERS, TSI-3562 Nephelometer, APS, PYRANOMETERS, CG4, RADIOMETERS | 2006-08-25 to 2006-09-26 |
N: 16.734 S: 16.731 E: -22.934 W: -22.937 |
ASCII, netCDF-3, TIFF | |
| NARSTO EPA Supersite (SS) Atlanta 1999 Air Chemistry, Particulate Matter (PM), and Meteorological Data | 1 | LABORATORY, GROUND STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | BAROMETERS, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, UV OZONE DETECTORS, TEOM, PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, ANEMOMETERS | 1999-07-30 to 1999-09-03 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO EPA Supersite (SS) Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Meteorolgical Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | BAROMETERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES, SONIC ANEMOMETER, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS | 2002-02-13 to 2003-03-15 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO EPA Supersite (SS) Fresno, Beta Attenuation Monitors (BAM) Meteorological Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | BAROMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, THERMISTORS | 2000-05-24 to 2007-01-01 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO EPA Supersite (SS) Houston, Texas Air Quality Study 2000 (TexAQS2000) Department of Energy (DOE) G-1 Air Chemistry, Aerosol, and Met Data | 1 | AIRCRAFT | BAROMETERS, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, TEMPERATURE PROBES, UV OZONE DETECTORS, HPLC, PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, GUST PROBES, FLUOROMETERS, PHOTOMETERS | 2000-08-19 to 2000-09-12 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO EPA Supersite (SS) Houston, Texas Air Quality Study 2000 (TexAQS2000) Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) continuous ambient monitoring stations (CAMS) Air Quality Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | NDIR GAS ANALYZER, UV OZONE DETECTORS, TEOM, PYRANOMETERS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY, ANEMOMETERS, THERMISTORS | 2000-08-02 to 2000-09-30 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO EPA Supersite (SS) New York Air Chemistry, Particulate Matter, and Meteorological Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | BAROMETERS, UV OZONE DETECTORS, PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, ANEMOMETERS, THERMISTORS | 2000-01-01 to 2006-01-01 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO EPA Supersite (SS) Pittsburgh Meteorological Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, SPECTRORADIOMETERS, THERMISTORS | 2001-07-01 to 2002-11-01 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO ICARTT NEAX 2004 DOE G-1 Air Chemistry, Aerosol, and Met Data | 1 | AIRCRAFT | BAROMETERS, UV OZONE DETECTORS, PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, ANEMOMETERS, THERMISTORS | 2004-07-24 to 2004-08-11 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO PAC2001 CFS Cessna VOC, Particle Count, Ozone, and Meteorological Data | 1 | CESSNA 188 | BAROMETERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES, UV OZONE DETECTORS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, WIND VANES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, OPC | 2001-08-14 to 2001-08-31 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO PAC2001 Langley Site Gaseous, Particle, and Meteorological Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | AETHALOMETER, TEMPERATURE PROBES, UV OZONE DETECTORS, GC-MS, TEOM, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, IR CO2 ANALYZER, PRESSURE SENSORS | 2001-08-08 to 2001-09-02 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO PAC2001 NRC-IAR Convair 580 Particle Count, Ozone, Meteorological Data | 1 | CONVAIR CV-580 | BAROMETERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES, UV OZONE DETECTORS | 2001-08-14 to 2001-08-30 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO PAC2001 Sumas Eagle Ridge Gaseous, Particle, and Meteorological Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | AETHALOMETER, UV OZONE DETECTORS, GC-MS, TEOM, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, IR CO2 ANALYZER, PRESSURE SENSORS | 2001-08-13 to 2001-09-05 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO Pacific 2001 Air Quality Study (PAC2001) Golden Ears Gaseous and Particulate Matter (PM) Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | AETHALOMETER, TEMPERATURE PROBES, UV OZONE DETECTORS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, XRF, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY ANALYZERS, WIND MONITOR, PRESSURE SENSORS | 2001-08-03 to 2001-08-11 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO Pacific 2001 Air Quality Study (PAC2001) Slocan Park (SLPK) Slocan Park Site Gaseous, Partculate Matter (PM), and Meteorological Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | AETHALOMETER, TEMPERATURE PROBES, UV OZONE DETECTORS, GC-MS, TEOM, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, IR CO2 ANALYZER, PRESSURE SENSORS | 2001-08-11 to 2001-09-01 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO SOS99 Nashville Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Surface Meteorology and Chemistry Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | NDIR GAS ANALYZER, UV OZONE DETECTORS, PYRANOMETERS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY, ANEMOMETERS, THERMISTORS | 1999-06-15 to 1999-07-16 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO SOS99 Nashville WP-3D Orion Air Chemistry Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | BAROMETERS, LOPC-PMS, HPLC, HYGROMETERS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, GPS, SPECTRORADIOMETERS, THERMISTORS | 1999-06-26 to 1999-07-19 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO SOS99NASH DOE G-1 Air Chemistry Data | 1 | G-1 AIRCRAFT | BAROMETERS, AEROSOL COLLECTORS, HYGROMETERS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, GUST PROBES, SPECTRORADIOMETERS | 1999-06-26 to 1999-06-26 | ASCII | ||
| NASA S-Band Dual Polarimetric Doppler Radar (NPOL) IMPACTS V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | NPOL | 2020-01-10 to 2020-02-25 |
N: 39.4762 S: 37.0488 E: -73.7959 W: -76.8875 |
netCDF-3 | |
| NASA Water Vapor Project MEaSUREs (NVAP-M) CLIMATE Layered Precipitable Water | 1 | Aqua, NOAA-10, NOAA-11, NOAA-12, NOAA-14, NOAA-15, NOAA-16, NOAA-17, NOAA-9, GROUND STATIONS | AIRS, HIRS, RADIOSONDES | 1988-01-01 to 2009-12-01 | NetCDF-4 | ||
| NASA Water Vapor Project MEaSUREs (NVAP-M) CLIMATE Total Precipitable Water | 1 | Aqua, DMSP 5D-2/F10, DMSP 5D-2/F11, DMSP 5D-2/F13, DMSP 5D-2/F14, DMSP 5D-2/F15, DMSP 5D-2/F8, NOAA-10, NOAA-11, NOAA-12, NOAA-14, NOAA-15, NOAA-16, NOAA-17, NOAA-9, GROUND STATIONS | AIRS, SSM/I, HIRS, RADIOSONDES | 1988-01-01 to 2009-12-01 | NetCDF-4 | ||
| NASA Water Vapor Project MEaSUREs (NVAP-M) NVAP WEATHER Total Precipitable Water | 1 | Aqua, DMSP 5D-2/F10, DMSP 5D-2/F11, DMSP 5D-2/F13, DMSP 5D-2/F14, DMSP 5D-2/F15, DMSP 5D-2/F8, NOAA-10, NOAA-11, NOAA-12, NOAA-14, NOAA-15, NOAA-16, NOAA-17, NOAA-9, GROUND STATIONS | AIRS, SSM/I, HIRS, RADIOSONDES, GPS | 1988-01-01 to 2009-12-01 | NetCDF-4 | ||
| NASA Water Vapor Project MEaSUREs (NVAP-M) OCEAN Total Precipitable Water | 1 | DMSP 5D-2/F10, DMSP 5D-2/F11, DMSP 5D-2/F13, DMSP 5D-2/F14, DMSP 5D-2/F15, DMSP 5D-2/F8 | SSM/I | 1988-01-01 to 2009-12-01 | NetCDF-4 | ||
| NASA Water Vapor Project MEaSUREs (NVAP-M) WEATHER Layered Precipitable Water | 1 | Aqua, NOAA-10, NOAA-11, NOAA-12, NOAA-14, NOAA-15, NOAA-16, NOAA-17, NOAA-9, GROUND STATIONS | AIRS, HIRS, RADIOSONDES | 1988-01-01 to 2009-12-01 | NetCDF-4 |
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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