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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS MONTHLY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F17 NETCDF V7 | 7 | DMSP 5D-3/F17 | SSMIS | 2006-12-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS WEEKLY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F16 NETCDF V7 | 7 | DMSP 5D-3/F16 | SSMIS | 2003-10-26 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS WEEKLY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F17 NETCDF V7 | 7 | DMSP 5D-3/F17 | SSMIS | 2006-12-10 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| SAFARI 2000 AERONET Ground-based Aerosol Data, Dry Season 2000 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | SUN PHOTOMETERS | 1999-01-01 to 2001-12-31 |
N: -26.186 S: -26.186 E: 28.029 W: 28.029 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 Airborne Sunphotometer Aerosol Optical Depth and Water Vapor Data | 1 | CONVAIR CV-580 | AIRBORNE TRACKING SUNPHOTOMETER | 2000-08-14 to 2000-09-16 |
N: -14 S: -26 E: 36 W: 11 |
ASCII | |
| SAFARI 2000 AOT and Column Water Vapor, Kalahari Transect, Wet Season 2000 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | SUN PHOTOMETERS | 2000-03-03 to 2000-03-18 |
N: -18.65 S: -24.17 E: 25.5 W: 21.72 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 Atmospheric Aerosol Measurements, Hand-held Hazemeters, Zambia | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | SUN PHOTOMETERS | 2000-06-01 to 2000-09-30 |
N: -7.69 S: -18.7 E: 34.45 W: 21.55 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 C-130 Aerosol and Meteorological Data, Dry Season 2000 | 1 | C-130 | GC-MS, MR, AERI, MMR, PMS 2D-P PROBE, PMS 2D-C PROBE, DEWPOINT HYDROMETERS, HYGROMETERS, CLOUD LIQUID WATER PROBE, CNC, FLUOROMETERS, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, FSSP, CVI, PHOTOMETERS, SPECTROMETERS, MASS SPECTROMETERS | 2000-09-05 to 2000-09-16 |
N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 ETA Atmospheric Model Data, Wet and Dry Seasons 2000 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 2000-02-01 to 2000-09-30 |
N: -9 S: -53 E: 53 W: -13 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 JRA Aerocommander Trace Gas, Aerosol, and CCN Data, Dry Season 2000 | 1 | AC-680E | IR CO2 ANALYZER, HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMOCOUPLES, PRESSURE SENSORS, CNC, UV OZONE DETECTORS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY | 2000-08-15 to 2000-09-07 |
N: -17.8293 S: -30.1916 E: 33.1635 W: 22.156 |
ASCII | |
| SAFARI 2000 JRB Aerocommander Trace Gas and Aerosol Data, Dry Season 2000 | 1 | AC-680E | IR CO2 ANALYZER, HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMOCOUPLES, PRESSURE SENSORS, CNC, UV OZONE DETECTORS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY | 2000-08-15 to 2000-09-07 |
N: -17.8293 S: -30.1916 E: 33.1635 W: 22.156 |
ASCII | |
| SAFARI 2000 Kalahari Transect CO2, Water Vapor, and Heat Flux, Wet Season 2000 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | TDR, THERMOCOUPLES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, SONIC ANEMOMETER, IR CO2 ANALYZER, NET RADIOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS | 2000-03-01 to 2000-03-19 |
N: -15.438 S: -24.164 E: 23.594 W: 21.713 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 MAPSS MOD05_L2 Water Vapor Summary Data for Southern Africa | 1 | Terra, Aqua | MODIS | 2000-02-24 to 2002-03-04 |
N: -7.976 S: -28.248 E: 32.905 W: -14.415 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 Meteorological and Flux Tower Measurements in Maun, Botswana, 2000 | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | PYRANOMETERS, IRGA, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES, RTD, ANEMOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, RAIN GAUGES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, THERMOMETERS | 2000-02-01 to 2000-09-30 |
N: -19.9 S: -19.9 E: 23.55 W: 23.55 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 Meteorological Tower Measurements, Kruger National Park, 2000-2002 | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | PYRANOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, WIND VANES, ANEMOMETERS, LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM, TEMPERATURE PROBES | 2000-02-15 to 2002-12-31 |
N: -25.0197 S: -25.0197 E: 31.4969 W: 31.4969 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 MODIS MOD05_L2 Water Vapor Data, Binary Format, for Southern Africa | 1 | Terra | MODIS | 2000-08-20 to 2000-09-20 |
N: 10.0997 S: -42.2826 E: 50.5201 W: -20.6417 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 MODIS Water and Heat Fluxes, Maun, Botswana, Dry Season 2001 | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION, Terra, MODELS | PRESSURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, HUMIDITY SENSORS, NET RADIOMETERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, MODIS, Computer | 2001-09-02 to 2001-09-29 |
N: -17.9946 S: -21.0004 E: 24.5004 W: 21.4946 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 Monthly Climatology for the 20th Century (New et al.) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1901-01-01 to 1996-12-31 |
N: 35 S: -5 E: 60 W: 5 |
ASCII | |
| SAFARI 2000 SHADOZ Ozonesonde Data, Zambia and Regional Sites, Dry Season 2000 | 1 | BALLOONS | OZONESONDES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, RADIOSONDES | 2000-08-01 to 2000-11-30 |
N: -7.98 S: -7.98 E: 55.48 W: 55.48 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 Surface Atmospheric Radiative Transfer (SMART), Dry Season 2000 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | TEMPERATURE SENSORS, BAROMETERS, Pyrgeometer, PYRHELIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS | 2000-08-15 to 2000-09-17 |
N: -24.969 S: -24.969 E: 31.593 W: 31.593 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 TOVS Surface and Atmospheric Parameters, 1-Deg, 1999-2001 | 1 | NOAA-9, NOAA-12, NOAA-10, NOAA-11 | TOVS | 1999-01-01 to 2001-12-31 |
N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 Upper Air Meteorological Profiles, Skukuza, Dry Seasons 1999-2000 | 1 | BALLOONS | RADIOSONDES | 1999-08-14 to 2000-09-23 |
N: -24.969 S: -24.969 E: 31.593 W: 31.593 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 Upper Air Meteorological Profiles, South Africa, Dry Season 2000 | 1 | BALLOONS | RADIOSONDES | 2000-08-01 to 2000-09-30 |
N: -24 S: -41 E: 31 W: -10 |
Shapefile | |
| SAGE I Aerosol O3 NO2 Binary version 1 | V1 | AEM-2 | SAGE I | 1979-02-21 to 1981-11-18 | Binary | ||
| Saildrone 2021 Arctic field campaign for the Multi-Sensor Improved SST (MISST) project | 1 | Saildrone | CTD, ADCP, ANEMOMETERS, FLUOROMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, PYROMETERS, PAR SENSORS, BAROMETERS | 2021-07-06 to 2021-10-21 |
N: 71 S: 65 E: -164.5 W: -168 |
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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