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Tropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observational eXperiment (TARFOX) - meteorological data from Wallops ground station 1 GROUND STATIONS RADIOSONDES 1996-07-10 to 1996-07-30

N: 37.86 S: 37.84 E: -75.47 W: -75.49

ASCII
Tropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observational eXperiment (TARFOX) - Vaisala Radiosonde data from Wallops ground station 1 RADIOSONDES, GROUND STATIONS RADIOSONDES 1996-07-10 to 1996-07-31

N: 37.86 S: 37.84 E: -75.47 W: -75.49

ASCII
UAlbany Micro Rain Radar 2 (MRR-2) IMPACTS 1 GROUND STATIONS MRR 2020-01-30 to 2023-02-28

N: 42.686280387058 S: 42.680376870022 E: -73.813906533108 W: -73.832438962497

netCDF-3, netCDF-4
UAlbany Parsivel IMPACTS 1 GROUND STATIONS DISDROMETERS 2020-01-30 to 2023-02-28

N: 42.6957 S: 42.67091583252 E: -73.804445495605 W: -73.8419

netCDF-4
UAlbany Soundings IMPACTS 1 BALLOONS SOUNDERS 2023-01-05 to 2023-03-01

N: 43.621 S: 42.549 E: -72.286 W: -73.851

ASCII
UARS Correlative NMC Daily Gridded Stratospheric Assimilated Data V001 (UARZCNMC) at GES DISC 001 GDAS NOT APPLICABLE 1991-09-12 to 2001-09-30

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

UARS Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) Level 3AT V005 (UARML3AT) at GES DISC 005 UARS MLS 1991-09-18 to 1999-07-28

N: 80 S: -80 E: 180 W: -180

VEMAP 1: U.S. Climate, 1961-1990 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1961-01-01 to 1990-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

multiple
VEMAP 1: U.S. Climate Change Scenarios Based on Models with Increased CO2 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1961-01-01 to 1990-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

multiple
VEMAP 1: U.S. Site Files 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1961-01-01 to 1990-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

Text File
VEMAP 2: Monthly Historical and Future Climate Data, Alaska, USA 1 COMPUTERS Computer 1922-01-01 to 2100-12-31

N: 71.5 S: 53.5 E: -128.5 W: -170.5

netCDF-4
VEMAP 2: U.S. Annual Climate, 1895-1993 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1895-01-01 to 1993-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

netCDF-3
VEMAP 2: U.S. Annual Climate Change Scenarios 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1994-01-01 to 2100-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

netCDF-3
VEMAP 2: U.S. Daily Climate, 1895-1993 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1895-01-01 to 1993-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

netCDF-3
VEMAP 2: U.S. Daily Climate Change Scenarios 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1994-01-01 to 2100-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

netCDF-3
VEMAP 2: U.S. Monthly Climate, 1895-1993, Version 2 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1895-01-01 to 1993-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

netCDF-3
VEMAP 2: U.S. Monthly Climate Change Scenarios, Version 2 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1994-01-01 to 2100-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

netCDF-3
VIIRS/SNPP Level-2 Water Vapor Products 6-min Swath 750m 1 Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2012-05-01 to 2018-09-11

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

NetCDF-4
VIIRS/SNPP Water Vapor Level-3 daily 0.5 x 0.5 degree grid 1 Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2012-05-01 to 2018-09-11

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

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
VIIRS/SNPP Water Vapor Level-3 monthly 0.5 x 0.5 degree grid 1 Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2012-05-01 to 2018-09-01

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

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees NetCDF-4
Water Isotope System for Precipitation and Entrainment Research (WISPER) IMPACTS 1 NASA P-3 WISPER 2020-01-18 to 2023-02-28

N: 48.2369386 S: 33.2614038 E: -67.8781539 W: -95.2426928

ASCII
WLDAS Noah-MP 3.6 Land Surface Model L4 Daily 0.01 degree x 0.01 degree Version D1.0 (WLDAS_NOAHMP001_DA1) at GES DISC D1.0 Noah-MP-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 1979-01-02 to 2024-01-01

N: 52.925 S: 25.065 E: -89.025 W: -124.925

0.01 Decimal Degrees x 0.01 Decimal Degrees
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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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