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Atmospheric Temperature Data Access and Tools
NASA has atmospheric temperature datasets that help researchers measure the degree of warmth in various levels of the atmosphere. Access a range of data and data tools such as AppEEARS, Worldview, and Giovanni to make the most of atmospheric temperature data.
Featured Atmospheric Temperature Observation Method: MLS
The Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) is radiometer and spectrometer that measures microwave thermal emission from the edge, or "limb," of Earth’s atmosphere. The MLS can measure vertical profiles of the atmosphere including temperature. The instrument acquires data globally day and night and can do so in the presence ice clouds and aerosols that would interfere with measurements from other devices.
In coordination with the Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) team, we now have several MLS products available through the GIBS image access APIs.
Learn how to visualize Microwave Limb Sounder data through OPeNDAP.
The Microwave Limb Sounder Near-Real Time (MLS NRT) products are provided by the Land, Atmosphere Near-real time Capability for EOS (LANCE).
A new Request for Information (RFI) with responses due by April 4 seeks input for determining Terra, Aqua, and Aura mission data product continuity needs, capabilities, and gaps.
Atmospheric Temperature Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION ENVIRONMENT CANADA (EC) VISIBILITY SENSOR FD12P AND PRESENT WEATHER DETECTOR GCPEX V1 | WEATHER STATIONS | FD12P WEATHER SENSOR | 2012-01-15 to 2012-03-01 | ONTARIO | N: 44.69 S: 44.49 E: -79.73 W: -79.93 | ASCII |
| GPM Ground Validation Environment Canada (EC) Weather Station XET C3VP V1 | GROUND STATIONS | THERMOMETERS, PRESSURE PROBE, ANEMOMETERS, WIND VANES, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, SUNSHINE RECORDERS, ULTRASONIC DEPTH SENSOR | 2006-10-04 to 2007-03-31 | ONTARIO | N: 44.24 S: 44.22 E: -79.77 W: -79.79 | ASCII |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION GCPEX SNOW MICROPHYSICS CASE STUDY V1 | NASA DC-8, GROUND STATIONS, UND CITATION II | APR-2, CIPS, D3R, DPR, HVPS, PMS 2D-C PROBE | 2012-02-24 to 2012-02-25 | ONTARIO | N: 46.3966 S: 43.4595 E: -78.7616 W: -80.4026 | netCDF-4 |
| GPM Ground Validation Goddard Profiling Algorithm (GPROF) 2014 IFloodS V3 | DMSP 5D-3/F17, NOAA-18, METOP-B, NOAA-19, DMSP 5D-3/F16, DMSP 5D-3/F18, METOP-A, GCOM-W1 | SSMIS, MHS, AMSR2 | 2013-03-31 to 2013-07-02 | IOWA | N: 51.9073 S: 32.0518 E: -59.9776 W: -123.83 | HDF5 |
| GPM Ground Validation Kumpula Mast Meteorological Data LPVEx V1 | GROUND STATIONS | ANEMOMETERS, RADIOMETERS, THERMOMETERS | 2010-09-16 to 2010-10-21 | FINLAND | N: 60.2125 S: 60.1925 E: 24.9717 W: 24.9517 | ASCII |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION METEOROLOGICAL TOWER ENVIRONMENT CANADA GCPEX V1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | BAROMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, PYRANOMETERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES, WIND MONITOR | 2012-01-15 to 2012-03-01 | ONTARIO | N: 44.69 S: 44.18 E: -79.64 W: -79.93 | ASCII |
| GPM Ground Validation NASA ER-2 Navigation Data IPHEx | NASA ER-2 | INS | 2014-05-04 to 2014-06-13 | NORTH CAROLINA | N: 36.6427 S: 30.3944 E: -71.6108 W: -86.562 | ASCII - XML |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION NASA ER-2 NAVIGATION DATA MC3E | NASA ER-2 | INS, NAVREC, TEMPERATURE PROBES | 2011-04-22 to 2011-06-03 | OKLAHOMA | N: 43 S: 28 E: -91 W: -121 | ASCII |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION NOAA SURFACE METEOROLOGICAL STATION MC3E | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | HUMIDITY SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR | 2011-04-05 to 2011-06-07 | OKLAHOMA | N: 36.61 S: 36.61 E: -97.49 W: -97.49 | ASCII |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION OKLAHOMA CLIMATOLOGICAL SURVEY MESONET MC3E | MESONET | APS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR | 2011-04-22 to 2011-06-06 | OKLAHOMA | N: 37 S: 33.28 E: -94 W: -103 | ASCII |
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