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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.
Atmospheric Temperature Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saildrone field campaign surface and ADCP measurements for the Atlantic Tradewind Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Interaction Campaign (ATOMIC) project | Saildrone | PYROMETERS, ADCP, CTD, ANEMOMETERS, FLUOROMETERS, BAROMETERS | 2020-01-17 to 2020-03-02 | ATLANTIC OCEAN | netCDF-4 |
| SAMS/Nimbus-7 Level 1 Radiance Data from CD-ROM V001 (SAMSN7L1RAD_CDROM) at GES DISC | Nimbus-7 | SAMS | 1978-10-22 to 1984-04-16 | GLOBAL | |
| SAMS/Nimbus-7 Level 1 Radiance Data V001 (SAMSN7L1RAT) at GES DISC | Nimbus-7 | SAMS | 1978-10-26 to 1983-06-10 | GLOBAL | |
| SAMS/Nimbus-7 Level 3 Gridded Retrieval Temperature Data V001 (SAMSN7L3GRIDT) at GES DISC | Nimbus-7 | SAMS | 1978-12-24 to 1983-06-09 | GLOBAL | |
| SARP 2009 Data | NASA DC-8 | WAS, DADS | 2009-07-22 to 2009-07-25 | NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, WESTERN HEMISPHERE, TROPOSPHERE, NORTH AMERICA | ICARTT |
| SARP 2010 Data | NASA DC-8 | WAS, Picarro G2401, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, DADS | 2010-06-28 to 2010-07-03 | NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, WESTERN HEMISPHERE, TROPOSPHERE, NORTH AMERICA | ICARTT |
| SARP 2011 Data | NASA DC-8 | WAS, DADS | 2011-06-27 to 2011-07-02 | NORTH AMERICA, NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, WESTERN HEMISPHERE, TROPOSPHERE | ICARTT |
| SARP 2012 Data | NASA P-3 | WAS, NDIR GAS ANALYZER | 2012-06-25 to 2012-06-28 | NORTH AMERICA, NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, WESTERN HEMISPHERE, TROPOSPHERE | ICARTT |
| SARP 2013 Data | NASA DC-8 | WAS, DADS, UHSAS, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, Thermo Model 49C O3 Analyzer | 2013-06-17 to 2013-06-21 | NORTH AMERICA, NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, WESTERN HEMISPHERE, TROPOSPHERE | ICARTT |
| SARP 2014 Data | NASA DC-8 | UHSAS, WAS, Thermo Model 49C O3 Analyzer, DADS | 2014-06-23 to 2014-06-26 | NORTH AMERICA, NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, WESTERN HEMISPHERE, TROPOSPHERE | ICARTT |
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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.
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