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

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Dataset	Platforms	Instruments	Temporal Extent	Location Keywords	Data Format
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols 1-Hourly Terra Edition4A	Terra	CERES-FM1, CERES SCANNER, CERES-FM2, MODIS	2000-03-01 to 2002-06-30	GLOBAL, TROPOSPHERE	HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols 1-Hourly Terra-Aqua Edition4A	GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra, Aqua	IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM4, CERES-FM3	2002-07-01 to Present	GLOBAL, TROPOSPHERE, STRATOSPHERE	HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols 1-Hourly Terra-Aqua-NOAA20 Edition4B	GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra, NOAA-20, Aqua	IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM6, VIIRS, CERES-FM3, CERES-FM4	2000-03-01 to Present	GLOBAL, TROPOSPHERE	HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols 1-Hourly Terra-NOAA20 Edition4A	GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra, NOAA-20	IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM6, VIIRS	2022-04-01 to Present	GLOBAL, TROPOSPHERE	HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols 3-Hourly Terra Edition4A	GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra	IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES SCANNER, CERES-FM2, MODIS	2000-03-01 to 2002-06-30	GLOBAL, TROPOSPHERE	HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols 3-Hourly Terra-Aqua Edition4A	GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra, Aqua	IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM4, CERES-FM3	2002-07-01 to Present	GLOBAL, TROPOSPHERE	HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Daily Terra Edition4A	GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra	IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES SCANNER, CERES-FM2, MODIS	2000-03-01 to 2002-06-30	GLOBAL, TROPOSPHERE	HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly Terra-Aqua Edition4A	GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra, Aqua	IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM3, CERES-FM4	2002-07-01 to Present	GLOBAL, TROPOSPHERE	HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly Terra-Aqua-NOAA20 Edition4B	GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra, NOAA-20, Aqua	IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM6, VIIRS, CERES-FM3, CERES-FM4	2000-03-01 to Present	GLOBAL	HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly Terra-NOAA20 Edition4A	GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra, NOAA-20	IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM6, VIIRS	2022-04-01 to Present	GLOBAL, TROPOSPHERE	HDF4

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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.

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MLS Products Available in GIBS

In coordination with the Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) team, we now have several MLS products available through the GIBS image access APIs.

Access MLS data from GES DISC via OPeNDAP

Learn how to visualize Microwave Limb Sounder data through OPeNDAP.

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Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) Near Real-Time Product remains at version 3 and the MLS Standard Product moves to version 4

The Microwave Limb Sounder Near-Real Time (MLS NRT) products are provided by the Land, Atmosphere Near-real time Capability for EOS (LANCE).

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NASA Seeks Input about the Future of Terra, Aqua, and Aura Data

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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