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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 Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-LBA Smoke, Clouds, and Radiation - Brazil (SCAR-B) Data | 1 | RADIOSONDES, C-131A | HYGROMETERS, BAROMETERS, THERMOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, OZONE SENSOR | 1995-08-15 to 1995-09-22 |
N: 15 S: -60 E: -10 W: -100 |
multiple | |
| Puerto Rico Radiosondes CPEX-AW V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RADIOSONDES | 2021-08-24 to 2021-09-28 |
N: 18.4477 S: 17.8794 E: -67.0027 W: -67.6051 |
CSV | |
| QuikSCAT ESDR Level 2 Ancillary Ocean Surface Fields Version 1.1 | 1.1 | MODELS, QUIKSCAT | Computer, SEAWINDS | 2000-06-01 to 2009-11-22 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
12.5 Kilometers x 12.5 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| Radiosonde Data: NOAA (FIFE) | 1 | BALLOONS | RADIOSONDES | 1985-07-02 to 1988-10-23 |
N: 39.07 S: 37.77 E: -95.63 W: -99.97 |
CSV | |
| Radiosondes CPEX-CV | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RADIOSONDES | 2022-09-01 to 2022-09-29 |
N: 16.789384 S: 0.053658 E: -0.073876 W: -23.400798 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Radiosondes WHyMSIE | 1 | RADIOSONDES | RADIOSONDES | 2024-10-22 to 2024-11-15 |
N: 41.31 S: 35.04 E: -95.63 W: -110.17 |
ICARTT | |
| RI CPEX | 1 | GCOM-W1, GPM, DMSP 5D-3/F16, DMSP 5D-3/F18 | AMSR2, GMI, SSMIS | 2017-05-24 to 2017-07-16 |
N: 47.73 S: -2.1 E: -25.2 W: -120.17 |
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| RM-OBS/PU Potential Evapotranspiration and Supporting Forcing L4 3-hourly 0.25x0.25 degree V001 (PET_PU_3H025) at GES DISC | 001 | RM-OBS/PU | NOT APPLICABLE | 1984-01-01 to 2006-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | |
| RM-OBS/PU Potential Evapotranspiration and Supporting Forcing L4 3-hourly 0.25x0.25 degree V002 (PET_PU_3H025) at GES DISC | 002 | RM-OBS/PU | NOT APPLICABLE | 1984-01-01 to 2016-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | |
| SAFARI 2000 Annual Soil Respiration Data (Raich and Schlesinger 1992) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | PHOTOSYNTHESIS CHAMBER, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOMETERS, IRGA | 1963-01-01 to 1992-01-01 |
N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 |
Text File | |
| SAFARI 2000 BVOC Measurements at Skukuza and Maun Flux Towers, Wet Season 2001 | 1 | LABORATORY, FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | GC-MS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, SONIC ANEMOMETER, PAR SENSORS, PHOTOSYNTHESIS CHAMBER, THERMOCOUPLES | 2001-02-01 to 2001-02-12 |
N: -19.9 S: -19.9 E: 23.55 W: 23.55 |
CSV | |
| SAFARI 2000 CV-580 Aerosol and Cloud Data, Dry Season 2000 (CARG) | 1 | CONVAIR CV-580 | UV OZONE DETECTORS, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, IR CO2 ANALYZER, PYRANOMETERS, CNC, AEROSOL/CLOUD PARTICLE SIZER, THERMOMETERS | 2000-08-10 to 2000-09-18 |
N: -14 S: -26 E: 36 W: 11 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 Estimated BVOC Emissions for Southern African Land Cover Types | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, Terra | THERMOMETERS, MODIS | 2001-01-01 to 2001-12-31 |
N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 |
CSV | |
| 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 Global Historical Climatology Network, V. 1, 1874-1990 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, RAIN GAUGES | 1874-07-01 to 1990-12-31 |
N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: -5 |
multiple | |
| 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 Mean Climatology, 0.5-Deg, 1930-1960, V[ersion]. 2.1 (Cramer and Leemans) | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, SUN PHOTOMETERS | 1931-01-01 to 1960-12-31 |
N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 |
multiple | |
| 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 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 |
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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