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Atmospheric Temperature Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PREFIRE Auxiliary Meteorology Data for PREFIRE Satellite 1 version R01 | R01 | PREFIRE-SAT1 | TIRS-PREFIRE | 2024-07-24 to Present |
N: 84 S: -84 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PREFIRE Auxiliary Meteorology Data for PREFIRE Satellite 2 R01 | R01 | PREFIRE-SAT2 | TIRS-PREFIRE | 2024-06-29 to Present |
N: 84 S: -84 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Pre-LBA ABLE-2A and ABLE-2B Expedition Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, BALLOONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | LIDAR, RADIOMETERS, OZONESONDES, THERMOMETERS | 1985-07-11 to 1987-05-13 |
N: 0 S: -10 E: -50 W: -70 |
Shapefile | |
| Pre-LBA Amazonian Region Micrometeorological Experiment (ARME) Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | ANEMOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOMETERS, HYGROMETERS | 1983-09-01 to 1986-09-01 |
N: -2 S: -3 E: -59 W: -60 |
Shapefile | |
| Pre-LBA Carbon in the Amazon River Experiment (CAMREX) Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, STREAMFLOW STATION | THERMOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, STREAM GAUGES | 1982-01-01 to 1991-12-31 |
N: 4 S: -20 E: -50 W: -80 |
multiple | |
| Pre-LBA FLUAMAZON Experiment Data | 1 | RADIOSONDES | HYGROMETERS, THERMOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS | 1989-11-23 to 1989-12-21 |
N: 4 S: -9 E: -44 W: -59 |
multiple | |
| Pre-LBA Rondonia Boundary Layer Experiment (RBLE) Data | 1 | RADIOSONDES | BAROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, THERMOMETERS, HYGROMETERS | 1992-09-10 to 1994-08-25 |
N: -10 S: -11 E: -61 W: -62 |
Shapefile | |
| 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) | 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) | 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 |
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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