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Atmosphere Data Access and Tools
Earth observation data range from measuring the light reflected by snow and ice to tracking the atmospheric conditions around hurricanes. Our datasets and tools help researchers translate these interconnected data points into actionable knowledge.
| Dataset | Geographic Region | Temporal Extent | Data Format | Potential Application Areas | Related Subtopics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua/AIRS L3 Daily Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU) 1 degree x 1 degree V7.0 | Global | 2002-08-31 to 2016-09-25 | HDF-EOS |
| air quality, atmospheric chemistry, atmospheric pressure, atmospheric temperature, atmospheric water vapor, clouds, weather events |
| CALIPSO Lidar Level 1B profile data, V4-51 | Global, Troposphere, Stratosphere, Boundary Layer | 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 | HDF4 |
| aerosols, atmospheric chemistry, clouds |
| CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Aerosol Profile, V4-51 | Global, Troposphere | 2006-06-11 to 2023-06-30 | HDF4 |
| aerosols, atmospheric chemistry |
| CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Cloud Profile, V4-51 | Global, Troposphere | 2006-06-11 to 2023-06-30 | HDF4 |
| aerosols, clouds |
| ECOSTRESS Tiled Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity Instantaneous L2 Global 70 m | Global Land | 2018-07-09 to Present | Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF (COG) |
| atmospheric temperature |
| GLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 0.25 x 0.25 degree V2.1 | Global Land | 2000-01-01 to Present | NetCDF |
| atmospheric pressure, atmospheric radiation, atmospheric temperature, atmospheric water vapor, atmospheric winds, precipitation, weather events |
| LIS/OTD 0.5 Degree High Resolution Full Climatology (HRFC) V2.3.2015 | Global | 1995-05-04 to 2014-12-31 |
|
| atmospheric electricity, weather events |
| MAIAC Daily V01 | Global | 2015-06-13 to Present | PNG |
| aerosols |
| MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_flx_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Surface Flux Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 | Global | 1980-01-01 to 2025-04-01 | NetCDF |
| altitude, atmospheric radiation, atmospheric temperature, atmospheric water vapor, atmospheric winds, precipitation |
| MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_rad_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Radiation Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 | Global | 1980-01-01 to 2025-04-01 | NetCDF |
| atmospheric radiation, atmospheric temperature, clouds |
| MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_slv_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Single-Level Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 | Global | 1980-01-01 to 2025-04-01 | NetCDF |
| altitude, atmospheric chemistry, atmospheric pressure, atmospheric temperature, atmospheric water vapor, atmospheric winds, clouds, weather events |
| MODIS/Aqua Aerosol 5-Min L2 Swath 10km - NRT | Global | 2002-05-04 to Present |
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| aerosols, atmospheric radiation |
| MODIS/Aqua Cloud Mask and Spectral Test Results 5-Min L2 Swath 250m and 1km | Global | 2002-07-04 to Present | HDF |
| clouds, weather events |
| MODIS/Terra Aerosol 5-Min L2 Swath 10km - NRT | Global | 2017-10-11 to Present |
|
| aerosols, air quality, atmospheric radiation |
| MODIS/Terra+Aqua Land Aerosol Optical Depth Daily L2G Global 1 km SIN Grid | Global | 2022-08-01 to Present | HDF |
| aerosols, air quality |
| MODIS/Terra Clouds 5-Min L2 Swath 1km and 5km | Global | 2000-02-24 to Present | HDF |
| atmospheric radiation, atmospheric pressure, clouds, precipitation, weather events |
| PACE OCI Level-2 Regional Cloud Optical Properties - NRT Data, version 3.0 | Global | 2024-03-05 to Present | NetCDF-4 |
| atmospheric radiation, clouds, precipitation, weather events |
| RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS DAILY FROM DMSP F16 NETCDF V7 | Global | 2003-10-26 to Present | NetCDF-4 |
| atmospheric water vapor, atmospheric winds, clouds, precipitation, weather events |
| VIIRS/NOAA20 Cloud Mask and Spectral Test Results 6-Min L2 Swath 750m | Global Daytime | 2012-03-01 to Present | NetCDF-4 |
| aerosols, atmospheric radiation, clouds, weather events |
| VIIRS/Suomi-NPP Cloud Mask 6-Min Swath 750 m | Global | 2012-03-01 to Present | NetCDF |
| clouds, weather events |
| Dataset | Geographic Region | Temporal Extent | Data Format | Potential Application Areas | Related Subtopics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACTIVATE Falcon In-Situ Meteorological and Navigational Data | North America, Northern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere, Atlantic Ocean, Troposphere | 2020-02-10 to 2022-06-20 | ICARTT |
| aerosols, atmospheric water vapor, atmospheric winds, weather events |
| Daymet: Annual Climate Summaries on a 1-km Grid for North America, Version 4 R1 | Atlantic Ocean, North America | 1950-01-01 to 2023-12-31 | GeoTIFF |
| atmospheric radiation, atmospheric temperature, atmospheric water vapor, precipitation |
| High-resolution mean North American methane fluxes for 2010-2015 optimized with GOSAT satellite data V1 | North America | 2010-01-01 to 2015-12-31 | NetCDF |
| atmospheric chemistry |
| Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for GPM (IMERG) CPEX V1 | Atlantic Ocean | 2017-05-24 to 2017-07-16 | NetCDF-3 |
| precipitation, weather events |
| Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on TRMM Science Data V4 | Tropics | 1998-01-01 to 2015-04-08 |
|
| atmospheric electricity, precipitation, weather events |
| LIS 0.1 DEGREE VERY HIGH RESOLUTION GRIDDED LIGHTNING ANNUAL CLIMATOLOGY (VHRAC) V1 | Tropics | 1998-01-01 to 2013-12-31 | NetCDF-4 |
| atmospheric electricity, weather events |
| MODIS/Terra Aerosol 5-Min L2 Swath 10km - NRT | Global | 2017-10-11 to Present |
|
| aerosols, air quality, atmospheric radiation |
| NLDAS Primary Forcing Data L4 Hourly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 | North America | 1979-01-01 to 2025-04-29 | NetCDF |
| atmospheric temperature, atmospheric water vapor, atmospheric winds, precipitation, weather events |
| STAQS JSC GV GEOstationary Coastal and Air Pollution Events (GEO-CAPE) Airborne Simulator Data | North America | 2023-06-26 to 2023-08-17 |
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| atmospheric chemistry |
| TEMPO gridded formaldehyde total column V03 (PROVISIONAL) | North America | 2023-08-01 to Present | NetCDF-4 |
| aerosols, atmospheric chemistry |
| TEMPO gridded NO2 tropospheric and stratospheric columns V03 (PROVISIONAL) | North America | 2023-08-01 to Present | NetCDF-4 |
| air quality, atmospheric chemistry |
| TEMPO NO2 tropospheric and stratospheric columns V03 (PROVISIONAL) | North America | 2023-08-01 to Present | NetCDF-4 |
| air quality, atmospheric chemistry |
| TEMPO ozone total column V03 (PROVISIONAL) | North America | 2023-08-01 to Present | NetCDF-4 |
| air quality, atmospheric chemistry |
| Quality Controlled Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on International Space Station (ISS) Science Data V2 | Tropics | 2017-03-01 to 2023-11-16 |
|
| atmospheric electricity, weather events |
Atmosphere Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPCC Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES) Fluor-Gases Emissions Dataset | 1.0 | Models | Computer | 1990-01-01 to 2100-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Excel | |
| ISLSCP II Air-Sea Carbon Dioxide Gas Exchange | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1995-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| ISLSCP II Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Consumption by Continental Erosion | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile | |
| ISLSCP II AVHRR Albedo and BRDF, 1995 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, NOAA-14, Terra | STEEL MEASURING TAPE, LICOR LEAF AREA METER, AVHRR, MODIS | 1995-02-01 to 1995-07-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile | |
| ISLSCP II C4 Vegetation Percentage | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, NOAA-14, Terra | LICOR LEAF AREA METER, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, MODIS, AVHRR | 1993-01-01 to 1998-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
ASCII | |
| ISLSCP II Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil Fuels, Cement, and Gas Flaring | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1950-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile | |
| ISLSCP II Carbon Dioxide Flux at Harvard Forest and Northern BOREAS Sites | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY, COMPUTERS | IR CO2 ANALYZER, GC-FID, LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM, Computer | 1992-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile | |
| ISLSCP II Climate Research Unit CRU05 Monthly Climate Data | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| ISLSCP II Cloud and Meteorology Parameters | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile | |
| ISLSCP II Continuous Fields of Vegetation Cover, 1992-1993 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, NOAA-14, Terra | LICOR LEAF AREA METER, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, MODIS, AVHRR | 1992-04-01 to 1993-05-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile |
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Atmosphere Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AppEEARS | The The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers users a simple and efficient way to perform data access and transformation processes. | Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Customization, Downloading, Visualization | |
| ASDC CALIPSO Search and Subset Tool | The CALIPSO Search and Subset web application enables a more sophisticated approach to selecting and ordering CALIPSO lidar data by date, time and geolocation. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization | |
| CASEI | The Catalog of Archived Suborbital Earth Science Investigations (CASEI) is a comprehensive inventory of contextual information for NASA's Earth Science airborne and field campaigns. | Search and Discovery, Cataloging | |
| Field Campaign Explorer | The Field Campaign Explorer is an open source, cloud-based tool that combines multiple datasets to generate 3D views of atmospheric phenomena. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization | |
| FIRMS | The Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) provides access to satellite imagery, active fire/hotspots, and related products to identify the location, extent, and intensity of wildfire activity. | Access, Visualization | |
| Giovanni | Giovanni is a web application for accessing, visualizing, and analyzing Earth science remote sensing data without downloading the data. | Search and Discovery, Analysis, Access, Visualization, Downloading, Subsetting | |
| GUARDIAN | The GNSS-based Upper Atmospheric Realtime Disaster Information and Alert Network (GUARDIAN) is a near real-time (NRT) ionospheric monitoring tool for natural hazards warning. | Monitoring Natural Events | |
| LIS Space Time Domain Search | The Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) Space Time Domain Search allows users to quickly perform a space time domain search of LIS science products. | Search and Discovery | |
| Panoply | Panoply is a cross-platform application that plots geo-referenced and other arrays from netCDF, HDF, GRIB, and other datasets. | Visualization, Customization, Reformatting, Subsetting, Comparison | |
| SeaBASS | SeaBASS is public archive of ocean and atmosphere data captured in situ. The archive is maintained by NASA's Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG). | Downloading |
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