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Humidity Data Access and Tools
NASA’s humidity data range from hourly primary forcing data to modeled data based on measurements from high-altitude aircraft. Our datasets and tools help users find and integrate the data they need to see how humidity influences weather, ecosystems, and how we live our lives.
Humidity Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TROPESS Chemical Reanalysis Surface Specific Humidity 2-Hourly 2-dimensional Product V1 (TRPSCRQ2H2D) at GES DISC | 1 | REANALYSIS MODELS | NOT APPLICABLE | 2005-01-01 to 2021-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1.125 Decimal Degrees x 1.125 Decimal Degrees | |
| Tropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observational eXperiment (TARFOX) - meteorological data from Wallops ground station | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RADIOSONDES | 1996-07-10 to 1996-07-30 | ASCII | ||
| UAlbany Soundings IMPACTS | 1 | BALLOONS | SOUNDERS | 2023-01-05 to 2023-03-01 |
N: 43.621 S: 42.549 E: -72.286 W: -73.851 |
ASCII | |
| UARS Correlative NMC Daily Gridded Stratospheric Assimilated Data V001 (UARZCNMC) at GES DISC | 001 | GDAS | NOT APPLICABLE | 1991-09-12 to 2001-09-30 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| UARS Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) Level 3AT V005 (UARML3AT) at GES DISC | 005 | UARS | MLS | 1991-09-18 to 1999-07-28 |
N: 80 S: -80 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| VEMAP 1: U.S. Climate, 1961-1990 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1961-01-01 to 1990-12-31 |
N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5 |
multiple | |
| VEMAP 1: U.S. Climate Change Scenarios Based on Models with Increased CO2 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1961-01-01 to 1990-12-31 |
N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5 |
multiple | |
| VEMAP 1: U.S. Site Files | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1961-01-01 to 1990-12-31 |
N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5 |
Text File | |
| VEMAP 2: Monthly Historical and Future Climate Data, Alaska, USA | 1 | COMPUTERS | Computer | 1922-01-01 to 2100-12-31 |
N: 71.5 S: 53.5 E: -128.5 W: -170.5 |
netCDF-4 | |
| VEMAP 2: U.S. Annual Climate, 1895-1993 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1895-01-01 to 1993-12-31 |
N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5 |
netCDF-3 | |
| VEMAP 2: U.S. Annual Climate Change Scenarios | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1994-01-01 to 2100-12-31 |
N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5 |
netCDF-3 | |
| VEMAP 2: U.S. Daily Climate, 1895-1993 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1895-01-01 to 1993-12-31 |
N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5 |
netCDF-3 | |
| VEMAP 2: U.S. Daily Climate Change Scenarios | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1994-01-01 to 2100-12-31 |
N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5 |
netCDF-3 | |
| VEMAP 2: U.S. Monthly Climate, 1895-1993, Version 2 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1895-01-01 to 1993-12-31 |
N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5 |
netCDF-3 | |
| VEMAP 2: U.S. Monthly Climate Change Scenarios, Version 2 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1994-01-01 to 2100-12-31 |
N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5 |
netCDF-3 | |
| VIIRS/SNPP Level-2 Water Vapor Products 6-min Swath 750m | 1 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-05-01 to 2018-09-11 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
NetCDF-4 | |
| VIIRS/SNPP Water Vapor Level-3 daily 0.5 x 0.5 degree grid | 1 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-05-01 to 2018-09-11 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| VIIRS/SNPP Water Vapor Level-3 monthly 0.5 x 0.5 degree grid | 1 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-05-01 to 2018-09-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | NetCDF-4 |
| WLDAS Noah-MP 3.6 Land Surface Model L4 Daily 0.01 degree x 0.01 degree Version D1.0 (WLDAS_NOAHMP001_DA1) at GES DISC | D1.0 | Noah-MP-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1979-01-02 |
N: 52.925 S: 25.065 E: -89.025 W: -124.925 |
0.01 Decimal Degrees x 0.01 Decimal Degrees |
Featured Humidity Observation Method: MLS
The Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) instrument is carried aboard the Aqua satellite and acquires measurements globally day and night. The MLS makes measurements of atmospheric composition, temperature, humidity and cloud ice that are needed to learn more about weather, climate, and air quality.
The Microwave Limb Sounder Near-Real Time (MLS NRT) products are provided by the Land, Atmosphere Near-real time Capability for EOS (LANCE).
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.
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