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Solar Radiation Data Access and Tools
NASA's archives include data from the Sentinel-5P satellite's TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) providing measurements of solar radiance and irradiance levels, and the VEMAP 2 project 100-year climate change scenario estimates. Our datasets and tools help researchers translate these interconnected data points into actionable knowledge.
Solar Radiation Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) S-10N (Nonscanner-only) Wide Field of View (WFOV) Shape Filter (SF) Radiant Flux and Albedo Edition 3 in Native Format | ERBS | ERBE | 1984-11-01 to 1999-09-30 | GLOBAL | Binary | |
| Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) S-7 Monthly Medium-Wide Data Tape | NOAA-10, NOAA-9, ERBS | ERBE | 1984-11-05 to 1999-09-30 | GLOBAL | Binary | |
| Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) S-8 Processed Archival Tape | NOAA-10, NOAA-9, ERBS | ERBE, ERB-SCANNER | 1984-11-05 to 1990-02-28 | GLOBAL | Binary | |
| Earth Radiation Budget through Earth Radiation Budget Satellite Wide-field-of-view Nonscanner Observations Edition | ERBS | ERBE WFOV Nonscanner | 1985-01-01 to 1998-12-31 | NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE, TROPICS, WESTERN HEMISPHERE, EASTERN HEMISPHERE | NetCDF-4 | |
| Earth Radiation Budget through Earth Radiation Budget Satellite Wide-field-of-view Nonscanner Observations Edition 4.1 | ERBS | ERBE WFOV Nonscanner | 1985-01-01 to 1999-12-31 | SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE, WESTERN HEMISPHERE, TROPICS, NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, MID-LATITUDE | NetCDF-4 | |
| Eddy Corr. Surface Flux: UNL (FIFE) | FIELD INVESTIGATION | CO2 ANALYZERS, Bowen Ratio Devices, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, HYGROMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-28 to 1989-08-13 | N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 | multiple | |
| Eddy Corr. Surface Flux: USGS (FIFE) | FIELD INVESTIGATION | Bowen Ratio Devices, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, HYGROMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-25 to 1987-10-17 | N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 | multiple | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Arctic Cloud Experiment (ACE) Radiation Measurement System (RAMS) | C-130 | RAMS | 1998-05-04 to 1998-07-30 | BEAUFORT SEA, ARCTIC, POLAR | NetCDF | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) Centre Meteorologie Spatiale (CMS) Daily Solar Irradiance Data | METEOSAT-3, METEOSAT-5, METEOSAT-4 | NOT APPLICABLE, MSIR | 1992-06-01 to 1992-07-02 | MID-LATITUDE, ATLANTIC OCEAN, BOUNDARY LAYER, STRATOSPHERE, TROPOSPHERE | Binary | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) Centre Meteorologie Spatiale (CMS) Hourly Solar Irradiance Data | METEOSAT-3, METEOSAT-4, METEOSAT-5 | MIR | 1992-05-24 to 1992-07-02 | MID-LATITUDE, ATLANTIC OCEAN, BOUNDARY LAYER, STRATOSPHERE, TROPOSPHERE | ZIP |
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