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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Daily Climatology Data: 1989 (SNF) | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | HYGROMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, THERMOMETERS | 1989-01-01 to 1989-12-31 | N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058 | ASCII | |
| NWS Daily Climatology Data: 1990 (SNF) | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | HYGROMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, THERMOMETERS | 1990-01-01 to 1990-12-31 | N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058 | ASCII | |
| NWS Monthly Climatology Summary (SNF) | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | PYRANOMETERS | 1976-01-01 to 1986-12-31 | N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058 | ASCII | |
| PEM Tropics A P-3B Remotely Sensed Data | P-3B | ACTINOMETER | 1996-08-06 to 1996-09-27 | PACIFIC OCEAN, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, FIJI, CHRISTMAS ISLAND, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS | N: 50 S: -79.03 E: 180 W: -180 | GTE |
| PEM Tropics B DC-8 Remotely Sensed Data | NASA DC-8 | SAFS | 1999-02-20 to 1999-04-19 | PACIFIC OCEAN, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, FIJI, CHRISTMAS ISLAND, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS | N: 40 S: -36.35 E: 180 W: -180 | GTE |
| PEM Tropics B P-3B Remotely Sensed Data | P-3B | SAFS | 1999-03-05 to 1999-04-12 | PACIFIC OCEAN, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, FIJI, CHRISTMAS ISLAND, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS | N: 40 S: -36.33 E: 180 W: -180 | GTE |
| SAFARI 2000 Meteorological and Flux Tower Measurements in Maun, Botswana, 2000 | 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 MODIS Water and Heat Fluxes, Maun, Botswana, Dry Season 2001 | 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 Solar Spectral Flux Radiometer Data, Southern Africa, Dry Season 2000 | CONVAIR CV-580 | SSFR | 2000-08-17 to 2000-09-16 | N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 | netCDF-3 | |
| Sentinel-5P TROPOMI Irradiance product SWIR module L1B V1 (S5P_L1B_IR_SIR) at GES DISC | Sentinel-5P | TROPOMI | 2018-04-30 to 2021-06-30 | GLOBAL |
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