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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) Centre Meteorologie Spatiale (CMS) Monthly Solar Irradiance Data | METEOSAT-3, METEOSAT-5, METEOSAT-4 | NOT APPLICABLE, MSIR | 1992-06-01 to 1992-06-30 | MID-LATITUDE, ATLANTIC OCEAN, NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN, AZORES, BOUNDARY LAYER | ASCII | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) Centre Meteorologie Spatiale (CMS) Weekly Solar Irradiance Data | METEOSAT-3, METEOSAT-5, METEOSAT-4 | NOT APPLICABLE, MSIR | 1992-06-08 to 1992-07-12 | MID-LATITUDE, ATLANTIC OCEAN, BOUNDARY LAYER, STRATOSPHERE, TROPOSPHERE | Binary | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) CSU Surface Observations (FIRE_AX_CSU_MET_SFC) | GROUND STATIONS | PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1992-05-30 to 1992-06-30 | MID-LATITUDE, ATLANTIC OCEAN, NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN, BOUNDARY LAYER, STRATOSPHERE | ASCII | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) ECMWF Surface Diagnostics | ECMWF | Computer | 1992-06-01 to 1992-06-28 | EQUATORIAL, MID-LATITUDE, ATLANTIC OCEAN, NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN, BOUNDARY LAYER | ASCII | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) PSU Malcolm Baldridge Data | Ships | RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS, CEILOMETERS, THERMISTORS, THERMOMETERS, RADIOMETERS | 1992-06-06 to 1992-06-28 | ATLANTIC OCEAN, NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN, EQUATORIAL, MID-LATITUDE, BOUNDARY LAYER | ASCII | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) SOFIA Le Suroit Radiation Pressure Data | Ships | BAROMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, PRESSURE GAUGES, RADIOMETERS | 1992-06-02 to 1992-06-19 | MID-LATITUDE, OCEAN, ATLANTIC OCEAN, NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN, AZORES | ASCII | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus 1 NASA ER-2 Radiometer Data | NASA ER-2 | RADIOMETERS | 1986-10-13 to 1986-11-02 | NORTH AMERICA, MID-LATITUDE, BOUNDARY LAYER, STRATOSPHERE, TROPOSPHERE | ASCII | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Colorado State University (CSU) PRT-6 Data | GROUND STATIONS | PRT, BOLOMETERS | 1991-11-18 to 1991-12-07 | NORTH AMERICA, MID-LATITUDE, BOUNDARY LAYER, TROPOSPHERE, KANSAS | ASCII | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Colorado State University (CSU) Station 1 Data | GROUND STATIONS | PYRANOMETERS, PYRHELIOMETERS | 1991-11-11 to 1991-12-08 | NORTH AMERICA, MID-LATITUDE, BOUNDARY LAYER, TROPOSPHERE, KANSAS | ASCII | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Colorado State University (CSU) Station 2 Data | GROUND STATIONS | PYRANOMETERS, PYRHELIOMETERS | 1991-11-13 to 1991-12-08 | NORTH AMERICA, MID-LATITUDE, BOUNDARY LAYER, TROPOSPHERE, KANSAS | ASCII |
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