Surface Temperature Data Access and Tools

NASA has surface temperature datasets that help researchers characterize how warm air is over land and water. Access a range of data and data tools such as AppEEARS, HEG: HDF-EOS to GeoTIFF Conversion Tool, and GOES-5 Weather Maps to make the most of surface temperature data.

Surface Temperature Datasets

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Dataset Sort descending	Version	Platforms	Instruments	Temporal Extent	Data Format
CERES Regionally Averaged TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Hourly Aqua Edition4A	Edition4A	Aqua	CERES-FM4, CERES-FM3, MODIS	2002-07-03 to Present	HDF4
CERES Regionally Averaged TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Hourly NOAA-20 Edition 1B	Edition1B	NOAA-20	CERES-FM6, VIIRS	2018-05-01 to Present	HDF4
CERES Regionally Averaged TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Hourly NOAA-20 Edition 1C	Edition1C	NOAA-20	CERES-FM6	2018-05-01 to Present	netCDF-4
CERES Regionally Averaged TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Hourly Terra Edition4A	Edition4A	Terra	CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2	2000-03-01 to Present	HDF4
CERES Single Scanner Footprint (SSF) TOA/Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Aqua-FM3 Edition4A	Edition4A	Aqua	CERES-FM3	2002-07-03 to Present	HDF4
CERES Single Scanner Footprint (SSF) TOA/Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Aqua-FM4 Edition4A	Edition4A	Aqua	CERES-FM4	2002-07-03 to 2005-03-29	HDF4
CERES Single Scanner Footprint (SSF) TOA/Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Terra-FM1 Edition4A	Edition4A	Terra	CERES-FM1	2000-03-01 to Present	HDF4
CERES Single Scanner Footprint (SSF) TOA/Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Terra-FM2 Edition4A	Edition4A	Terra	CERES-FM2	2000-03-01 to 2025-01-10	HDF4
CERES Single Scanner Footprint (SSF) TOA/Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols TRMM-PFM Edition2B	Edition2B	TRMM	CERES-PFM	1998-01-01 to 2000-03-31	HDF4
CERES SSF 1 degree Regionally Averaged TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Hourly NPP VIIRS Edition2A	Edition2A	Suomi-NPP	CERES-FM5, VIIRS	2012-02-01 to Present	HDF4

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Featured Surface Temperature Observation Method: AIRS

The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) aboard the Aqua satellite is a hyperspectral instrument that makes daily global measurements of infrared energy reflected by Earth's surface and atmosphere. The data is used to create three-dimensional water vapor and temperature profiles throughout the atmosphere. Meteorologists and other scientists use the data to make weather forecasts and as part of the historical global temperature record.

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AIRS Near Real-Time Data

Near real-time 3D atmospheric data from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument are available through NASA's Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for Earth observation (LANCE).

Access AIRS Data from GES DISC via OPeNDAP Using CMR Search Result

This API allows users to visualize Atmospheric Infrared Sounder data using a Common Metadata Repository search result.

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Access AIRS data from GES DISC via OPeNDAP

Learn how to access and visualize Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) grid data from NASA's Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC) in Python.

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Contributions of NASA's AIRS Instrument Continue with CrIS, ATMS

Next-generation instruments aboard Joint Polar Satellite System spacecraft provide continuity to the AIRS project that began in 2002.

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