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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.
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.
This API allows users to visualize Atmospheric Infrared Sounder data using a Common Metadata Repository search result.
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.
Next-generation instruments aboard Joint Polar Satellite System spacecraft provide continuity to the AIRS project that began in 2002.
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Surface Temperature Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site Averaged AMS Data: 1989 (Betts) | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1989-01-01 to 1989-11-10 | N: 39.1161 S: 38.9753 E: -96.447 W: -96.611 | CSV | |
| Soil CO2 Flux Data (FIFE) | FIELD INVESTIGATION | LICOR PLANT CANOPY ANALYZER, LICOR SOIL GAS CHAMBER, TDR, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE | 1989-07-24 to 1989-08-12 | N: 39.09 S: 38.98 E: -96.54 W: -96.55 | multiple | |
| Sub-daily Climate Forcings for Puerto Rico | COMPUTERS | Computer | 1950-01-01 to 2019-12-31 | PUERTO RICO | N: 19.94 S: 16.84 E: -64.1 W: -67.9928 | netCDF-4 |
| Surface Meteorology Data: NCDC (FIFE) | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | DRY BULB THERMOMETERS, WET BULB THERMOMETERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, ANEROID PRESSURE SENSOR, ANEMOMETERS | 1988-10-01 to 1989-10-31 | N: 40.85 S: 37.62 E: -95.48 W: -97.87 | CSV | |
| TCSP TICOSONDE-AURA 2005 V1 | RADIOSONDES, BALLOONS | GPS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, PRESSURE SENSORS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, RADIOSONDES | 2005-06-15 to 2005-08-24 | COSTA RICA | N: 10.127 S: 9.748 E: -84.154 W: -85.189 | ASCII |
| Temperature Profiles: Radiosonde (FIFE) | BALLOONS | RADIOSONDES | 1987-05-26 to 1989-10-31 | N: 39.12 S: 39.12 E: -96.56 W: -96.56 | CSV | |
| The ABCflux Database: Arctic-Boreal CO2 Flux and Site Environmental Data, 1989-2020 | MODELS, FIELD SURVEYS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | Computer, PROBES, THERMOMETERS, GAS SENSORS | 1989-12-01 to 2020-09-30 | RUSSIAN FEDERATION, NORWAY, CANADA, ICELAND, SWEDEN | N: 82.8225 S: 48.2167 E: 161.55 W: -165.62 | CSV |
| Trends of Thermal, Wetness, and Vegetative Change in the Circumpolar Arctic | COMPUTERS | Computer | 1980-01-01 to 2020-12-31 | ARCTIC | N: 90 S: 30 E: 180 W: -180 | multiple |
| Tundra Plant Reflectance, CO2 Exchange, PAM Fluorometry, and Pigments, AK, 2001-2002 | FIELD SURVEYS | FLUOROMETERS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, SPECTROMETERS | 2001-06-08 to 2002-08-16 | ALASKA | N: 71.32 S: 70.453 E: -156.598 W: -157.407 | CSV |
| VEMAP 1: U.S. Climate Change Scenarios Based on Models with Increased CO2 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1961-01-01 to 1990-12-31 | N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5 | multiple |
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