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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOREAS AFM-04 Twin Otter Aircraft Sounding Data | DHC-6 | DRY BULB THERMOMETERS, DEWPOINT HYDROMETERS, IRGA, UV OZONE DETECTORS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, GUST PROBES | 1994-05-25 to 1996-08-08 | N: 56.02 S: 53.21 E: -97.86 W: -106.42 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS AFM-05 Level-1 Upper Air Network Data, R1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, BALLOONS | ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMOMETERS, RADIOSONDES | 1993-08-16 to 1996-10-22 | N: 59.98 S: 50.09 E: -93.5 W: -111 | multiple | |
| BOREAS AFM-05 Level-2 Upper Air Network Standard Pressure Level Data | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, BALLOONS | ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMOMETERS, RADIOSONDES | 1993-08-16 to 1996-10-22 | N: 59.98 S: 50.09 E: -93.5 W: -111 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS AFM-06 Mean Temperature Profile Data | FIELD INVESTIGATION | RASS | 1994-05-21 to 1994-09-21 | N: 59.34 S: 50.57 E: -94.08 W: -110.05 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS AFM-06 Surface Meteorological Data | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES | 1994-05-21 to 1994-09-20 | N: 53.91 S: 53.91 E: -104.4 W: -104.4 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS AFM-08 ECMWF Hourly Surface and Upper Air Data for the SSA and NSA | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1994-05-13 to 1997-03-31 | N: 62 S: 48 E: -92 W: -114 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS Derived Surface Meteorological Data | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOCOUPLES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR | 1994-01-01 to 1996-12-31 | N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.23 W: -106.32 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS Follow-On FLX-01 NSA-OBS Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temp. Data | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOCOUPLES, NET RADIOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR | 1996-10-31 to 1999-01-01 | N: 55.8801 S: 55.8801 E: -98.4814 W: -98.4814 | CSV | |
| BOREAS Follow-On FLX-04 Tower Flux and Meteorological Data from NSA Burn Site | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | IRGA, NET RADIOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, THERMOCOUPLES | 1999-08-11 to 2000-09-30 | N: 60 S: 48 E: -90 W: -111 | CSV | |
| BOREAS Follow-On HMet-01 Level-2 GOES-8 1996 Shortwave and Longwave Radiation | GOES-8 | GOES-8 Imager | 1996-02-12 to 1996-10-23 | N: 60 S: 50 E: -92 W: -111 | BSQ |
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