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	Platforms	Instruments	Temporal Extent	Location Keywords	Data Format
GLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.0 (GLDAS_VIC10_3H) at GES DISC	VIC-LSM	NOT APPLICABLE	1948-01-01 to 2014-12-31	GLOBAL LAND
GLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.1 (GLDAS_VIC10_3H) at GES DISC	VIC-LSM	NOT APPLICABLE	2000-01-01 to Present	GLOBAL LAND
GLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 monthly 1.0 x 1.0 degree Early Product V2.1 (GLDAS_VIC10_M_EP) at GES DISC	VIC-LSM	NOT APPLICABLE	2019-12-01 to Present	GLOBAL LAND
GLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 monthly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.0 (GLDAS_VIC10_M) at GES DISC	VIC-LSM	NOT APPLICABLE	1948-01-01 to 2014-12-31	GLOBAL LAND
GLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 monthly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.1 (GLDAS_VIC10_M) at GES DISC	VIC-LSM	NOT APPLICABLE	2000-01-01 to Present	GLOBAL LAND
Global 10-Year Mean Monthly Climatology, 1901-1990 (New et al.)	NOT APPLICABLE	NOT APPLICABLE	1901-01-01 to 1991-01-01		Shapefile
Global 30-Year Mean Monthly Climatology, 1901-1960 (New et al.)	NOT APPLICABLE	NOT APPLICABLE	1901-01-01 to 1961-01-01		Shapefile
Global 30-Year Mean Monthly Climatology, 1930-1960, V2.1 (Cramer and Leeman)	NOT APPLICABLE	NOT APPLICABLE	1930-01-01 to 1960-12-31		ASCII
Global 30-Year Mean Monthly Climatology, 1961-1990 (New et al.)	NOT APPLICABLE	NOT APPLICABLE	1961-01-01 to 1991-01-01		ASCII
Global Annual Soil Respiration Data (Raich and Schlesinger 1992)	FIELD INVESTIGATION	THERMOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PHOTOSYNTHESIS CHAMBER, IRGA	1963-01-01 to 1992-01-01		multiple

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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).

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

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