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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.
Surface Temperature Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRIP BARBADOS/CAPE VERDE RADIOSONDE V1 | BALLOONS | RADIOSONDES | 2010-08-14 to 2010-09-24 | NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN | ASCII |
| GRIP DC-8 DROPSONDE V3 | NASA DC-8 | DROPSONDES | 2010-08-17 to 2010-09-22 | CARIBBEAN | ASCII |
| GRIP DC-8 METEOROLOGICAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM (MMS) V1 | NASA DC-8 | AIRCRAFT MOTION SENSOR, GPS, INS, PITOT-STATIC SYSTEM, TEMPERATURE PROBES | 2010-08-10 to 2010-09-25 | CARIBBEAN | ASCII |
| GRIP GLOBAL HAWK NAVIGATION AND HOUSEKEEPING DATA V1 | GLOBAL HAWK | GPS, INS | 2010-08-15 to 2010-09-24 | CARIBBEAN | ASCII - XML |
| GRIP WB-57 NAVIGATION AND HOUSEKEEPING DATA V1 | NASA WB-57F | GPS, INS | 2010-08-27 to 2010-09-17 | CARIBBEAN | ASCII |
| High Altitude MMIC Sounding Radiometer (HAMSR) CPEX-AW V1 | NASA DC-8 | HAMSR | 2021-08-17 to 2021-09-04 | VIRGIN ISLANDS | netCDF-3 |
| High Altitude MMIC Sounding Radiometer (HAMSR) EPOCH V1 | GLOBAL HAWK | HAMSR | 2017-08-09 to 2017-08-31 | PACIFIC OCEAN | netCDF-3 |
| High Mountain Asia 1 km 6-hourly Downscaled Meteorological Data 2003 to 2018 V001 | CHIRPS, ECMWF | NOT APPLICABLE | 2003-01-01 to 2018-12-31 | HIMALAYAS | netCDF-4, GeoTIFF |
| High Mountain Asia 4-km Dynamically Downscaled Meteorological Data, 2000-2015 V001 | MODELS | NOT APPLICABLE | 2000-01-01 to 2016-01-01 | TAJIKISTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN | netCDF-4 |
| High Mountain Asia Daily 5 km Downscaled SPEAR Precipitation and Air Temperature Projections V001 | MODELS | NOT APPLICABLE | 1990-01-01 to 2014-12-31, 2015-01-01 to 2100-12-31 | AFGHANISTAN, TAJIKISTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, PAKISTAN | netCDF-4 |
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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.
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.
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