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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 Follow-On HMet-02 Area and Regional Hourly Gridded Met. Data, 1994-1996 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, GOES-7 | TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, RAIN GAUGES, PRESSURE SENSORS, VAS | 1994-01-01 to 1997-01-01 | N: 60 S: 48 E: -90 W: -111 | Binary | |
| BOREAS Follow-On HMet-03 Hourly Meteorological Data at Flux Towers, 1994-1996 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | THERMOCOUPLES, ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS | 1994-01-01 to 1996-12-01 | N: 56 S: 53 E: -98 W: -106 | CSV | |
| BOREAS Follow-On HMet-04 1996-1998 NSA Meteorological Data | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE PROBES, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, WIND MONITOR, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS | 1994-01-01 to 1999-01-01 | N: 60 S: 48 E: -90 W: -111 | CSV | |
| BOREAS Follow-On MOD-01 Regional Daily Averaged Gridded Met. Data, 1994-1996 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, GOES-7 | TEMPERATURE SENSORS, PRESSURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, RAIN GAUGES, VAS | 1994-01-01 to 1997-01-01 | N: 60 S: 48 E: -90 W: -111 | Binary | |
| BOREAS HYD-02 Estimated Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) from Microwave Measurements | DHC-6 | INFRARED RADIOMETERS, MR, PYRANOMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, HYGROMETERS | 1994-02-06 to 1994-02-13 | N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.24 W: -106.3 | CSV | |
| BOREAS HYD-03 Subcanopy Meteorological Data | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | WIND MONITOR, Pyrgeometer, HUMIDITY SENSORS, TEMPERATURE PROBES, INFRARED THERMOMETERS | 1994-02-06 to 1996-03-08 | N: 53.99 S: 53.63 E: -104.69 W: -106.2 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS HYD-05 Bear Trap Creek and Namekus Lake Winter Surface Flux Data | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | PYRANOMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, SONIC ANEMOMETER, THERMOCOUPLES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES | 1994-02-01 to 1996-04-11 | N: 53.85 S: 53.83 E: -106.04 W: -106.17 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS RSS-17 Stem, Soil, and Air Temperature Data | FIELD INVESTIGATION | THERMISTORS | 1993-10-25 to 1995-04-26 | N: 55.88 S: 53.63 E: -98.48 W: -106.2 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS Saskatchewan Forest Fire Control Centre Surface Meteorological Data | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | ANEMOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOMETERS | 1995-05-05 to 1995-10-01 | N: 55.38 S: 53.33 E: -102.48 W: -108.42 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS TE-05 Surface Meteorological & Radiation Data | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMISTORS, THERMOCOUPLES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR | 1994-05-25 to 1994-09-08 | N: 55.93 S: 53.62 E: -98.51 W: -106.19 | ASCII |
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