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.
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Surface Temperature Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABoVE: Dall Sheep Lamb Recruitment and Climate Data, Alaska and NW Canada, 2000-2015 | 1 | Airplane, SATELLITES, FIELD SURVEYS | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, MODIS | 2000-01-01 to 2015-12-31 |
N: 69.7074 S: 59.5978 E: -123.547 W: -163.281 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Environmental Conditions During Fall Moose Hunting Seasons, Alaska, 2000-2016 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, Terra, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, Aqua | WATER LEVEL GAUGES, MODIS, THERMOMETERS | 2000-01-01 to 2016-12-31 |
N: 64.9322 S: 64.5525 E: -156.665 W: -158.533 |
CSV | |
| ABoVE: Synthesis of Burned and Unburned Forest Site Data, AK and Canada, 1983-2016 | 1 | MODELS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | Computer, PROBES, SOIL SAMPLER | 1983-01-01 to 2016-08-08 |
N: 67.2297 S: 53.1911 E: -88.612 W: -150.902 |
CSV | |
| ABoVE: Tundra Plant Functional Type Continuous-Cover, North Slope, Alaska, 2010-2015 | 1 | LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8 | TM, ETM+, OLI | 2010-07-01 to 2015-08-31 |
N: 73.8004 S: 65.5858 E: -143.978 W: -167.476 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: TVPRM Simulated Net Ecosystem Exchange, Alaskan North Slope, 2008-2017 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, OCO-2, COMPUTERS, SATELLITES | TEMPERATURE SENSORS, THERMOMETERS, OCO SPECTROMETERS, Computer, MODIS | 2008-01-01 to 2017-12-31 |
N: 77.2626 S: 56.0895 E: -128.592 W: -177.469 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| ABoVE: Wolf Denning Phenology and Reproductive Success, Alaska and Canada, 2000-2017 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS, MODELS, Terra | GPS, Computer, MODIS | 2000-03-29 to 2017-08-31 |
N: 67.8362 S: 52.9705 E: -112.967 W: -154.581 |
CSV | |
| ACCLIP WB-57 Aircraft Merge Data | 1 | NASA WB-57F | Computer | 2022-07-16 to 2022-09-14 |
N: 61.5 S: 16.6 E: 180 W: -180 |
ICARTT | |
| ACCLIP WB-57 Aircraft Model Data | 1 | GEOS, NASA WB-57F | Computer, MMS | 2022-07-14 to 2022-09-14 |
N: 61.5 S: 16.6 E: 180 W: -180 |
ICARTT | |
| ACTIVATE King Air Meteorological and Navigational Data | 1 | King Air | GPS, DROPSONDES, HYGROMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PITOT-STATIC SYSTEM, TEMPERATURE SENSORS | 2019-12-16 to 2022-06-30 |
N: 50 S: 25 E: -58.5 W: -85 |
ICARTT | |
| Aeolus CalVal Dropsonde Profiles | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DROPSONDES | 2019-04-18 to 2019-04-30 |
N: 52 S: 5 E: -113 W: -159 |
ASCII | |
| Aeolus CalVal Meteorological and Navigational | 1 | NASA DC-8 | GPS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HYGROMETERS, PRESSURE SENSORS | 2019-04-17 to 2019-04-30 |
N: 52 S: 5 E: -113 W: -159 |
ICARTT | |
| Aircraft Flux-Detrended: NRCC (FIFE) | 1 | DHC-6 | HYGROMETERS, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, RADAR ALTIMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS | 1987-06-26 to 1989-10-31 |
N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102 |
multiple | |
| Aircraft Flux-Detrended: U of Wy. (FIFE) | 1 | B-200 | HYGROMETERS, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, RADAR ALTIMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS | 1987-08-11 to 1989-10-31 |
N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102 |
multiple | |
| Aircraft Flux-Detrended: Univ. Col. (FIFE) | 1 | B-200 | HYGROMETERS, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, RADAR ALTIMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS | 1987-05-26 to 1989-10-31 |
N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102 |
multiple | |
| Aircraft Flux-Filtered: NRCC (FIFE) | 1 | DHC-6 | HYGROMETERS, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, RADAR ALTIMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS | 1987-06-26 to 1989-10-31 |
N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102 |
multiple | |
| Aircraft Flux-Filtered: U of Wy. (FIFE) | 1 | B-200 | HYGROMETERS, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, RADAR ALTIMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS | 1987-08-11 to 1989-10-31 |
N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102 |
multiple | |
| Aircraft Flux-Filtered: Univ. Col. (FIFE) | 1 | B-200 | HYGROMETERS, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, RADAR ALTIMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS | 1987-05-26 to 1989-10-31 |
N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102 |
multiple | |
| Aircraft Flux-Raw: NRCC (FIFE) | 1 | DHC-6 | HYGROMETERS, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, RADAR ALTIMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS | 1987-06-26 to 1989-10-31 |
N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102 |
multiple | |
| Aircraft Flux-Raw: U of Wy. (FIFE) | 1 | B-200 | HYGROMETERS, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, RADAR ALTIMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS | 1987-08-11 to 1989-10-31 |
N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102 |
multiple | |
| Aircraft Flux-Raw: Univ. Col. (FIFE) | 1 | B-200 | HYGROMETERS, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, RADAR ALTIMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS | 1987-05-26 to 1989-10-31 |
N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102 |
multiple | |
| AIRS/Aqua L2 Near Real Time (NRT) Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS-only) V006 (AIRS2RET_NRT) | 006 | Aqua | AIRS | 2016-10-15 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers | |
| AIRS/Aqua L2 Near Real Time (NRT) Support Retrieval (AIRS-only) V006 (AIRS2SUP_NRT) | 006 | Aqua | AIRS | 2016-10-15 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers | |
| AIRS/Aqua L2 Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU) V006 (AIRX2RET) | 006 | Aqua | AIRS, AMSU-A | 2002-08-30 to 2016-09-24 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers | |
| AIRS/Aqua L2 Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU+HSB) V006 (AIRH2RET) | 006 | Aqua | AIRS, AMSU-A, HSB | 2002-08-30 to 2003-02-05 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers | |
| AIRS/Aqua L2 Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS-only) V006 (AIRS2RET) | 006 | Aqua | AIRS | 2002-08-30 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers |
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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