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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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Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 3 Specific Quality Control Gridded Daily CHART Normal Spectral Resolution V1 1 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2013-01-01 to 2015-11-01

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 3 Specific Quality Control Gridded Daily CLIMCAPS Full Spectral Resolution V2 (SNDRSNIML3SDCCP) 2 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2015-11-02 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 3 Specific Quality Control Gridded Daily CLIMCAPS Normal Spectral Resolution V2 (SNDRSNIML3SDCCPN) 2 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2012-04-19 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 3 Specific Quality Control Gridded Daily SiFSAP V2 (SNDRSNIML3SDSFSP) 2 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2015-11-02 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 3 Specific Quality Control Gridded Monthly CHART Normal Spectral Resolution V1 1 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2013-01-01 to 2015-11-01

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 3 Specific Quality Control Gridded Monthly CLIMCAPS Full Spectral Resolution V2 (SNDRSNIML3SMCCP) 2 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2015-11-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 3 Specific Quality Control Gridded Monthly CLIMCAPS Normal Spectral Resolution V2 (SNDRSNIML3SMCCPN) 2 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2012-04-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 3 Specific Quality Control Gridded Monthly SiFSAP V2 (SNDRSNIML3SMSFSP) 2 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2015-11-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIS Level 3 Climate Fingerprinting Sounder Product (ClimFiSP) Daily: Gridded Atmosphere, Cloud, and Surface Geophysical State V2 2 Suomi-NPP CrIS 2015-11-02 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIS Level 3 Climate Fingerprinting Sounder Product (ClimFiSP) Monthly: Gridded Atmosphere, Cloud, and Surface Geophysical State V2 2 Suomi-NPP CrIS 2015-11-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
SPADE Balloonsondes and Ozonesondes Data 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS RADIOSONDES 1992-10-10 to 1993-10-27

N: 76.23 S: 30.12 E: 179.32 W: -179.48

AMES
SPADE ER-2 Aircraft In-Situ Meteorology and Navigational Data 1 NASA ER-2 MMS, NAVREC, CPFM 1992-10-13 to 1993-10-26

N: 60.25 S: -80.01 E: 125.44 W: -127.01

AMES, EPS
SPADE ER-2 Analysis Model Data 1 NASA ER-2, Data Analysis NOT APPLICABLE, Computer 1992-10-13 to 1993-10-26

N: 60.25 S: -80.01 E: 125.44 W: -127.01

AMES
SPADE Model Data 1 Data Analysis Computer 1992-11-02 to 1993-05-19

N: 60.25 S: -80.01 E: 125.44 W: -127.01

AMES
Spatial Statistical Data Fusion (SSDF) Level 3: CONUS Near-Surface Atmospheric Temperature from Aqua AIRS, V2 (SNDRAQIL3SSDFCNSAT) 2 Aqua AIRS 2002-08-31 to 2020-12-31

N: 50 S: 25 E: -64 W: -125

0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees
Spatial Statistical Data Fusion (SSDF) Level 3: CONUS Near-Surface Atmospheric Temperature from SNPP CrIMSS and Aqua AIRS, V2 (SNDR13IML3SSDFCNSAT) 2 Aqua, Suomi-NPP AIRS, CrIS, ATMS 2012-11-28 to 2020-12-31

N: 50 S: 25 E: -64 W: -125

0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees
SPURS-2 Central mooring CTD, surface flux and meterorological data for the E. Tropical Pacific field campaign 1.0 MOORINGS CTD, MMS 2016-08-16 to 2017-11-16

N: 10.05 S: 10.05 E: -125.03 W: -125.03

1 Meters x 1 Meters netCDF-4
SPURS-2 Research vessel Meteorological series data for the E. Tropical Pacific field campaign R/V Revelle cruises 1.0 R/V Endeavor, R/V Revelle THERMOSALINOGRAPHS, MMS 2016-08-20 to 2017-11-15

N: 24.203 S: 5.055 E: -119.886 W: -144.874

1 Meters x 1 Meters netCDF-4
SPURS-2 Waveglider data for the E. Tropical Pacific field campaign 1.0 AUVS CTD, MMS, CURRENT METERS 2016-08-24 to 2017-11-10

N: 13.8 S: 6.1 E: -108.8 W: -126.4

1 Meters x 1 Meters netCDF-4
STAQS Balloonsondes and Ozonesondes Data 1 BALLOONS OZONESONDES, RADIOSONDES 2023-05-26 to 2023-10-21

N: 42.92 S: 28.84 E: -71.6 W: -107

ICARTT
STAQS Drone Data 1 UAV 2B Technologies 2023-08-01 to 2023-08-18

N: 42.508 S: 42.504 E: -87.805 W: -87.82

ICARTT
STAQS Ground Data 1 GROUND STATIONS DOAS 2023-06-01 to 2023-11-08

N: 42.59 S: 41.96 E: -87.67 W: -87.88

ICARTT
STAQS JSC GV High Spectral Resolution Lidar-2 Data 1 G-V HSRL-2 2023-06-24 to 2023-08-16

N: 44.22 S: 29.25 E: -72.1 W: -119.8

HDF5
STAQS SeaRey Data 1 Airplane 2B Technologies 2023-07-18 to 2023-08-19

N: 45.41 S: 38.67 E: -86.8 W: -89.1

ICARTT
STEP ER-2 Aircraft In-Situ Meteorology and Navigational Data 1 NASA ER-2 MMS, NAVREC, MTP 1987-01-08 to 1987-02-21

N: 37.72 S: -30.11 E: 180 W: -180

AMES, STEP87, EPS
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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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