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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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Bowen Ratio Surface Flux: UNL (FIFE) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION THERMOCOUPLES, Bowen Ratio Devices, HYGROMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS 1987-05-28 to 1987-10-17

N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61

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Bowen Ratio Surface Flux: USGS (FIFE) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION THERMOCOUPLES, Bowen Ratio Devices, HYGROMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS 1987-05-26 to 1987-10-17

N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61

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CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Blowing Snow - Antarctica, V1-00 V1-00 CALIPSO CALIOP 2006-06-12 to 2020-06-30 HDF5
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Blowing Snow - Antarctica, V2-00 V2-00 CALIPSO CALIOP 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 HDF5
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Blowing Snow - Greenland, V1-00 V1-00 CALIPSO CALIOP 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 HDF5
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Stratospheric Aerosol Profiles Standard V1-01 V1-01 CALIPSO CALIOP 2020-07-01 to 2022-01-01 HDF4
CAMEX-3 AIRBORNE VERTICAL ATMOSPHERE PROFILING SYSTEM (AVAPS) V1 1 NASA DC-8 AVAPS 1998-08-15 to 1998-09-22

N: 34.06 S: 14.0367 E: -63.549 W: -85.7233

ASCII, netCDF-3
CAMEX-3 ANDROS ISLAND RAWINSONDE AND RADIOSONDES V1 1 BALLOONS RADIOSONDES, RAWINSONDES 1998-08-04 to 1998-09-20

N: 25.139 S: 24.34 E: -77.403 W: -78.584

ASCII, netCDF-3
CAMEX-3 NAST-I RADIANCE PRODUCTS V1 1 NASA ER-2 NAST-I 1998-08-13 to 1998-09-27

N: 36.0668 S: 13.5693 E: -62.3263 W: -94.3327

TAR
CAMEX-4 DC-8 DROPSONDE SYSTEM V1 1 NASA DC-8 DROPSONDES, DROPWINDSONDES 2001-08-18 to 2001-09-25

N: 39.068 S: 16.615 E: -59.32 W: -87.623

ASCII
CAMEX-4 DC-8 INFORMATION COLLECTION AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM V1 1 NASA DC-8 GPS, TEMPERATURE PROBES 2001-08-18 to 2001-09-25

N: 39.71 S: 16.5317 E: -58.6333 W: -88.215

Binary, ASCII
CAMEX-4 ER-2 NAVIGATION DATA V1 1 NASA ER-2 INS, TEMPERATURE PROBES 2001-08-18 to 2001-09-25

N: 39.4583 S: 16.5617 E: -63.4356 W: -88.4781

ASCII
CAMEX-4 HIGH ALTITUDE MMIC SOUNDING RADIOMETER (HAMSR) V1 1 NASA ER-2 HAMSR, RADIOSONDES 2001-08-18 to 2001-09-25

N: 39.45 S: 13.4 E: -48.56 W: -88.47

Binary
CAMEX-4 MIPS SODAR V1 1 GROUND STATIONS, MIPS SODAR 2001-09-07 to 2001-09-12

N: 24.8 S: 24.6 E: -81.5 W: -81.7

ASCII
CAMEX-4 MIPS SURFACE STATION 1 V1 1 MIPS, GROUND STATIONS ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, HYGROMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOMETERS 2001-08-15 to 2001-09-08

N: 24.8 S: 24.6 E: -81.5 W: -81.7

ASCII
CAMEX-4 MIPS SURFACE STATION 2 V1 1 GROUND STATIONS, MIPS BAROMETERS, HYGROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOMETERS 2001-08-26 to 2001-09-12

N: 24.8 S: 24.6 E: -81.5 W: -81.7

ASCII
CAMEX-4 NOAA WP-3D FLIGHT LEVEL DATA V1 1 WP-3D ORION DEWPOINT HYDROMETERS, GPS, TEMPERATURE PROBES 2001-09-09 to 2001-09-19

N: 50 S: 10 E: -60 W: -100

Not Provided
CAMP2Ex Merge Data Files 1 NASA P-3 Computer 2019-08-22 to 2019-10-07

N: 45 S: -10 E: 180 W: -180

ICARTT, ZIP
CAMP2Ex P-3 In-Situ Meteorological and Navigational Data 1 NASA P-3 GPS, HYGROMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PITOT-STATIC SYSTEM, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, MMS, DLH 2019-08-03 to 2019-10-10

N: 45 S: -10 E: 180 W: -180

ICARTT
Canopy Photosynthesis Rates (FIFE) 1 PHOTOSYNTHESIS CHAMBER LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM 1987-07-01 to 1987-10-12

N: 39.1 S: 39.01 E: -96.5 W: -96.55

multiple
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols 1-Hourly Terra-Aqua-NOAA20 Edition4B Edition4B GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra, NOAA-20, Aqua IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM6, VIIRS, CERES-FM3, CERES-FM4 2000-03-01 to Present HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly Terra-Aqua-NOAA20 Edition4B Edition4B GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra, NOAA-20, Aqua IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM6, VIIRS, CERES-FM3, CERES-FM4 2000-03-01 to Present HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly-Averaged 1-Hourly Terra-Aqua-NOAA20 Edition4B Edition4B GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra, NOAA-20, Aqua IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM6, VIIRS, CERES-FM3, CERES-FM4 2000-03-01 to Present HDF4
CERES and MISR Along-Track Footprint Radiances, Fluxes, and Clouds Terra-FM1 1 Terra MODIS, CERES-FM1, CERES SCANNER, MISR, CERES-FM2 2000-04-12 to 2004-11-02 HDF4
CERES and MISR Along-Track Footprint Radiances, Fluxes, and Clouds Terra-FM2 1 Terra MODIS, CERES-FM1, CERES SCANNER, MISR, CERES-FM2 2000-04-12 to 2005-02-28 HDF4
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