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Photosynthetically Active Radiation Data Access and Tools
From discovery to visualization, data tools such as Worldview, Giovanni, and Earthdata Search guide users in making the most of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) data.
Photosynthetically Active Radiation Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua MODIS Level-3 Global Binned Photosynthetically Available Radiation (PAR) Data, version 2022.0 | 2022.0 | Aqua | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Aqua MODIS Level-3 Global Mapped Photosynthetically Available Radiation (PAR) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 2022.0 | 2022.0 | Aqua | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Aqua MODIS Level-3 Global Mapped Photosynthetically Available Radiation (PAR) Data, version 2022.0 | 2022.0 | Aqua | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Aqua MODIS RegionalMapped Eulerian and Lagrangian Oceanography and Ecology Variables Data, version 1 | 1 | Aqua | MODIS | 2000-01-01 to 2021-10-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Arctic Tundra Flux Study in the Kuparuk River Basin (Alaska), 1994-1996 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, PYRANOMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, IRGA, HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMISTORS, BAROMETERS, SONIC ANEMOMETER, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR | 1994-01-01 to 1997-01-01 |
N: 69 S: 45 E: -130 W: -171 |
ASCII | |
| AVHRR Global Mapped Eulerian and Lagrangian Oceanography and Ecology Variables Data, version 1 | 1 | NOAA POES, Meteorological Operational Satelite | AVHRR | 2000-01-01 to 2009-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| BIGFOOT Meteorological Data for North and South American Sites, 1991-2004 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOMETERS | 1991-01-01 to 2004-12-31 |
N: 71.2719 S: -2.8697 E: -54.96 W: -156.613 |
multiple | |
| BOREAS AFM-01 NOAA/ATDD Long-EZ Aircraft Flux Data over the SSA | 1 | Airplane | THERMISTORS, NET RADIOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, GUST PROBES, IRGA, PRESSURE SENSORS | 1994-05-25 to 1994-09-15 |
N: 54.32 S: 53.42 E: -104.24 W: -106.32 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS Daedalus TMS Level-0 Imagery: Digital Counts in BIL Format | 1 | NASA ER-2 | TMS | 1994-09-16 to 1994-09-17 |
N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.23 W: -106.32 |
BIL | |
| BOREAS Derived Surface Meteorological Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOCOUPLES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR | 1994-01-01 to 1996-12-31 |
N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.23 W: -106.32 |
ASCII |
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