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ASDC Preservation Documents
Access preservation information for projects at the Atmospheric Science Data Center (ASDC).
- Science Data Products: Data Access
- ACTIVATE ISARA Data Access - Information on how to access the ACTIVATE Ambient aerosol properties derived using ISARA from various in situ measurements
- Science Data Products: Data Management Plan
- ACTIVATE Data Management Plan - Document providing a detailed overview of the data that was planned to be collected during ACTIVATE, instrument descriptions, and estimates of data volumes
- Science Data Products: Science Goals
- ACTIVATE Science Goals and Objectives - Detailed science objectives of the ACTIVATE campaign
- Product Documentation: Airborne Science Program Falcon Flight Reports
- ACTIVATE Falcon Flight Reports - Deployment 1 - Falcon Airborne Science Program flight reports for Deployment 1 (Do not cite)
- ACTIVATE Falcon Flight Reports - Deployment 2 - Falcon Airborne Science Program flight reports for Deployment 2 (Do not cite)
- ACTIVATE Falcon Flight Reports - Deployment 3 - Falcon Airborne Science Program flight reports for Deployment 3 (Do not cite)
- ACTIVATE Falcon Flight Reports - Deployment 4 - Falcon Airborne Science Program flight reports for Deployment 4 (Do not cite)
- ACTIVATE Falcon Flight Reports - Deployment 5 - Falcon Airborne Science Program flight reports for Deployment 5 (Do not cite)
- ACTIVATE Falcon Flight Reports - Deployment 6 - Falcon Airborne Science Program flight reports for Deployment 6 (Do not cite)
- Product Documentation: Airborne Science Program King Air Flight Reports
- ACTIVATE King Air Flight Reports - Deployment 1 - King Air Airborne Science Program flight reports for Deployment 1 (Do not cite)
- ACTIVATE King Air Flight Reports - Deployment 2 - King Air Airborne Science Program flight reports for Deployment 2 (Do not cite)
- ACTIVATE King Air Flight Reports - Deployment 3 - King Air Airborne Science Program flight reports for Deployment 3 (Do not cite)
- ACTIVATE King Air Flight Reports - Deployment 4 - King Air Airborne Science Program flight reports for Deployment 4 (Do not cite)
- ACTIVATE King Air Flight Reports - Deployment 5 - King Air Airborne Science Program flight reports for Deployment 5 (Do not cite)
- ACTIVATE King Air Flight Reports - Deployment 6 - King Air Airborne Science Program flight reports for Deployment 6 (Do not cite)
- Product Documentation: Flight Catalog
- ACTIVATE Flight Catalog - Document providing an overview of ACTIVATE flights (dates, start/stop times) and the objectives of each flight
- Product Documentation: Participant List
- ACTIVATE Science Team and Participant List - List of science team members and individuals that supported the ACTIVATE campaign
- Product Documentation: ReadMe Files
- ACTIVATE-MERRA2-MODIS Data ReadMe - ReadMe file for the ACTIVATE MODIS/MERRA-2 dataset
- ACTIVATE Dropsonde ReadMe 20200214-20200930 - ReadMe file for the Dropsonde data collected during the 2020 deployments
- ACTIVATE Dropsonde ReadMe 20210120-20210630 - ReadMe file for the Dropsonde data collected during the 2021 deployments
- ACTIVATE Dropsonde ReadMe 20211130-20220618 - ReadMe file for the Dropsonde data collected during the 2022 deployments
- ACTIVATE Leg-Mean Statistics ReadMe 20200214-20200930 - ReadMe file for the Leg-Mean Statistics for the 2020 deployments
- ACTIVATE Leg-Mean Statistics ReadMe 20210127-20211210 - ReadMe file for the Leg-Mean Statistics for the 2021 deployments
- ACTIVATE Leg-Mean Statistics ReadMe 20220111-20220618 - ReadMe file for the Leg-Mean Statistics for the 2022 deployments
- ACTIVATE HSRL-2 ReadMe 20200214 - ReadMe file for the High Spectral Resolution Lidar - 2 (HSRL-2) for the 2020 deployments
- ACTIVATE HSRL-2 ReadMe 20210129 - ReadMe file for the High Spectral Resolution Lidar - 2 (HSRL-2) for the 2021 deployments
- ACTIVATE HSRL-2 ReadMe 20220111 - ReadMe file for the High Spectral Resolution Lidar - 2 (HSRL-2) for the 2022 deployments
- ACTIVATE Forward Camera ReadMe 20200214-20200930 - ReadMe file for the Falcon Forward Camera for the 2020 deployments
- ACTIVATE Forward Camera ReadMe 20210127-20210630 - ReadMe file for the Falcon Forward Camera for the 2021 deployments
- ACTIVATE Forward Camera ReadMe 20211130-20220618 - ReadMe file for the Falcon Forward Camera for the 2022 deployments
- ACTIVATE RSP Aerosol ReadMe 20200210-20200930 - ACTIVATE Research Scanning Polarimeter (RSP) Aerosol ReadMe File
- ACTIVATE RSP Cloud ReadMe 20200210-20200930 - ACTIVATE Research Scanning Polarimeter (RSP) Cloud ReadMe File
- ACTIVATE RSP Level-1C ReadMe 20200210-20200930 - ACTIVATE Research Scanning Polarimeter (RSP) Level-1C ReadMe File
- Product Documentation: Preservation Checklist
- ACTIVATE Preservation Checklist - Checklist indicating what has been completed for Preservation
- Mission Calibration: Aircraft Takeoff-Landing Times
- ACTIVATE 2020 Aircraft Takeoff and Landing Times - List of aircraft takeoff and landing times for the 2020 deployments
- ACTIVATE 2021 Aircraft Takeoff and Landing Times - List of aircraft takeoff and landing times for the 2021 deployments
- ACTIVATE 2022 Aircraft Takeoff and Landing Times - List of aircraft takeoff and landing times for the 2022 deployments
- Mission Calibration: Instrumentation Information
- ACTIVATE Instrument List - List of instruments that collected data during ACTIVATE
- Science Data Products: Flight Reports
- DCOTSS 2021 Flight Reports - Flight Reports from the 2021 DCOTSS deployment
- DCOTSS 2022 Flight Reports - Flight Reports from the 20222 DCOTSS deployment
- Science Data Products: Open Data Workshop
- DCOTSS 2021 Open Data Workshop Overview - Overview of the DCOTSS campaign and data access presented during the 2021 Open Data Workshop
- DCOTSS 2022 Open Data Workshop Data Access Presentation - Detailed data access presentation given during the 2022 Open Data Workshop
- DCOTSS 2022 Open Data Workshop Overview - Overview of the DCOTSS campaign and data access presented during the 2022 Open Data Workshop
- DCOTSS Open Data Workshop Instrument Overview Presentations - Instrument overview presentations given by the instrument Principal Investigators during the Open Data Workshop
- Science Data Products: Platform and Instrument Information
- DCOTSS Airborne Platform and Instrument Descriptions - Description of the NASA ER-2 Aircraft and Instrument Payload used to collect data during DCOTSS
- DCOTSS Meteorological Model Descriptions - Description of meteorological model data used to support DCOTSS
- DCOTSS Radar Data Descriptions - Description of radar data collected to support DCOTSS
- DCOTSS Satellite Data Descriptions - Description of satellite data collected to support DCOTSS
- Science Data Products: Science Questions
- DCOTSS Science Objectives and Overview - Detailed science objectives of the DCOTSS campaign
- Science Data Products: Data Management Plan
- DCOTSS Data Management Plan - Document providing a detailed overview of the data that was planned to be collected during DCOTSS, instrument descriptions, and estimates of data volumes
- Product Documentation: Participant List
- DCOTSS Science Team Members and Participant List - List of science team members and individuals that supported the DCOTSS campaign
- Product Documentation: Flight Catalog
- DCOTSS Flight Catalog - Document providing an overview of DCOTSS flights (dates, start/stop times) and the objectives of each flight
- Product Documentation: Preservation Checklist
- DCOTSS Preservation Checklist - Checklist indicating what has been completed for preservation
- Mission Calibration: Aircraft Payload
- DCOTSS ER-2 Aircraft Payload Diagram - Diagram of the instrument payload onboard the NASA ER-2 aircraft during DCOTSS
- Mission Calibration: Instrument Information
- DCOTSS Instrument List - List of instruments used during DCOTSS
- Mission Calibration: Photo and Video Information
- How to Access DCOTSS Photos and Videos - Provides information on how to access and download aircraft images and videos collected during DCOTSS
- Science Data Products: Aircraft Science Reports
- NAAMES 2015 C-130 Science Reports - C-130 aircraft science reports for the 2015 NAAMES deployment (Do not cite)
- Science Data Products: CO-Winds Models - CO/Winds Models imagery for the 2015 and 2016 NAAMES deployments
- Science Data Products: Ceilometer Quicklooks
- NAAMES RV Atlantis Ceilometer-Radiometer Quicklooks 2015 - Quicklook reports for ceilometer on the R/V Atlantis (Do not cite)
- NAAMES RV Atlantis Ceilometer Quicklooks 2016 - Quicklook reports for ceilometer on the R/V Atlantis (Do not cite)
- Science Data Products: Column Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) - Column AOD imagery for the 2015 and 2016 NAAMES deployments
- Science Data Products: Cloud Fraction Models - Cloud Fraction Model imagery for the 2015 and 2016 NAAMES deployments
- NAAMES Cloud Fraction Models 20151105-20151107
- NAAMES Cloud Fraction Models 20151108-20151111
- NAAMES Cloud Fraction Models 20151112-20151114
- NAAMES Cloud Fraction Models 20151115-20151116
- NAAMES Cloud Fraction Models 20151117-20151119
- NAAMES Cloud Fraction Models 20151120-20151122
- NAAMES Cloud Fraction Models 20151123-20151125
- NAAMES Cloud Fraction Models 20151126-20151127
- NAAMES Cloud Fraction Models 20160515-20160517
- NAAMES Cloud Fraction Models 20160518-20160520
- NAAMES Cloud Fraction Models 20160521-20160523
- NAAMES Cloud Fraction Models 20160524-20160525
- NAAMES Cloud Fraction Models 20160526-20160528
- NAAMES Cloud Fraction Models 20160529-20160531
- NAAMES Cloud Fraction Models 20160601-20160603
- NAAMES Cloud Fraction Models 20160604-20160605
- Science Data Products: Eddy Maps
- NAAMES 2015 Eddy Maps - Eddy map imagery for the 2015 deployment
- NAAMES 2016 Eddy Maps - Eddy map imagery for the 2016 deployment
- NAAMES 2017 Eddy Maps - Eddy map imagery for the 2017 deployment
- NAAMES 2018 Eddy Maps - Eddy map imagery for the 2018 deployment
- Science Data Products: Extinction Curtains Models - Extinction curtain imagery for the 2015 and 2016 deployments
- NAAMES Flight Track Extinction Curtains 20151115-20151127
- NAAMES Meridional Extinction Curtains 20151115-20151127
- NAAMES Flight Track Extinction Curtains 20160515-20160525
- NAAMES Flight Track Extinction Curtains 20160526-20160605
- NAAMES Meridional Extinction Curtains 20160515-20160525
- NAAMES Meridional Extinction Curtains 20160526-20160605
- Science Data Products: HSRL-1 Quicklook Reports
- NAAMES 2015 HSRL-1 Quicklook Reports - HSRL-1 Quicklook Reports for the 2015 deployment (Do Not Cite)
- NAAMES 2016 HSRL-1 Quicklook Reports- HSRL-1 Quicklook Reports for the 2016 deployment (Do Not Cite)
- NAAMES 2017 HSRL-1 Quicklook Reports - HSRL-1 Quicklook Reports for the 2017 deployment (Do Not Cite)
- Science Data Products: HSRL-1 Data File Descriptions
- NAAMES 2015 HSRL-1 ReadMe - ReadMe file for the HSRL-1 for the 2015 deployment
- NAAMES 2016 HSRL-1 ReadMe - ReadMe file for the HSRL-1 for the 2016 deployment
- NAAMES 2017 HSRL-1 ReadMe - ReadMe file for the HSRL-1 for the 2017 deployment
- Science Data Products: Science Proposal
- NAAMES Science Proposal - Document providing an overview of the objectives of the NAAMES campaign
- Science Data Products: Sondes Skew-T Images
- NAAMES 2015 Sondes Skew-T Images - 2015 Sondes Skew-T images (Do Not Cite)
- NAAMES 2016 Sondes Skew-T Images - 2016 Sondes Skew-T images (Do Not Cite)
- Product Documentation: Airborne Science Program C-130 Flight Reports
- NAAMES 2015 C-130 Flight Reports - C-130 Airborne Science Program flight reports for the 2015 deployment (Do not cite)
- NAAMES 2016 C-130 Flight Reports - C-130 Airborne Science Program flight reports for the 2016 deployment (Do not cite)
- NAAMES 2017 C-130 Flight Reports - C-130 Airborne Science Program flight reports for the 2017 deployment (Do not cite)
- Product Documentation: R/V Atlantis Ship Reports
- NAAMES 2015 RV Atlantis Ship Reports - R/V Atlantis ship reports for the 2015 deployment (Do not cite)
- Product Documentation: Flight Catalog
- NAAMES Flight Catalog - Document providing an overview of NAAMES flights (dates, start/stop times) and the objectives of each flight
- Product Documentation: R/V Atlantis Ship Tracks
- NAAMES RV Atlantis Ship Tracks - KMZ files of the RV Atlantis ship tracks during NAAMES
- Product Documentation: Preservation Checklist
- NAAMES Preservation Checklist - Checklist indicating what has been completed for preservation
- Mission Calibration: Daily Status Reports
- NAAMES 2015 Status Reports - Daily status reports for the C-130 and R/V Atlantis during the 2015 deployment (Do not cite)
- NAAMES 2016 Status Reports - Daily status reports for the C-130 and R/V Atlantis during the 2016 deployment (Do not cite)
- Mission Calibration: Instrument Information
- NAAMES Instrument Overviews - Documents providing overview of the instruments used during NAAMES
Satellite Missions
Preflight Operations Calibration: Instrument Description
- Optics Error Budget Review
- TES Processing Plan (Early Post-Launch Processing)
- This document describes the early Post-Launch portion of the processing plan for the TES Ground Data System. The planning description covers processing to be performed at both the Production SIPS at Raytheon and the Science Computing Facility (and Science SIPS) at JPL.
- TES Project Guide (Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer Langley ASDC Project Guide)
- TES Scientific Objectives & Approach, Goals and Requirements
- This document presents the current revision of the scientific objectives, approaches, goals, and requirements for TES, selected for flight on the Earth Observing System (EOS) CHEM I polar orbiting platform.
Preflight Pre-Operations Calibration Data
Science Data Products: Raw Data and Derived Products
- TES Level 1A, 1B, 2 and 3 Algorithms Scientific Goals and Rquirements
- The Level 1A, 1B, 2 & 3 Algorithms Scientific Goals & Requirements Document lists the goals and requirements for both the operational and SCF-maintained versions of the TES Data Analysis Algorithms.
- TES Level 2 Versioning/Level 2 Standard and Special Observation Products
- TES Level 3 Algorithms, Requirements & Products
- This document defines the TES (Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer) Level 3 data products and to describe the algorithms to generate the Level 3 data and the associated browsing images.
- TES Level 3 Versioning_Level 3 Global Survey Products
Product Documentation: Processing and Algorithm Version History
- AVDC TES Lite products user’s guide
- This user guide provides information for users of TES Lite products.
- TES Level 2 (L2) Data Users Guide, V7.0
- This document provides an overview of the TES instrument and the Level 2 (L2) volume mixing ratio (vmr) and temperature profile data. The document should provide an investigator the information necessary to successfully use TES data for scientific studies.
- TES Level 3 (L3) Data Plot Users Guide
- This document briefly describes the processing and products at L3 step, providing useful information for TES L3 data and image users in their analyses.
Product Documentation: Product Generation Algorithms
- TES Level 1B Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document
- This Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD) describes the algorithms used to produce Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES) radiometrically calibrated spectra. These spectra are the input measurements to the Level 2 retrieval algorithm that will produce the TES Standard Data Products.
- TES Level 2 Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document
- This Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD) describes Level 2 (vertical concentration profiles of the selected species) retrieval algorithms that will produce the TES Standard Data Products.
Product Documentation: Product Quality
- Aura-TES L1B Products Beta Release Quality Description
- Summary of precision estimates, systematic errors, and validation of TES L1B Version 001 data products.
- Aura-TES L1B Products Version 2 Quality Description
- Summary of precision estimates, systematic errors, and validation of TES L1B Version 002 data products.
- Aura-TES L2 Products Beta Release Quality Description
- Summary of Level 2 Products Quality for Version 001 products
- Aura-TES L2 Products Version 2 Quality Description
- Summary of Level 2 Products Quality for Version 002 products
- Aura-TES L2 Products Version 3 Quality Description
- Summary of Level 2 Products Quality for Version 003 products
- Aura-TES L2 Products Version 4 Quality Description
- Summary of Level 2 Products Quality for Version 004 products
- Aura-TES L2 Products Version 5 Quality Description
- Summary of Level 2 Products Quality for Version 005 products
- Aura-TES L2 Products Version 6 Data Quality Description
- Summary of Level 2 Products Quality for Version 006 products
- Aura-TES L2 Products Version 7 Data Quality Description
- Summary of Level 2 Products Quality for Version 007 products
- Aura-TES L2 Products Version 8 Data Quality Description
- Summary of Level 2 Products Quality for Version 008 products
- Aura-TES L3 Products Quality Description
- TES Calibration Modifications 2010
Product Documentation: Product Requirements and Designs
- TES Data Product Specification V10.11 R10.0
- This document provides specifications for all of the TES standard data products identified in the ICD between ECS and SIPS (423-41-57-10, Volume 10) and TES special observation data products. This document provides a source of requirements to Framework for supporting the listed data types and data objects. This document provides a source of requirements to the subsystems for the contents and formats of the standard data products.
- TES Data Product Specification V10.13 R10.0
- This document provides specifications for all of the TES standard data products identified in the ICD between ECS and SIPS (423-41-57-10, Volume 10) and TES special observation data products. This document provides a source of requirements to Framework for supporting the listed data types and data objects. This document provides a source of requirements to the subsystems for the contents and formats of the standard data products.
- TES Data Product Specification V11.8 R11.1
- This document provides specifications for all of the TES standard data products identified in the ICD between ECS and SIPS (423-41-57-10, Volume 10) and TES special observation data products. This document provides a source of requirements to Framework for supporting the listed data types and data objects. This document provides a source of requirements to the subsystems for the contents and formats of the standard data products.
- TES Data Product Specification V11.9 R11.3
- This document provides specifications for all of the TES standard data products identified in the ICD between ECS and SIPS (423-41-57-10, Volume 10) and TES special observation data products. This document provides a source of requirements to Framework for supporting the listed data types and data objects. This document provides a source of requirements to the subsystems for the contents and formats of the standard data products.
- TES Data Product Specification V12.0 R12.0
- This document provides specifications for all of the TES standard data products identified in the ICD between ECS and SIPS (423-41-57-10, Volume 10) and TES special observation data products. This document provides a source of requirements to Framework for supporting the listed data types and data objects. This document provides a source of requirements to the subsystems for the contents and formats of the standard data products.
- TES Data Product Specification V13.0 R13.0
- This document provides specifications for all of the TES standard data products identified in the ICD between ECS and SIPS (423-41-57-10, Volume 10) and TES special observation data products. This document provides a source of requirements to Framework for supporting the listed data types and data objects. This document provides a source of requirements to the subsystems for the contents and formats of the standard data products.
- TES Data Product Specification V14.0 R14.0
- This document provides specifications for all of the TES standard data products identified in the ICD between ECS and SIPS (423-41-57-10, Volume 10) and TES special observation data products. This document provides a source of requirements to Framework for supporting the listed data types and data objects. This document provides a source of requirements to the subsystems for the contents and formats of the standard data products.
- TES Data Product Specification V15.0 R15.0
- This document provides specifications for all of the TES standard data products identified in the ICD between ECS and SIPS (423-41-57-10, Volume 10) and TES special observation data products. This document provides a source of requirements to Framework for supporting the listed data types and data objects. This document provides a source of requirements to the subsystems for the contents and formats of the standard data products.
- TES Data Product Specification V6.0 R6.4
- This document provides specifications for all of the TES standard data products identified in the ICD between ECS and SIPS (423-41-57-10, Volume 10) and TES special observation data products. This document provides a source of requirements to Framework for supporting the listed data types and data objects. This document provides a source of requirements to the subsystems for the contents and formats of the standard data products.
- TES Data Product Specification V7.0 R7.0
- This document provides specifications for all of the TES standard data products identified in the ICD between ECS and SIPS (423-41-57-10, Volume 10) and TES special observation data products. This document provides a source of requirements to Framework for supporting the listed data types and data objects. This document provides a source of requirements to the subsystems for the contents and formats of the standard data products.
- TES Data Product Specification V8.0 R8.0
- This document provides specifications for all of the TES standard data products identified in the ICD between ECS and SIPS (423-41-57-10, Volume 10) and TES special observation data products. This document provides a source of requirements to Framework for supporting the listed data types and data objects. This document provides a source of requirements to the subsystems for the contents and formats of the standard data products.
- TES Data Product Specification V9.0 R9.0
- This document provides specifications for all of the TES standard data products identified in the ICD between ECS and SIPS (423-41-57-10, Volume 10) and TES special observation data products. This document provides a source of requirements to Framework for supporting the listed data types and data objects. This document provides a source of requirements to the subsystems for the contents and formats of the standard data products.
- TES Data Product Specification V9.1 R9.3
- This document provides specifications for all of the TES standard data products identified in the ICD between ECS and SIPS (423-41-57-10, Volume 10) and TES special observation data products. This document provides a source of requirements to Framework for supporting the listed data types and data objects. This document provides a source of requirements to the subsystems for the contents and formats of the standard data products.
- TES Quick Start Guide
- Information useful for beginners of TES data.
Product Documentation: Product Team
- TES Processing Plan (Early Post-Launch Processing)
- This document describes the early Post-Launch portion of the processing plan for the TES Ground Data System. The planning description covers processing to be performed at both the Production SIPS at Raytheon and the Science Computing Facility (and Science SIPS) at JPL.
Mission Calibration: Calibration Method
- TES Instrument Calibration Report, Volume 1
- Summary of calibration requirements for radiometric, spectral and spatial categories.
Science Data Product Software
- TES Level 2 (L2) Data User’s Guide, V8.0
- This document will provide an overview of the TES instrument and the Level 2 (L2) volume mixing ratio (vmr) and temperature profile data. The document should provide an investigator the information necessary to successfully use TES data for scientific studies. This document discusses TES L2 data version 08 data (F08_12) as well as prior versions.
Science Data Product Validation
- TES Data Versioning and Validation Status
- TES Validation Report V1.00 (Version F02_01 data)
- This document provides sample results from the effort to validate TES L1B and L2 data products.
- TES Validation Report V2.0 (Version F03_03 data)
- This document provides our best determination of the quality of the TES data products based on detailed comparisons between TES L2 data products and other independent data sets.
- TES Validation Report V3.0 (Version F04_04 data)
- This document provides our best determination of the quality of the TES data products based on detailed comparisons between TES L2 data products and other independent data sets.
- TES Validation Report V4.0 (Version F05_05, F05_06, F05_07 data)
- This document provides our best determination of the quality of the TES data products based on detailed comparisons between TES L2 data products and other independent data sets.
- TES Validation Report V5.0 (Version F06_08, F06_09 data)
- This document provides our best determination of the quality of the TES data products based on detailed comparisons between TES L2 data products and other independent data sets.
- TES Validation Report V6.0 (Version F07_10 data)
- This document provides our best determination of the quality of the TES data products based on detailed comparisons between TES L2 data products and other independent data sets.
- TES Validation Report V7.0 (Version F08_11 data)
- This document provides our best determination of the quality of the TES data products based on detailed comparisons between TES L2 data products and other independent data sets.
- TES Validation Report V8.0 (Version F08_12 data)
- This document provides our best determination of the quality of the TES data products based on detailed comparisons between TES Level 2 (L2) data products and other independent data sets.
Science Data Software Tools