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Data collected by NASA’s Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU-A) instrument are integral for temperature profiles efforts, among other investigations. Explore AMSU instrument datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.

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AMSU/MSU Lowstratosphere Day/Month Temperature Anomalies and Annual Cycle 1978-01-01 6 ACTIVE 3 ASCII, netCDF-4 Air Temperature
AMSU/MSU Lowtroposphere Day/Month Temperature Anomalies and Annual Cycle V6 1978-01-01 6 ACTIVE 3 ASCII, netCDF-4 Air Temperature
AMSU/MSU Midtroposphere Day/Month Temperature Anomalies and Annual Cycle V6 1978-01-01 6 ACTIVE 3 ASCII, netCDF-4 Air Temperature
AMSU/MSU Tropopause Day/Month Temperature Anomalies and Annual Cycle V6 1978-01-01 6 ACTIVE 3 netCDF-4, ASCII Air Temperature
Aqua/AIRS L2 Cloud-Cleared Infrared Radiances (AIRS+AMSU) V7.0 at GES DISC 2002-08-30 to 2016-09-25 7.0 COMPLETE 2 Infrared Radiance
Aqua/AIRS L2 Cloud-Cleared Infrared Radiances (AIRS+AMSU+HSB) V7.0 at GES DISC 2002-08-30 to 2003-02-06 7.0 COMPLETE 2 Infrared Radiance
Aqua/AIRS L2 Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU) V7.0 at GES DISC 2002-08-30 to 2016-09-25 7.0 COMPLETE 2 Carbon Monoxide, Tropospheric Ozone, Geopotential Height, Tropopause, Methane, Atmospheric Ozone, Sulfur Dioxide, Surface Pressure, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Emissivity, Skin Temperature, Sea Surface Temperature
Aqua/AIRS L2 Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU+HSB) V7.0 at GES DISC 2002-08-30 to 2003-02-06 7.0 COMPLETE 2 Carbon Monoxide, Tropospheric Ozone, Geopotential Height, Tropopause, Methane, Atmospheric Ozone, Sulfur Dioxide, Surface Pressure, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Emissivity, Skin Temperature, Sea Surface Temperature
Aqua/AIRS L2 Support Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU) V7.0 at GES DISC 2002-08-30 to 2016-09-25 7.0 COMPLETE 2 Carbon Monoxide, Tropospheric Ozone, Geopotential Height, Tropopause, Methane, Atmospheric Ozone, Sulfur Dioxide, Surface Pressure, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Cloud Types, Precipitation Rate, Emissivity, Skin Temperature, Sea Surface Temperature, Brightness Temperature
Aqua/AIRS L2 Support Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU+HSB) V7.0 at GES DISC 2002-08-30 to 2003-02-06 7.0 COMPLETE 2 Carbon Monoxide, Tropospheric Ozone, Geopotential Height, Tropopause, Methane, Atmospheric Ozone, Sulfur Dioxide, Surface Pressure, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Cloud Types, Precipitation Rate, Emissivity, Skin Temperature, Sea Surface Temperature, Brightness Temperature
Aqua/AIRS L3 Daily Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU) 1 degree x 1 degree V7.0 at GES DISC 2002-08-31 to 2016-09-25 7.0 COMPLETE 3 Carbon Monoxide, Geopotential Height, Tropopause, Methane, Atmospheric Ozone, Surface Pressure, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Air Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Emissivity, Skin Temperature, Sea Surface Temperature
Aqua/AIRS L3 Daily Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU+HSB) 1 degree x 1 degree V7.0 at GES DISC 2002-08-31 to 2003-02-06 7.0 COMPLETE 3 Carbon Monoxide, Geopotential Height, Tropopause, Methane, Atmospheric Ozone, Surface Pressure, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Air Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Emissivity, Skin Temperature, Sea Surface Temperature
Aqua/AIRS L3 Daily Support Daily Product (AIRS+AMSU+HSB) 1 degree x 1 degree V7.0 at GES DISC 2002-08-31 to 2003-02-06 7.0 COMPLETE 3 Carbon Monoxide, Geopotential Height, Tropopause, Methane, Atmospheric Ozone, Surface Pressure, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Air Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Cloud Types, Precipitation Rate, Emissivity, Skin Temperature, Sea Surface Temperature
Aqua/AIRS L3 Daily Support Product (AIRS+AMSU) 1 degree x 1 degree V7.0 at GES DISC 2002-08-31 to 2016-09-25 7.0 COMPLETE 3 Carbon Monoxide, Geopotential Height, Tropopause, Methane, Atmospheric Ozone, Surface Pressure, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Air Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Cloud Types, Precipitation Rate, Emissivity, Skin Temperature, Sea Surface Temperature
Aqua/AIRS L3 Monthly Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU) 1 degree x 1 degree V7.0 at GES DISC 2002-09-01 to 2016-10-01 7.0 COMPLETE 3 Carbon Monoxide, Geopotential Height, Tropopause, Methane, Atmospheric Ozone, Surface Pressure, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Air Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Emissivity, Skin Temperature, Sea Surface Temperature
Aqua/AIRS L3 Monthly Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU+HSB) 1 degree x 1 degree V7.0 at GES DISC 2002-09-01 to 2003-03-01 7.0 COMPLETE 3 Carbon Monoxide, Geopotential Height, Tropopause, Methane, Atmospheric Ozone, Surface Pressure, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Air Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Emissivity, Skin Temperature, Sea Surface Temperature
Aqua/AIRS L3 Monthly Support Monthly Product (AIRS+AMSU+HSB) 1 degree x 1 degree V7.0 at GES DISC 2002-09-01 to 2003-03-01 7.0 COMPLETE 3 Carbon Monoxide, Geopotential Height, Tropopause, Methane, Atmospheric Ozone, Surface Pressure, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Air Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Cloud Types, Precipitation Rate, Emissivity, Skin Temperature, Sea Surface Temperature
Aqua/AIRS L3 Monthly Support Product (AIRS+AMSU) 1 degree x 1 degree V7.0 at GES DISC 2002-09-01 to 2016-10-01 7.0 COMPLETE 3 Carbon Monoxide, Geopotential Height, Tropopause, Methane, Atmospheric Ozone, Surface Pressure, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Air Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Cloud Types, Precipitation Rate, Emissivity, Skin Temperature, Sea Surface Temperature
Atmospheric Composition Ammonia Volume Mixing Ratio L3 (AIRSAC3MNH3 V3) from AIRS/AMSU on NASA Aqua at GES DISC 2002-09-01 to 2016-08-31 3 COMPLETE 3 Ammonia
GPM Ground Validation Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation (GSMaP) IFloodS V1 2013-04-22 to 2013-06-30 1 COMPLETE 4 netCDF-4, Binary Precipitation Rate
Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Tropics Satellite Data V1 2013-07-23 to 2014-09-30 1 COMPLETE 2 JPEG Convective Clouds/Systems (Observed/Analyzed), Brightness Temperature, Precipitation Rate
MERRA-2 Monthly Gridded Innovations and Observations AMSUA_AQUA 0.5 x 0.625 degree V1 (M2_AMSUA_AQUA) at GES DISC 2002-10-31 to 2016-08-31 1 COMPLETE 4 Atmospheric Temperature, Brightness Temperature, Brightness Temperature
MERRA-2 Monthly Gridded Innovations and Observations AMSUA_METOP-A 0.5 x 0.625 degree V1 (M2_AMSUA_METOP-A) at GES DISC 2007-05-31 to 2021-11-30 1 COMPLETE 4 Atmospheric Temperature, Brightness Temperature, Brightness Temperature
MERRA-2 Monthly Gridded Innovations and Observations AMSUA_METOP-B 0.5 x 0.625 degree V1 (M2_AMSUA_METOP-B) at GES DISC 2013-02-28 to Present 1 ACTIVE 4 Atmospheric Temperature, Brightness Temperature, Brightness Temperature
MERRA-2 Monthly Gridded Innovations and Observations AMSUA_N15 0.5 x 0.625 degree V1 (M2_AMSUA_N15) at GES DISC 1998-10-31 to Present 1 ACTIVE 4 Atmospheric Temperature, Brightness Temperature, Brightness Temperature
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