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GloSSAC Data Access and Tools
Data from NASA’s Global Space-based Stratospheric Aerosol Climatology (GloSSAC) provides a 38-year climatology of stratospheric aerosol properties focused on extinction coefficient measurements by the Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment (SAGE) series of instruments through mid-2005 and on the Optical Spectrograph and InfraRed Imager System (OSIRIS) and the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) data thereafter. Explore GloSSAC datasets and relevant data tools.
Datasets
GloSSAC Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Data Format | Topic | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Space-based Stratospheric Aerosol Climatology Version 1.1 | 1979-01-01 to 2016-12-31 | NetCDF-3 | Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Particle Properties, Particulate Matter, Aerosol Backscatter, Sulfate Particles, Dust/Ash/Smoke | CALIPSO, UARS, ERBS | |
| Global Space-based Stratospheric Aerosol Climatology Version 2.0 | 1979-01-01 to 2018-12-31 | NetCDF-3 | Aerosols, Particulate Matter, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Backscatter, Sulfate Particles, Dust/Ash/Smoke | CALIPSO, UARS, ERBS | |
| Global Space-based Stratospheric Aerosol Climatology Version 2.1 | 1979-01-01 to 2020-12-31 | NetCDF-3 | Aerosols, Particulate Matter, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Backscatter, Sulfate Particles, Dust/Ash/Smoke | ERBS, CALIPSO, UARS, ISS | |
| Global Space-based Stratospheric Aerosol Climatology Version 2.2 | 1979-01-01 to 2021-12-31 | NetCDF-3 | Aerosols, Particulate Matter, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Backscatter, Sulfate Particles, Dust/Ash/Smoke | ERBS, CALIPSO, UARS, ISS | |
| Global Space-based Stratospheric Aerosol Climatology Version 2.21 | 1979-01-01 to 2022-12-31 | NetCDF-3 | Aerosols, Particulate Matter, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Backscatter, Sulfate Particles, Dust/Ash/Smoke | ERBS, CALIPSO, UARS, ISS | |
| Global Space-based Stratospheric Aerosol Climatology Version 2.22 | 1979-01-01 to 2023-12-31 | NetCDF-3 | Aerosols, Particulate Matter, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Backscatter, Sulfate Particles, Dust/Ash/Smoke | ERBS, CALIPSO, UARS, ISS | |
| Global Space-based Stratospheric Aerosol Climatology Version 2.23 | 1979-01-01 to 2024-12-31 | netCDF-4 | Aerosols, Particulate Matter, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Backscatter, Sulfate Particles, Dust/Ash/Smoke | ERBS, CALIPSO, UARS, ISS |
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