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Description

The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) is a grating spectrometer (R = 1200) aboard the second Earth Observing System (EOS) polar-orbiting platform, EOS Aqua. The AIRS combination with the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU) constitutes an innovative atmospheric sounding group of infrared and microwave sensors. The AIRS Standard Retrieval Product consists of retrieved estimates of cloud and surface properties, plus profiles of retrieved temperature, water vapor, ozone, carbon monoxide and methane. Estimates of the errors associated with these quantities are also be part of the Standard Product. The temperature profile vertical resolution is 28 levels total between 1100 mb and 0.1 mb, while moisture profile is reported at 14 atmospheric layers between 1100 mb and 50 mb. The horizontal resolution is 50 km.

An AIRS granule has been set as 6 minutes of data, 30 footprints cross track by 45 lines along track. There are 240 granules per day, with an orbit repeat cycle of approximately 16 day.

Product Summary

Platforms
Aqua
Instruments
AIRS ,
AMSU-A
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Resolution
50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers
Location
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2002-08-30 to 2016-09-25
Data Partner
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Terrestrial Information Systems Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/TISL/GESDI
Concept ID
C1701805641-GES_DISC
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
1214356
Processing Level
2
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
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

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

AIRS Project. (2020). Aqua/AIRS L2 Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU) V7.0 [Data set]. NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/URTYDAGTM548 Date Accessed: 2026-05-18

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Carbon monoxide mixing ratio variations over Peninsular Malaysia from AIRS observation: 20032009 Rajab, Jasim Mohammed, MatJafri, M. Z., Lim, H. S., Abdullah, K., Hassan, Faez M. Infrared Radiance, 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, Cloud Fraction, Surface Temperature, Sulfur Dioxide, Tropospheric Ozone, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Types, Precipitation Rate, Brightness Temperature
Analysis of Ozone column burden in Peninsular Malaysia retrieved from Atmosphere Infrared Sounder (AIRS) data: 20032009 Mohammed Rajab, Jasim, MatJafri, M. Z., Tan, F., Lim, H. S., Abdullah, K. Tropopause, Surface Pressure, Air Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Emissivity, Sea Surface Temperature, Skin Temperature, Carbon Monoxide, Geopotential Height, Humidity, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Methane, Atmospheric Ozone, Cloud Fraction, Surface Temperature, Sulfur Dioxide, Tropospheric Ozone, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Types, Precipitation Rate, Brightness Temperature, Infrared Radiance
Constraining CloudSatbased snowfall profiles using surface observations and Cband ground radar Turk, F. Joseph, Park, Kyung-Won, Haddad, Ziad S., Rodriguez, Peter, Hudak, David R. Air Temperature, Carbon Monoxide, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Emissivity, Geopotential Height, Methane, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Atmospheric Ozone, Total Precipitable Water, Sea Surface Temperature, Surface Pressure, Skin Temperature, Surface Temperature, Sulfur Dioxide, Tropopause, Tropospheric Ozone, Upper Air Temperature, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice
Interannual variability of Atmosphere Methane from (AIRS) data over Peninsular Malaysia: 2003-2009 Rajab, Jasim Mohammed, MatJafri, M. Z., Lim, H. S., Abdullah, K. 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, Cloud Fraction, Surface Temperature, Sulfur Dioxide, Tropospheric Ozone, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Types, Brightness Temperature, Precipitation Rate, Infrared Radiance
Global estimates of evapotranspiration for climate studies using multi-sensor remote sensing data: Evaluation of three process-based approaches Vinukollu, Raghuveer K., Wood, Eric F., Ferguson, Craig R., Fisher, Joshua B. Air Temperature, Carbon Monoxide, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Emissivity, Geopotential Height, Methane, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Atmospheric Ozone, Total Precipitable Water, Sea Surface Temperature, Surface Pressure, Skin Temperature, Surface Temperature, Sulfur Dioxide, Tropopause, Tropospheric Ozone, Upper Air Temperature, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice
Precipitable water vapor estimates from homogeneously reprocessed GPS data: An intertechnique comparison in Antarctica Thomas, Ian D., King, Matt A., Clarke, Peter J., Penna, Nigel T. Air Temperature, Carbon Monoxide, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Emissivity, Geopotential Height, Methane, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Atmospheric Ozone, Total Precipitable Water, Sea Surface Temperature, Surface Pressure, Skin Temperature, Surface Temperature, Sulfur Dioxide, Tropopause, Tropospheric Ozone, Upper Air Temperature, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice
Investigation on the carbon monoxide pollution over Peninsular Malaysia caused by Indonesia forest fires from AIRS daily measurement M., Jasim, C., K., S., H., Z., M. Air Temperature, Carbon Monoxide, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Emissivity, Geopotential Height, Methane, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Atmospheric Ozone, Total Precipitable Water, Sea Surface Temperature, Surface Pressure, Skin Temperature, Surface Temperature, Sulfur Dioxide, Tropopause, Tropospheric Ozone, Upper Air Temperature, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Types, Precipitation Rate, Brightness Temperature, Infrared Radiance, Visible Radiance, Humidity, Water Vapor, Infrared Radiance, Dust/Ash/Smoke
Data Integration Support to the Coordinated Enhanced Observing Period Project (CEOP) McDonald, Kenneth R., Enloe, Yonsook, Di, Liping, Holloway, Daniel Air Temperature, Carbon Monoxide, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Emissivity, Geopotential Height, Methane, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Atmospheric Ozone, Total Precipitable Water, Sea Surface Temperature, Surface Pressure, Skin Temperature, Surface Temperature, Sulfur Dioxide, Tropopause, Tropospheric Ozone, Upper Air Temperature, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice
Characteristics of deep convection measured by using the Atrain constellation Iwasaki, S., Shibata, T., Nakamoto, J., Okamoto, H., Ishimoto, H., Kubota, H. Air Temperature, Carbon Monoxide, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Emissivity, Geopotential Height, Methane, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Atmospheric Ozone, Total Precipitable Water, Sea Surface Temperature, Surface Pressure, Skin Temperature, Surface Temperature, Sulfur Dioxide, Tropopause, Tropospheric Ozone, Upper Air Temperature, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice
Quantifying uncertainty in a remote sensing-based estimate of evapotranspiration over continental USA Ferguson, Craig R., Sheffield, Justin, Wood, Eric F., Gao, Huilin Air Temperature, Carbon Monoxide, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Emissivity, Geopotential Height, Methane, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Atmospheric Ozone, Total Precipitable Water, Sea Surface Temperature, Surface Pressure, Skin Temperature, Surface Temperature, Sulfur Dioxide, Tropopause, Tropospheric Ozone, Upper Air Temperature, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice
Deep convection and uppertropospheric humidity: A look from the ATrain Savtchenko, Andrey Air Temperature, Carbon Monoxide, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Emissivity, Geopotential Height, Methane, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Atmospheric Ozone, Total Precipitable Water, Sea Surface Temperature, Surface Pressure, Skin Temperature, Surface Temperature, Sulfur Dioxide, Tropopause, Tropospheric Ozone, Upper Air Temperature, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice
Carbon monoxide distribution over peninsular Malaysia from the atmospheric infrared sounder (AIRS) Rajab, Jaso M., MatJafri, M. Z., Lim, H. S., Abdullah, K., Chia, Swee-Ping, Ratnavelu, Kurunathan, Muhamad, Muhamad Rasat Air Temperature, Carbon Monoxide, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Emissivity, Geopotential Height, Methane, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Atmospheric Ozone, Total Precipitable Water, Sea Surface Temperature, Surface Pressure, Skin Temperature, Surface Temperature, Sulfur Dioxide, Tropopause, Tropospheric Ozone, Upper Air Temperature, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Infrared Radiance, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Types, Precipitation Rate, Brightness Temperature
Indonesia forest fires exacerbate carbon monoxide pollution over peninsular Malaysia during July to September 2005 Rajab, Jasim M., MatJafri, M.Z., Lim, H.S., Abdullah, K. Tropopause, Surface Pressure, Air Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Emissivity, Sea Surface Temperature, Skin Temperature, Carbon Monoxide, Geopotential Height, Humidity, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Methane, Atmospheric Ozone, Tropospheric Ozone, Sulfur Dioxide, Surface Temperature, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Types, Brightness Temperature, Precipitation Rate
Visualization of NASA Earth science data in Google Earth Chen, Aijun, Leptoukh, Gregory, Kempler, Steven J., Di, Liping Air Temperature, Carbon Monoxide, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Emissivity, Geopotential Height, Methane, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Atmospheric Ozone, Total Precipitable Water, Sea Surface Temperature, Surface Pressure, Skin Temperature, Surface Temperature, Sulfur Dioxide, Tropopause, Tropospheric Ozone, Upper Air Temperature, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Convective Surface Precipitation Rate, Cloud Precipitable Water, Precipitation Rate, Rain, Atmospheric Heating, Layered Precipitable Water, Vertical Profiles, Boundary Layer Temperature
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