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Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness Data Access and Tools
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Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness Datasets
| Dataset | Version Sort ascending | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAC4RS DC-8 Aircraft In-Situ Aerosol Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | APS, TSI CPC-3010, TSI CPC-3025, LASER SPECTROMETER, UHSAS, PSAP, TSI-3563 Neph, SMPS, AMS, PI-NEPH, SPECTROMETERS, 4STAR, CRDS, PALMS, DMT SP2, CCN, DASH-SP | 2013-08-02 to 2013-11-25 | ICARTT | ||
| H08 Deep Blue Level 3 monthly aerosol data, 1x1 degree grid | 1 | Himawari-8 | AHI | 2019-05-01 to 2020-05-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers | NetCDF-4 |
| SAFARI 2000 MAPSS MOD04_L2 Aerosol Summary Data for Southern Africa | 1 | TERRA | MODIS | 2000-02-26 to 2001-12-31 |
N: -7.976 S: -28.248 E: 32.905 W: -14.415 |
Shapefile | |
| CALIPSO Night Validation Flights High Spectral Resolution Lidar (HSRL-2) Data | 1 | King Air | HSRL-2 | 2022-08-06 to 2022-08-19 | HDF5 | ||
| DISCOVER-AQ Maryland Deployment UMBC Ground Site Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | MetOne BAM 1020, LIDAR, TSI-3563 Neph, TEOM Monitor Series 1400ab | 2011-06-26 to 2011-08-02 | HDF5, ICARTT | ||
| CAMP2Ex Merge Data Files | 1 | NASA P-3 | Computer | 2019-08-22 to 2019-10-07 | ICARTT, ZIP | ||
| MODIS/Terra Dark Target Aerosol 5-Min L2 Swath 10 km | 1 | TERRA | MODIS | 2019-01-01 to 2022-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers | NetCDF-4 |
| FIREX-AQ MACH2 Surface Mobile In-Situ Measurements | 1 | NASA MACH-2 | Aerodyne CAPS, APS, OPS, E-BAM, SPECTROMETERS, MAAP, TAP, GPS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, TSI-3563 Neph, SpEx, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, DMT UHSAS | 2019-07-21 to 2019-08-30 | ICARTT | ||
| ORACLES Aerosol Cloud Aircraft Remote Sensing Data | 1 | NASA P-3, NASA ER-2 | RSP-2, RSP-1, HSRL-2, AMPR, APR-3 | 2016-07-28 to 2019-03-23 | ICARTT, HDF5, NetCDF-3, NetCDF-4 | ||
| Climatological Monthly Frequency of Dust Storm over Land for Varying Intensities, Based on MODIS Terra Deep Blue Level 2 Aerosol Products MOD04_L2 Collection 6.1, on a Global 0.1 by 0.1 Degree Grid, Level 3 Version 1 (MODFDS_CLM_GLB_L3) at GES DISC | 1 | TERRA | MODIS | 2000-01-01 to 2022-12-31 |
N: 79.9 S: -80 E: 174.9 W: -175 |
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MODIS
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instruments are aboard NASA’s Terra and Aqua platforms and provide estimates about aerosol optical depth. Terra's orbit is timed so that it passes from north to south across the equator in the morning, while Aqua passes south to north over the equator in the afternoon.
GIBS will be expanding the data range and palette of the MODIS Aerosol Optical Depth products.
NASA Worldview added four layers from the Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) program to provide ground-based measurements of aerosol optical depth (AOD) and Angstrom parameter.
Scientists develop routine service for wildfire detection in the continental United States with a latency of less than 60 seconds.
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The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) will help ensure continuity of Earth observations after the upcoming retirement of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS).
Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AppEEARS | The The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers users a simple and efficient way to perform data access and transformation processes. | Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Customization, Downloading, Visualization | |
| Panoply | Panoply is a cross-platform application that plots geo-referenced and other arrays from netCDF, HDF, GRIB, and other datasets. | Visualization, Customization, Reformatting, Subsetting, Comparison | |
| Worldview | Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events |
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