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NARSTO EPA Supersite (SS) Atlanta 1999 Air Chemistry, Particulate Matter (PM), and Meteorological Data	1	LABORATORY, GROUND STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS	BAROMETERS, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, UV OZONE DETECTORS, TEOM, PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, ANEMOMETERS	1999-07-30 to 1999-09-03	N: 33.79 S: 33.77 E: -84.4 W: -84.42		ASCII
NARSTO EPA Supersite (SS) New York Air Chemistry, Particulate Matter, and Meteorological Data	1	GROUND STATIONS	BAROMETERS, UV OZONE DETECTORS, PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, ANEMOMETERS, THERMISTORS	2000-01-01 to 2006-01-01	N: 44.39 S: 40.7 E: -73.7 W: -77.21		ASCII
NARSTO PAC2001 Sumas Eagle Ridge Gaseous, Particle, and Meteorological Data	1	GROUND STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS	AETHALOMETER, UV OZONE DETECTORS, GC-MS, TEOM, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, IR CO2 ANALYZER, PRESSURE SENSORS	2001-08-13 to 2001-09-05	N: 49.06 S: 49.04 E: -122.24 W: -122.26		ASCII
Nimbus-7 CZCS Level-2 Regional Ocean Color (OC) Data, version 2022.0	2022.0	Nimbus-7	CZCS	1978-10-30 to 1986-06-22	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		netCDF-4
NOAA20 VIIRS Dark Target Aerosol Level-2 6-Minute Swath 6 km V2.1	2.1	NOAA-20	VIIRS	2018-02-17 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	6 Kilometers x 6 Kilometers	NetCDF-4
NOAA20 VIIRS High Resolution Level 3 daily aerosol data, 0.1x0.1 degree grid Version 001 (AER_DBDT_D10KM_L3_VIIRS_NOAA20)	001	NOAA-20	VIIRS	2018-02-17 to Present	N: 89.95 S: -89.95 E: 179.95 W: -179.95	0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees
NOAA20 VIIRS High Resolution Level 3 monthly aerosol data, 0.1x0.1 degree grid Version 001 (AER_DBDT_M10KM_L3_VIIRS_NOAA20)	001	NOAA-20	VIIRS	2018-02-01 to Present	N: 89.95 S: -89.95 E: 179.95 W: -179.95	0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees
NOAA-20 VIIRS Level-2 Regional Ocean Color (OC) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 2022.0	2022.0	NOAA-20	VIIRS	2017-11-29 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		netCDF-4
NOAA-20 VIIRS Level-2 Regional Ocean Color (OC) Data, version 2022.0	2022.0	NOAA-20	VIIRS	2017-11-29 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		netCDF-4
NOAA21 VIIRS Dark Target Aerosol Level-2 6-Minute Swath 6 km V2.1	2.1	NOAA-21	VIIRS	2023-02-10 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	6 Kilometers x 6 Kilometers	NetCDF-4
NOAA-21 VIIRS Level-2 Regional Ocean Color (OC) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 2025.0	2025.0	NOAA-21	VIIRS	2022-11-10 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		netCDF-4
NOAA-21 VIIRS Level-2 Regional Ocean Color (OC) Data, version 2025.0	2025.0	NOAA-21	VIIRS	2022-11-10 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		netCDF-4
OLCI+SLSTR/Sentinel-3A L2 Surface Reflectance and Aerosol parameters over Land	1	Sentinel-3A	SLSTR, OLCI	2019-12-17 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		netCDF-4
OLCI+SLSTR/Sentinel-3B L2 Surface Reflectance and Aerosol parameters over Land	1	Sentinel-3B	SLSTR, OLCI	2019-12-17 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		netCDF-4
OMI/Aura Absorbing Aerosol Index 1-orbit L2 Swath 13x24 km V004 (OMAERO) at GES DISC	004	Aura	OMI	2004-10-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	24 Kilometers x 13 Kilometers
OMI/Aura Aerosol product Multi-wavelength Algorithm Zoomed 1-Orbit L2 Swath 13x12km V003 (OMAEROZ) at GES DISC	003	Aura	OMI	2004-10-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	12 Kilometers x 13 Kilometers
OMI/Aura Level 2 Near UV Aerosol Optical Depth and Single Scattering Albedo 200-m swath subset along CloudSat track V003 (OMAERUV_CPR) at GES DISC	003	Aura	OMI	2006-06-01 to 2017-05-10	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	24 Kilometers x 13 Kilometers
OMI/Aura Multi-wavelength Aerosol Optical Depth and Single Scattering Albedo 1-orbit L2 Swath 13x24 km V003 (OMAERO) at GES DISC	003	Aura	OMI	2004-10-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	24 Kilometers x 13 Kilometers
OMI/Aura Multi-wavelength Aerosol Optical Depth and Single Scattering Albedo Daily L2 Global Gridded 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V3 (OMAEROG) at GES DISC	003	Aura	OMI	2004-10-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	24 Kilometers x 13 Kilometers
OMI/Aura Multi-wavelength Aerosol Optical Depth and Single Scattering Albedo L3 1 day Best Pixel in 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V3 (OMAEROe) at GES DISC	003	Aura	OMI	2004-10-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees
OMI/Aura Near UV Aerosol Index, Optical Depth and Single Scattering Albedo 1-Orbit L2 13x24km	1	Aura	OMI	2004-10-01 to 2023-05-04	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	24 Kilometers x 13 Kilometers
OMI/Aura Near UV Aerosol Optical Depth and Single Scattering Albedo 1-orbit L2 Swath 13x24 km V003 NRT	003	Aura	OMI	2004-07-15
OMI/Aura Near UV Aerosol Optical Depth and Single Scattering Albedo 1-orbit L2 Swath 13x24 km V003 (OMAERUV) at GES DISC	003	Aura	OMI	2004-10-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	24 Kilometers x 13 Kilometers
OMI/Aura Near UV Aerosol Optical Depth and Single Scattering Albedo 1-orbit L2 Swath 13x24 km V004 (OMAERUV) at GES DISC	004	Aura	OMI	2004-10-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	24 Kilometers x 13 Kilometers
OMI/Aura Near UV Aerosol Optical Depth and Single Scattering Albedo 1-orbit L2 Swath 13x24 km V004 (OMAERUV) NRT	004	Aura	OMI	2004-07-15	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Expansion of MODIS Aerosol Optical Depth Palette

GIBS will be expanding the data range and palette of the MODIS Aerosol Optical Depth products.

true-color satellite image of western U.S. with colored dots indicating AERONET sites; gray banner in center of image indicated selected site

Explore New Aerosol Layers in NASA Worldview

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.

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FIRMS Adds Ultra Real-Time Data from MODIS and VIIRS

Scientists develop routine service for wildfire detection in the continental United States with a latency of less than 60 seconds.

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True color corrected reflectance image of Africa, Europe, and Asia from the VIIRS instrument aboard the NOAA-21 satellite

From MODIS to VIIRS: Continuing the Legacy

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

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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

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