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Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMI/Aura Near UV Aerosol Optical Depth and Single Scattering Albedo Daily L2 Global Gridded 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V3 (OMAERUVG) 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 L3 1 day 1.0 degree x 1.0 degree V3 (OMAERUVd) at GES DISC | 003 | Aura | OMI | 2004-10-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| OMI/Aura Ozone (O3) Total Column Daily L2 Global Gridded 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V004 (OMTO3G) 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 Ozone (O3) Total Column Daily L2 Global Gridded 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V3 (OMTO3G) 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 Ozone(O3) Total Column 1-Orbit L2 Swath 13x24 km V003 (OMTO3) 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 Ozone(O3) Total Column 1-Orbit L2 Swath 13x24 km V004 (OMTO3) 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 TOMS-Like Ozone, Aerosol Index, Cloud Radiance Fraction L3 1 day 1 degree x 1 degree V004 (OMTO3d) at GES DISC | 004 | Aura | OMI | 2004-10-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| OMI/Aura TOMS-Like Ozone, Aerosol Index, Cloud Radiance Fraction L3 1 day 1 degree x 1 degree V3 (OMTO3d) at GES DISC | 003 | Aura | OMI | 2004-10-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| OMPS-NPP L2 NM Aerosol Index swath orbital | 2 | Suomi-NPP | OMPS | 2011-11-07 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Optical Thickness Cross-Calib. (FIFE) | 1 | C-130, FIELD INVESTIGATION | SUN PHOTOMETERS, ANEROID PRESSURE SENSOR | 1989-08-04 to 1989-08-06 |
N: 39.22 S: 39.22 E: -97.12 W: -97.12 |
multiple | |
| Optical Thickness Data: Bruegge (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | SUN PHOTOMETERS | 1987-05-30 to 1989-08-08 |
N: 39.12 S: 38.98 E: -96.54 W: -96.62 |
multiple | |
| Optical Thickness Data: Fraser (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | SUN PHOTOMETERS | 1987-06-25 to 1989-10-31 |
N: 39.1 S: 39.07 E: -96.54 W: -96.61 |
multiple | |
| Optical Thickness Data: Staff (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | SUN PHOTOMETERS | 1987-03-06 to 1989-10-31 |
N: 39.19 S: 39.01 E: -96.52 W: -96.61 |
multiple | |
| ORACLES Aerosol Aircraft InSitu Data | 1 | NASA P-3 | 4STAR, PSAP, CCN, TSI CPC-3010, TSI CPC-3025, PTI, TSI-3563 Neph, DMT SP2, AMS, PCASP, DMT UHSAS, UHSAS, APS | 2016-08-24 to 2018-10-28 |
N: 37.95 S: -23.11 E: 14.94 W: -76.44 |
ICARTT, NetCDF-3 | |
| 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 |
N: 40.71 S: -23.56 E: 14.94 W: -125.94 |
ICARTT, HDF5, NetCDF-3, NetCDF-4 | |
| ORACLES Merge Data Files | 1 | NASA P-3, NASA ER-2 | Computer | 2016-07-28 to 2019-03-23 |
N: 37.95 S: -34.95 E: 14.94 W: -76.44 |
NetCDF-4 | |
| OrbView-2 SeaWiFS Level-2 Regional Global Area Coverage (GAC) Ocean Color (OC) Data, version 2022.0 | 2022.0 | OrbView-2 | SeaWiFS | 1997-09-04 to 2010-12-11 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| OrbView-2 SeaWiFS Level-2 Regional Merged Local Area Coverage (MLAC) Ocean Color (OC) Data, version 2022.0 | 2022.0 | OrbView-2 | SeaWiFS | 1997-09-04 to 2010-12-11 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PACE HARP2 Level-2 Regional Aerosol Over Land Optical Properties, FastMAPOL Algorithm - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 4.0 | 4.0 | PACE | HARP2 | 2024-02-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PACE HARP2 Level-2 Regional Aerosol Over Land Optical Properties, FastMAPOL Algorithm Data, version 4.0 | 4.0 | PACE | HARP2 | 2024-02-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PACE HARP2 Level-2 Regional Aerosol Over Ocean Optical Properties, FastMAPOL Algorithm - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 3.0 | 3.0 | PACE | HARP2 | 2024-02-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PACE HARP2 Level-2 Regional Aerosol Over Ocean Optical Properties, FastMAPOL Algorithm - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 4.0 | 4.0 | PACE | HARP2 | 2024-02-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PACE HARP2 Level-2 Regional Aerosol Over Ocean Optical Properties, FastMAPOL Algorithm Data, version 3.0 | 3.0 | PACE | HARP2 | 2024-02-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PACE HARP2 Level-2 Regional Aerosol Over Ocean Optical Properties, FastMAPOL Algorithm Data, version 4.0 | 4.0 | PACE | HARP2 | 2024-02-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PACE HARP2 Level-3 Global Mapped Aerosol Over Land Optical Properties, FastMAPOL Algorithm - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 4.0 | 4.0 | PACE | HARP2 | 2024-02-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 |
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.
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 |
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