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CERES Single Scanner Footprint (SSF) TOA/Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols NOAA20-FM6-VIIRS Edition1C Edition1C NOAA-20 CERES-FM6, VIIRS 2018-05-01 to Present netCDF-4
CERES Single Scanner Footprint (SSF) TOA/Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols NPP-FM5 Edition2A Edition2A Suomi-NPP CERES-FM5, VIIRS 2012-01-27 to Present netCDF-4
CERES Single Scanner Footprint (SSF) TOA/Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Terra-FM2 Edition4A Edition4A Terra CERES-FM2 2000-03-01 to 2025-01-10 HDF4
CERES SSF 1 degree Regionally Averaged TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Hourly NPP VIIRS Edition2A Edition2A Suomi-NPP CERES-FM5, VIIRS 2012-02-01 to Present HDF4
CERES SSF 1 degree Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly NPP Edition2A Edition2A Suomi-NPP CERES-FM5, VIIRS 2012-02-01 to 2019-09-30 HDF4
CERES Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Daily Aqua Edition4A Edition4A Aqua CERES-FM4, CERES-FM3 2002-07-01 to Present HDF4
CERES Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Daily NOAA-20 Edition1B Edition1B NOAA-20 CERES-FM6, VIIRS 2018-05-01 to Present HDF4
CERES Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Daily NOAA-20 Edition1C Edition1C NOAA-20 CERES-FM6, VIIRS 2018-05-01 to Present HDF4
CERES Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Daily NPP Edition2A Edition2A Suomi-NPP CERES-FM5, VIIRS 2012-02-01 to Present HDF4
CERES Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Daily Terra Edition4A Edition4A Terra CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2 2000-03-01 to Present HDF4
CERES Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly Aqua Edition4A Edition4A Aqua CERES-FM4, CERES-FM3 2002-07-01 to Present HDF4
CERES Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly NOAA-20 Edition1B Edition1B NOAA-20 CERES-FM6, VIIRS 2018-05-01 to Present HDF4
CERES Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly NOAA-20 Edition1C Edition1C NOAA-20 CERES-FM6, VIIRS 2018-05-01 to Present HDF4
CERES Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly Terra Edition4A Edition4A Terra CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, MODIS 2000-03-01 to Present HDF4
CLAMS CV-580 Cloud Absorption Radiometer (CAR) 1 Convair-580 CAR 2001-07-10 to 2001-08-02 HDF4
CLAMS MODIS L2 Aerosols 1 Terra MODIS 2001-07-10 to 2001-08-02 HDF4
CLAMS-Chesapeake Lighthouse and Aircraft Measurements for Satellites Un. Washington Convair-580 aircraft measurements 1 CONVAIR CV-580 TSI-3563 Neph, FSSP, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, HYGROMETERS, RADIOMETERS 2001-07-10 to 2001-08-02 ASCII
Climatological Monthly Frequency of Dust Storm over Land for Varying Intensities, Based on MODIS Aqua Deep Blue Level 2 Aerosol Products MYD04_L2 Collection 6.1, on a Global 0.1 by 0.1 Degree Grid, Level 3 Version 1 (MYDFDS_CLM_GLB_L3) at GES DISC 1 Aqua MODIS 2003-01-01 to 2022-12-31

N: 79.9 S: -80 E: 174.9 W: -175

0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees
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

0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees
COMS GOCI Level-2 Regional Ocean Color (OC) Data, version 2014.0 2014.0 COMS GOCI 2010-06-26 to 2021-03-31

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

netCDF-4
CPEX-AW HALO Aerosol and Water Vapor Profiles and Images 1 NASA DC-8 HALO 2021-08-20 to 2021-09-04 HDF5, PNG
CPEX-CV HALO Aerosol and Water Vapor Profiles and Images 1 NASA DC-8 HALO 2022-09-03 to 2022-09-30 HDF5, PNG
DC3 Merge Data Files 1 DLR-Falcon, NSF/NCAR GV HIAPER, NASA DC-8 2012-05-18 to 2012-06-30 ICARTT
DEVOTE UC-12 Aircraft Remotely Sensed High Spectral Resolution Lidar (HSRL) Data 1 UC-12B HSRL 2011-09-30 to 2011-10-25 HDF5
DISCOVER-AQ California Deployment Bakersfield Ground Site Data 1 GROUND STATIONS TSI-3563 Neph, OPC 2013-01-15 to 2013-02-08 ICARTT
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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.

MODIS data in NASA Worldview
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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