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KORUS-AQ DC-8 Aircraft In Situ Aerosol Data	1	NASA DC-8	AMS, APS, TSI CPC-3010, LASER SPECTROMETER, PSAP, TSI-3563 Neph, SMPS, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, LWCC, 4STAR, CCN, CPSPD, Thermodenuder	2016-04-17 to 2016-06-21			ICARTT
KORUS-AQ DC-8 Aircraft Remotely Sensed Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) Data	1	NASA DC-8	DIAL	2016-04-18 to 2016-06-20			HDF5, ICARTT
KORUS-AQ Research Vessel (R/V) Onnuri Ship Data	1	R/V ONNURI	SpEx, AMS, SUN PHOTOMETERS, GAS SENSORS	2016-05-16 to 2016-06-05			ICARTT
LBA-ECO TG-03 Aeronet Aerosol Optical Thickness Measurements, Brazil: 1993-2005	1	NOT APPLICABLE	NOT APPLICABLE	1993-01-01 to 2005-01-01	N: -1.197 S: -20.4497 E: -48.2827 W: -70.313		CSV
LISTOS NASA Aircraft Remote Sensing Data	1	B-200	GCAS, GeoTASO, HALO	2018-06-18 to 2018-10-19			HDF5, PNG
LMOS Sheboygan Ground Site Data	1	GROUND STATIONS	LASERS, LIDAR, HSRL, GPS, SPECTROMETERS, GAS SENSORS	2017-05-09 to 2017-06-24			ICARTT, NetCDF-3
MAIAC Daily V01	01	DSCOVR	EPIC	2015-06-13 to Present			PNG
MERRA-2 inst3_2d_gas_Nx: 2d,3-Hourly,Instantaneous,Single-Level,Assimilation,Aerosol Optical Depth Analysis 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2I3NXGAS) at GES DISC	5.12.4	MERRA-2	NOT APPLICABLE	1980-01-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
MERRA-2 instM_2d_gas_Nx: 2d,Monthly mean,Instantaneous,Single-Level,Assimilation,Aerosol Optical Depth Analysis 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2IMNXGAS) at GES DISC	5.12.4	MERRA-2	NOT APPLICABLE	1980-01-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
MERRA-2 instU_2d_gas_Nx: 2d,diurnal,Instantaneous,Single-Level,Assimilation,Aerosol Optical Depth Analysis 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2IUNXGAS) at GES DISC	5.12.4	MERRA-2	NOT APPLICABLE	1980-01-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_adg_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Aerosol Diagnostics (extended) 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2T1NXADG) at GES DISC	5.12.4	MERRA-2	NOT APPLICABLE	1980-01-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_aer_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Aerosol Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2T1NXAER) at GES DISC	5.12.4	MERRA-2	NOT APPLICABLE	1980-01-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
MERRA-2 tavgM_2d_adg_Nx: 2d,Monthly mean,Time-averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Aerosol Diagnostics (extended) 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNXADG) at GES DISC	5.12.4	MERRA-2	NOT APPLICABLE	1980-01-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
MERRA-2 tavgM_2d_aer_Nx: 2d,Monthly mean,Time-averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Aerosol Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNXAER) at GES DISC	5.12.4	MERRA-2	NOT APPLICABLE	1980-01-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
MERRA-2 tavgU_2d_adg_Nx: 2d,diurnal,Time-averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Aerosol Diagnostics (extended) 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TUNXADG) at GES DISC	5.12.4	MERRA-2	NOT APPLICABLE	1980-01-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
MERRA-2 tavgU_2d_aer_Nx: 2d,diurnal,Time-averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Aerosol Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TUNXAER) at GES DISC	5.12.4	MERRA-2	NOT APPLICABLE	1980-01-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
MISR Derived Case Study Data for Iceland Volcanic Eruptions (Eyjafjallajokull, Grimsvotn, Holuhraun) Including Geometric Plume Height and Qualitative Radiometric Particle Property Information	1	Terra	MISR	2010-04-15 to 2015-02-21			ASCII, PNG, JPEG, HDF5
MISR Derived Case Study Data for Kilauea Volcanic Eruptions Including Geometric Plume Height and Qualitative Radiometric Particle Property Information	1	Terra	MISR	2000-10-25 to 2018-08-01			ASCII, PNG, JPEG, HDF5
MISR Level 3 Component Global Aerosol Product covering a day V004	4	Terra	MISR	2000-02-25 to 2017-06-01	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees	HDF-EOS2
MISR Level 3 Component Global Aerosol Product covering a month V004	4	Terra	MISR	2000-02-01 to 2017-05-31	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees	HDF-EOS2
MISR Level 3 Component Global Aerosol Product covering a quarter (seasonal) V004	004	Terra	MISR	1999-12-18 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		HDF-EOS2
MISR Level 3 Component Global Aerosol Product covering a year V004	004	Terra	MISR	1999-12-01 to 2016-11-30	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		HDF-EOS2
MISR Level 3 Component Global Aerosol product in netCDF format covering a month V004	004	Terra	MISR	1999-12-18 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		netCDF-4
MISR Level 3 Component Global Aerosol product in netCDF format covering a year V004	004	Terra	MISR	1999-12-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		netCDF-4
MISR Level 3 Component Global Aerosol seasonal product in netCDF format V004	004	Terra	MISR	1999-12-18 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		netCDF-4

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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