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Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness Data Access and Tools
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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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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 Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAFARI 2000 Airborne Sunphotometer Aerosol Optical Depth and Water Vapor Data | CONVAIR CV-580 | AIRBORNE TRACKING SUNPHOTOMETER | 2000-08-14 to 2000-09-16 | N: -14 S: -26 E: 36 W: 11 | ASCII | |
| SAFARI 2000 AOT and Column Water Vapor, Kalahari Transect, Wet Season 2000 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | SUN PHOTOMETERS | 2000-03-03 to 2000-03-18 | N: -18.65 S: -24.17 E: 25.5 W: 21.72 | Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 C-130 Aerosol and Meteorological Data, Dry Season 2000 | C-130 | GC-MS, MR, AERI, MMR, PMS 2D-P PROBE, PMS 2D-C PROBE, DEWPOINT HYDROMETERS, HYGROMETERS, CLOUD LIQUID WATER PROBE, CNC, FLUOROMETERS, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, FSSP, CVI, PHOTOMETERS, SPECTROMETERS, MASS SPECTROMETERS | 2000-09-05 to 2000-09-16 | N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 | Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 Cloud Physics Lidar (CPL) Quicklook Images and Maps | NASA ER-2 | HSRL | 2000-08-17 to 2000-09-25 | N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 | multiple | |
| SAFARI 2000 MAPSS MOD04_L2 Aerosol Summary Data for Southern Africa | Terra | MODIS | 2000-02-26 to 2001-12-31 | N: -7.976 S: -28.248 E: 32.905 W: -14.415 | Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 MODIS MOD04_L2 Aerosol Data, GRANT Format, for Southern Africa | Terra | MODIS | 2000-08-20 to 2000-09-26 | N: 10.0829 S: -42.2826 E: 50.5203 W: -20.6417 | Shapefile | |
| VIIRS/NOAA-20 Dark Target Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath (v2.0) | NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2023-11-15 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | NetCDF-4 | |
| VIIRS/NOAA-20 Deep Blue Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6 km (v2.0) | NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2023-06-01 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | NetCDF-4 | |
| VIIRS/SNPP Dark Target Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath (v2.0) | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2023-11-15 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | NetCDF-4 | |
| VIIRS/SNPP Deep Blue Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6 km | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2019-04-18 to 2024-07-25 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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