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Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness Data Access and Tools
Access datasets and tools to optimize your aerosols research.
Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness Datasets
| Dataset | Version Sort ascending | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOREAS RSS-03 Atmospheric Conditions from a Helicopter-Mounted Sunphotometer | 1 | HELICOPTER | SUN PHOTOMETERS | 1994-05-31 to 1994-09-16 |
N: 56 S: 53.59 E: -97.34 W: -106.2 |
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 | ASCII | ||
| SCOAPE R/V Point Sur Data | 1 | R/V Point Sur | CEILOMETERS, SUN PHOTOMETERS, AETHALOMETER, ANEMOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS | 2019-05-09 to 2019-05-19 | NetCDF-3, ICARTT | ||
| GOES16 ABI Deep Blue Aerosol L2 | 1 | GOES-16 | ABI | 2019-05-01 to 2020-05-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers | NetCDF-4 |
| TROPOMI/Sentinel-5P Near UV Aerosol Optical Depth and Single Scattering Albedo L2 1-Orbit Snapshot 7.5 km x 3 km | 1 | Sentinel-5P | TROPOMI | 2018-04-30 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| H08 Deep Blue Level 3 daily aerosol data, 1x1 degree grid | 1 | Himawari-8 | AHI | 2019-05-01 to 2020-05-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers | NetCDF-4 |
| SAFARI 2000 MODIS MOD04_L2 Aerosol Data, GRANT Format, for Southern Africa | 1 | TERRA | MODIS | 2000-08-20 to 2000-09-26 |
N: 10.0829 S: -42.2826 E: 50.5203 W: -20.6417 |
Shapefile | |
| DISCOVER-AQ Maryland Deployment Fairhill Ground Site Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | APS, CEILOMETERS, SMPS, TSI-3563 Neph, AETHALOMETER, MPL, TEOM Monitor Series 1400ab, OWI-430 DSP-WIVIS, GAS SENSORS | 2011-06-11 to 2012-03-02 | HDF5, ICARTT | ||
| 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 | ASCII | ||
| SCOAPE-II R/V Point Sur Data | 1 | R/V Point Sur | Picarro G2301-m, Thermo Model 49C O3 Analyzer | 2024-06-02 to 2024-06-15 | ICARTT, NetCDF-4 |
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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 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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