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Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness Data Access and Tools
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Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABI G16 Deep Blue L3 Daily Aerosol Data, 1 x 1 degree grid | 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 |
| ABI G16 Deep Blue L3 Monthly Aerosol Data, 1 x 1 degree grid | 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 |
| ABI G17 Deep Blue L3 Daily Aerosol Data, 1 x 1 degree grid | 1 | GOES-17 | ABI | 2019-05-01 to 2020-05-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers | NetCDF-4 |
| ABI G17 Deep Blue L3 Monthly Aerosol Data, 1 x 1 degree grid | 1 | GOES-17 | ABI | 2019-05-01 to 2020-05-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers | NetCDF-4 |
| ABI/GOES-16 Dark Target Aerosol 10-Min L2 Full Disk 10 km | 1 | GOES-16 | ABI | 2019-01-01 to 2023-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| ABI/GOES-17 Dark Target Aerosol 10-Min L2 Full Disk 10 km | 1 | GOES-17 | ABI | 2019-01-01 to 2023-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| ACCLIP WB-57 Aerosol and Cloud Remotely Sensed Data | 1 | NASA WB-57F | LIDAR, Roscoe | 2022-07-14 to 2022-09-14 | |||
| ACEPOL Airborne Spectrometer for Planetary Exploration (AirSPEX) Remotely Sensed Data Version 1 | 1 | NASA ER-2 | SPEX Airborne | 2017-10-19 to 2017-11-09 | HDF5 | ||
| ACEPOL Cloud Physics Lidar (CPL) Remotely Sensed Data Version 1 | 1 | NASA ER-2 | CPL | 2017-10-19 to 2017-11-09 | HDF5 | ||
| ACEPOL High Spectral Resolution Lidar 2 (HSRL-2) Remotely Sensed Data | 1 | NASA ER-2 | HSRL-2 | 2017-10-23 to 2017-11-09 | HDF5 | ||
| ACT-America: HALO Lidar Measurements of AOP and ML Heights, 2019 | 1 | C-130 | DIAL, HSRL, HALO | 2019-06-17 to 2019-07-28 |
N: 50 S: 28 E: -73 W: -102 |
multiple | |
| ACTIVATE Falcon In Situ Aerosol Data | 1 | HU-25A | AMS, LASER SPECTROMETER, CPC, TSI-3563 Neph, PSAP, SMPS | 2020-02-14 to 2022-06-30 | ICARTT | ||
| ACTIVATE King Air Aerosol and Cloud Remotely Sensed Data | 1 | King Air | HSRL-2, RSP | 2020-02-10 to 2022-06-30 | HDF5, ICARTT | ||
| ADEOS-I OCTS Level-2 Regional Ocean Color (OC) Data, version 2022.0 | 2022.0 | ADEOS-I | OCTS | 1996-10-31 to 1997-06-30 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Aeolus CalVal HALO Aerosol and Water Vapor Profiles and Images | 1 | NASA DC-8 | HALO | 2019-04-17 to 2019-04-30 | HDF5, PNG | ||
| AHI/Himawari-08 Dark Target Aerosol 10-Min L2 Full Disk 10 km | 1 | Himawari-8 | AHI | 2019-01-01 to 2022-12-15 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| AHI/Himawari-09 Dark Target Aerosol 10-Min L2 Full Disk 10 km | 1 | Himawari-9 | AHI | 2022-10-24 to 2022-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| AQUA MODIS High Resolution Level 3 daily aerosol data, 0.1x0.1 degree grid Version 001 (AER_DBDT_D10KM_L3_MODIS_AQUA) at GES DISC | 001 | Aqua | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present |
N: 89.95 S: -89.95 E: 179.95 W: -179.95 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | |
| AQUA MODIS High Resolution Level 3 monthly aerosol data, 0.1x0.1 degree grid Version 001 (AER_DBDT_M10KM_L3_MODIS_AQUA) at GES DISC | 001 | Aqua | MODIS | 2002-07-01 to Present |
N: 89.95 S: -89.95 E: 179.95 W: -179.95 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | |
| Aqua MODIS Level-2 Regional Ocean Color (OC) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 2022.0 | 2022.0 | Aqua | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Aqua MODIS Level-2 Regional Ocean Color (OC) Data, version 2022.0 | 2022.0 | Aqua | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| ARCSIX LaRC G-III High Altitude Lidar Observatory (HALO) Data | 1 | G-III | HALO | 2024-05-28 to 2024-08-18 |
N: 85.87 S: 36.65 E: 2.79 W: -108.39 |
HDF5, PNG | |
| ARCTAS Model Data | 1 | CLIMATE MODELS, GEOS-5, GEOS-Chem | Computer | 2008-03-30 to 2008-07-14 | netCDF-3, ICARTT | ||
| ARCTAS P-3B Aircraft AATS14 Data | 1 | P-3B | AATS14 | 2008-03-25 to 2008-07-13 | ICARTT | ||
| ARCTAS P-3B Aircraft Merge Data | 1 | P-3B | Computer | 2008-03-31 to 2008-07-13 | ICARTT |
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.
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