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Aerosols Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Aerosol Vertical Structure Data (HDF5) V033 | 033 | ICESat | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-09-25 to 2009-10-11 |
N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180 |
60 Meters to 70 Meters x 60 Meters to 70 Meters | HDF |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Aerosol Vertical Structure Data V018 | 18 | ICESat | ALTIMETERS, GLAS | 2003-01-13 to 2010-01-13 |
N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180 |
Binary | |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Planetary Boundary Layer and Elevated Aerosol Layer Heights (HDF5) V033 | 033 | ICESat | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 |
N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180 |
60 Meters to 70 Meters x 60 Meters to 70 Meters | HDF |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Planetary Boundary Layer and Elevated Aerosol Layer Heights V018 | 18 | ICESat | ALTIMETERS, GLAS | 2003-01-13 to 2010-01-13 |
N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180 |
Binary | |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Thin Cloud/Aerosol Optical Depths Data (HDF5) V033 | 033 | ICESat | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 |
N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180 |
60 Meters to 70 Meters x 60 Meters to 70 Meters | HDF |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Thin Cloud/Aerosol Optical Depths Data V018 | 18 | ICESat | ALTIMETERS, GLAS | 2003-01-13 to 2010-01-13 |
N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180 |
Binary | |
| Global Annual Average PM2.5 Grids from MODIS and MISR Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) | 1.0 | Aqua, Terra, MODELS | MODIS, MISR, Computer | 2001-01-01 to 2010-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | GRID, GeoTIFF |
| Global Annual PM2.5 Grids from MODIS, MISR and SeaWiFS Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD), 1998-2012 | 1.0 | Aqua, Terra, OrbView-2, MODELS | MODIS, MISR, SeaWiFS, Computer | 1998-01-01 to 2012-12-31 |
N: 70 S: -55 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | GRID |
| Global Annual PM2.5 Grids from MODIS, MISR and SeaWiFS Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD), 1998-2019, V4.GL.03 | 4.03 | MODELS, Aqua, Terra, OrbView-2 | Computer, MODIS, MISR, SeaWiFS | 1998-01-01 to 2019-12-31 |
N: 69.85 S: -54.85 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | GeoTIFF, PDF, PNG |
| Global Annual PM2.5 Grids from MODIS, MISR and SeaWiFS Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) with GWR, 1998-2016 | 1.0 | MODELS, Aqua, Terra, OrbView-2 | Computer, MODIS, MISR, SeaWiFS | 1998-01-01 to 2016-12-31 |
N: 69.85 S: -54.85 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | PDF, PNG, WMS, GeoTIFF |
| Global Annual PM2.5 Grids from MODIS, MISR, SeaWiFS and VIIRS Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD), 1998-2022, V5.GL.04 | 5.04 | MODELS, Aqua, Terra, Suomi-NPP | Computer, MODIS, MISR, VIIRS | 1998-01-01 to 2022-12-31 |
N: 69.85 S: -54.85 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | GeoTIFF, PDF, PNG, netCDF-4 |
| Global Fire Emissions Database, Version 4.1 (GFEDv4) | 4.1 | MODELS, TRMM, Terra, ERS-1 | Computer, VIIRS, MODIS, ATSR | 1995-06-01 to 2016-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| Global Space-based Stratospheric Aerosol Climatology Version 1.1 | 1.1 | CALIPSO, UARS, ERBS | CALIOP, CLAES, HALOE, SAGE II | 1979-01-01 to 2016-12-31 | NetCDF-3 | ||
| Global Space-based Stratospheric Aerosol Climatology Version 2.0 | 2.0 | CALIPSO, UARS, ERBS | CALIOP, CLAES, HALOE, SAGE II | 1979-01-01 to 2018-12-31 | NetCDF-3 | ||
| Global Space-based Stratospheric Aerosol Climatology Version 2.1 | 2.1 | ERBS, CALIPSO, UARS, ISS | SAGE II, CALIOP, CLAES, HALOE, SAGE III | 1979-01-01 to 2020-12-31 | NetCDF-3 | ||
| Global Space-based Stratospheric Aerosol Climatology Version 2.2 | 2.2 | ERBS, CALIPSO, UARS, ISS | SAGE II, CALIOP, CLAES, SAGE III | 1979-01-01 to 2021-12-31 | NetCDF-3 | ||
| Global Space-based Stratospheric Aerosol Climatology Version 2.21 | 2.21 | ERBS, CALIPSO, UARS, ISS | SAGE II, CALIOP, CLAES, SAGE III | 1979-01-01 to 2022-12-31 | NetCDF-3 | ||
| Global Space-based Stratospheric Aerosol Climatology Version 2.22 | 2.22 | ERBS, CALIPSO, UARS, ISS | SAGE II, CALIOP, CLAES | 1979-01-01 to 2023-12-31 | NetCDF-3 | ||
| Global Space-based Stratospheric Aerosol Climatology Version 2.23 | 2.23 | ERBS, CALIPSO, UARS, ISS | SAGE III, CALIOP, CLAES | 1979-01-01 to 2024-12-31 | netCDF-4 | ||
| Global Space-based Stratospheric Aerosol Climatology Version 2.24 | 2.24 | ERBS, CALIPSO, UARS, ISS, ODIN | SAGE II, CALIOP, CLAES, SAGE III, OSIRIS | 1978-12-31 to Present | 5 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| 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 |
| GOES17 ABI Deep Blue Aerosol L2 | 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 |
| GOES-R PLT Cloud Physics LiDAR (CPL) | 1 | NASA ER-2 | CPL | 2017-03-23 to 2017-05-17 |
N: 43.5723 S: 26.4487 E: -65.3628 W: -118.234 |
ASCII, HDF5 | |
| GOES-R PLT Surface Radiance Red Lake V1 | 1 | SURFRAD | BAROMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, PYRHELIOMETERS, RADIOMETERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES | 2017-03-27 to 2017-04-12 |
N: 35.67 S: 35.65 E: -114.055 W: -114.075 |
ASCII | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION AEROSOL AND WATER VAPOR LIDAR QUICKLOOKS GCPEX V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | BACKSCATTER LIDAR | 2012-01-18 to 2012-03-03 |
N: 44.24 S: 44.22 E: -79.77 W: -79.79 |
JPEG |
Aerosols 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 | |
| ASDC CALIPSO Search and Subset Tool | The CALIPSO Search and Subset web application enables a more sophisticated approach to selecting and ordering CALIPSO lidar data by date, time and geolocation. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, 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 | |
| SOOT | NASA's Sub-Orbital Order Tool (SOOT) provides users with suborbital field campaign data discovery and download capabilities. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization |
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