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Aerosols Data Access and Tools
Aerosols Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optical Thickness Cross-Calib. (FIFE) | 1 | C-130, FIELD INVESTIGATION | SUN PHOTOMETERS, ANEROID PRESSURE SENSOR | 1989-08-04 to 1989-08-06 |
N: 39.22 S: 39.22 E: -97.12 W: -97.12 |
multiple | |
| Optical Thickness Data: Bruegge (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | SUN PHOTOMETERS | 1987-05-30 to 1989-08-08 |
N: 39.12 S: 38.98 E: -96.54 W: -96.62 |
multiple | |
| Optical Thickness Data: Fraser (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | SUN PHOTOMETERS | 1987-06-25 to 1989-10-31 |
N: 39.1 S: 39.07 E: -96.54 W: -96.61 |
multiple | |
| Optical Thickness Data: Staff (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | SUN PHOTOMETERS | 1987-03-06 to 1989-10-31 |
N: 39.19 S: 39.01 E: -96.52 W: -96.61 |
multiple | |
| ORACLES Aerosol Aircraft InSitu Data | 1 | NASA P-3 | 4STAR, PSAP, CCN, TSI CPC-3010, TSI CPC-3025, PTI, TSI-3563 Neph, DMT SP2, AMS, PCASP, DMT UHSAS, UHSAS, APS | 2016-08-24 to 2018-10-28 |
N: 37.95 S: -23.11 E: 14.94 W: -76.44 |
ICARTT, NetCDF-3 | |
| ORACLES Aerosol Cloud Aircraft Remote Sensing Data | 1 | NASA P-3, NASA ER-2 | RSP-2, RSP-1, HSRL-2, AMPR, APR-3 | 2016-07-28 to 2019-03-23 |
N: 40.71 S: -23.56 E: 14.94 W: -125.94 |
ICARTT, HDF5, NetCDF-3, NetCDF-4 | |
| ORACLES Merge Data Files | 1 | NASA P-3, NASA ER-2 | Computer | 2016-07-28 to 2019-03-23 |
N: 37.95 S: -34.95 E: 14.94 W: -76.44 |
NetCDF-4 | |
| ORACLES Model Derived Measurements | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 2016-08-27 to 2018-10-27 |
N: 37.95 S: -23.11 E: 14.94 W: -76.39 |
ICARTT | |
| OrbView-2 SeaWiFS Level-2 Regional Global Area Coverage (GAC) Ocean Color (OC) Data, version 2022.0 | 2022.0 | OrbView-2 | SeaWiFS | 1997-09-04 to 2010-12-11 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| OrbView-2 SeaWiFS Level-2 Regional Merged Local Area Coverage (MLAC) Ocean Color (OC) Data, version 2022.0 | 2022.0 | OrbView-2 | SeaWiFS | 1997-09-04 to 2010-12-11 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| OWLETS-2 Ceilometer Aerosol Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | CEILOMETERS, PILS/IC | 2018-06-06 to 2018-07-07 |
N: 39.42 S: 39.25 E: -76.29 W: -76.71 |
HDF5 | |
| OWLETS-2 University of Maryland Cessna Aircraft Data | 1 | UMD Cessna, HU-25A | GPS, GAS SENSORS, TSI-3563 Neph, AETHALOMETER, PSAP, Picarro G2401, LGR CRDS, GeoTASO | 2017-07-07 to 2018-07-20 |
N: 42.14 S: 37.23 E: -71.94 W: -77.48 |
ICARTT, HDF5 | |
| PACE HARP2 Level-0 Science Data, version 1 | 1 | PACE | HARP2 | 2024-02-08 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
binary | |
| PACE HARP2 Level-1B Science Data, version 2 | 2 | PACE | HARP2 | 2024-02-22 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PACE HARP2 Level-2 Regional Aerosol Over Land Optical Properties, FastMAPOL Algorithm - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 4.0 | 4.0 | PACE | HARP2 | 2024-02-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PACE HARP2 Level-2 Regional Aerosol Over Land Optical Properties, FastMAPOL Algorithm Data, version 4.0 | 4.0 | PACE | HARP2 | 2024-02-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PACE HARP2 Level-2 Regional Aerosol Over Ocean Optical Properties, FastMAPOL Algorithm - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 3.0 | 3.0 | PACE | HARP2 | 2024-02-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PACE HARP2 Level-2 Regional Aerosol Over Ocean Optical Properties, FastMAPOL Algorithm - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 4.0 | 4.0 | PACE | HARP2 | 2024-02-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PACE HARP2 Level-2 Regional Aerosol Over Ocean Optical Properties, FastMAPOL Algorithm Data, version 3.0 | 3.0 | PACE | HARP2 | 2024-02-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PACE HARP2 Level-2 Regional Aerosol Over Ocean Optical Properties, FastMAPOL Algorithm Data, version 4.0 | 4.0 | PACE | HARP2 | 2024-02-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PACE HARP2 Level-3 Global Mapped Aerosol Over Land Optical Properties, FastMAPOL Algorithm - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 4.0 | 4.0 | PACE | HARP2 | 2024-02-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PACE HARP2 Level-3 Global Mapped Aerosol Over Land Optical Properties, FastMAPOL Algorithm Data, version 4.0 | 4.0 | PACE | HARP2 | 2024-02-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PACE HARP2 Level-3 Global Mapped Aerosol Over Ocean Optical Properties, FastMAPOL Algorithm - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 3.0 | 3.0 | PACE | HARP2 | 2024-02-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PACE HARP2 Level-3 Global Mapped Aerosol Over Ocean Optical Properties, FastMAPOL Algorithm - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 4.0 | 4.0 | PACE | HARP2 | 2024-02-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PACE HARP2 Level-3 Global Mapped Aerosol Over Ocean Optical Properties, FastMAPOL Algorithm Data, version 3.0 | 3.0 | PACE | HARP2 | 2024-02-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 |
Aerosols Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AppEEARS | The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers 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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