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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATom: Measurements of Soluble Acidic Gases and Aerosols (SAGA) | 1 | NASA DC-8 | ION CHROMATOGRAPHS | 2016-07-29 to 2018-05-21 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
ICARTT | |
| ATom: Merged Atmospheric Chemistry, Trace Gases, and Aerosols | 1.5 | NASA DC-8 | PALMS, WAS, LASER SPECTROMETER, SPECTROMETERS, CIMS, PHOTOMETERS | 2016-07-29 to 2018-05-21 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| ATom: Merged Atmospheric Chemistry, Trace Gases, and Aerosols, Version 2 | 2.0 | NASA DC-8 | FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, UCATS-GC, TOGA, DMT SP2, PALMS, PICARRO G2401-mc CO2, CH4, CO, H2O INSTRUMENT, MMS, WAS, AMS, CIMS, DLH, CAPS, CAFS, ATHOS | 2016-07-29 to 2018-05-21 |
N: 82.9406 S: -86.1769 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| ATom: Nucleation Mode Aerosol Size Spectrometer Calibration and Performance Data | 1 | LABORATORY | N-MASS | 2016-10-15 to 2018-01-20 |
N: 80.52 S: -65.33 E: 180 W: -180 |
CSV | |
| ATom: Observed and Modeled Organic Aerosol Mass Concentrations, 2016-2017 | 1 | Models | Computer | 2016-07-29 to 2017-02-22 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| ATom: Ultrafine Aerosol Characteristics and Formation, Lower Stratosphere, 2016-2018 | 1 | NASA DC-8, Models | SPECTROMETERS, Computer | 2016-07-29 to 2018-05-21 |
N: 80 S: -80 E: 180 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| ATom: Ultra-High Sensitivity Aerosol Spectrometer Calibration and Performance Data | 1 | LABORATORY, NASA DC-8 | UHSAS | 2016-07-04 to 2017-05-31 |
N: 80.52 S: -65.33 E: 180 W: -180 |
CSV | |
| 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 | |
| BOREAS RSS-11 Ground Sunphotometer Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | SUN PHOTOMETERS | 1994-01-01 to 1996-12-30 |
N: 55.75 S: 53.2 E: -97.83 W: -106.07 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS RSS-12 Airborne Tracking Sunphotometer Measurements (C-130) | 1 | C-130 | SUN PHOTOMETERS | 1994-05-25 to 1994-09-09 |
N: 56.33 S: 52.94 E: -97.38 W: -106.75 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS RSS-12 Automated Ground Sunphotometer Measurements in the SSA | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | SUN PHOTOMETERS | 1994-05-25 to 1994-09-19 |
N: 53.8 S: 53.75 E: -105.27 W: -105.33 |
ASCII | |
| CALIOP Clear-Sky Constrained Aerosol Extinction Profiles DTDB Version 1 | 1 | CALIPSO, Aqua, MERRA-2 | CALIOP, MODIS | 2006-06-12 to 2018-08-31 |
N: 82 S: -82 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| CALIOP Clear-Sky Constrained Aerosol Extinction Profiles MERRA2 Version 1 | 1 | CALIPSO, Aqua, MERRA-2 | CALIOP, MODIS | 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 |
N: 82 S: -82 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| CALIOP Clear-Sky Constrained Aerosol Extinction Profiles ODCOD Version 1 | 1 | CALIPSO, Aqua, MERRA-2 | CALIOP, MODIS | 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 |
N: 82 S: -82 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| CALIPSO Lidar Level 1.5 Profile, V1-00 | V1-00 | CALIPSO | CALIOP | 2006-06-12 to 2020-08-01 | HDF4 | ||
| CALIPSO Lidar Level 1.5 Profile, V1-01 | V1-01 | CALIPSO | CALIOP | 2020-07-01 to 2022-01-19 | HDF4 | ||
| CALIPSO Lidar Level 1B profile data, V5-00 | V5-00 | CALIPSO | CALIOP | 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 | HDF4, netCDF-3 | ||
| CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 1/3 km Merged Layer, V4-51 | V4-51 | CALIPSO | CALIOP | 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 | HDF4 | ||
| CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 1/3 km Merged Layer, V5-00 | V5-00 | CALIPSO | CALIOP | 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 | HDF4 | ||
| CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5 km Aerosol Layer Data, V4-51 | V4-51 | CALIPSO | CALIOP | 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 | HDF4 | ||
| CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5 km Aerosol Layer Data, V5-00 | V5-00 | CALIPSO | CALIOP | 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 | HDF4 | ||
| CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5 km Merged Layer, V4-51 | V4-51 | CALIPSO | CALIOP | 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 | HDF4 | ||
| CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5 km Merged Layer, V5-00 | V5-00 | CALIPSO | CALIOP | 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 | HDF4 | ||
| CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Aerosol Profile, V4-51 | V4-51 | CALIPSO | CALIOP | 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 | HDF4 | ||
| CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Aerosol Profile, V5-00 | V5-00 | CALIPSO | CALIOP | 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 | HDF4 |
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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