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Aerosols Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NARSTO SOS99NASH DOE G-1 Air Chemistry Data | 1 | G-1 AIRCRAFT | BAROMETERS, AEROSOL COLLECTORS, HYGROMETERS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, GUST PROBES, SPECTRORADIOMETERS | 1999-06-26 to 1999-06-26 |
N: 36.66 S: 35.97 E: -86.19 W: -86.98 |
ASCII | |
| NARSTO Supersite Transboundary Intensive Field Study (STIFS) Particulate Matter (PM) Inorganic Volatile Organic Compounds Data | 1 | LABORATORY | GC-MS, BALANCE, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS | 2001-06-25 to 2002-01-22 |
N: 46.31 S: 42.29 E: -72.04 W: -83.07 |
ASCII | |
| NARSTO Texas Particulate Matter (PM) 2.5 Sampling and Analysis Study: 1997-1998 Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | XRF, AEROSOL COLLECTORS, BALANCE | 1997-03-11 to 1998-03-12 |
N: 32.77 S: 27.81 E: -94 W: -106.48 |
ASCII | |
| NARSTO_EPA_SS_ST_LOUIS Air Chemistry, Particulate Matter, Met Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | AETHALOMETER, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, ANEMOMETERS, AA-Particle, PRESSURE SENSORS | 2000-06-22 to 2003-07-20 |
N: 38.7 S: 38.5 E: -90 W: -90.2 |
ASCII | |
| NARSTO_SOS_SC_UPSTATE PM2.5 Composition Data | 1 | LABORATORY | XRF, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS | 2001-01-01 to 2002-02-01 |
N: 34.59 S: 34.57 E: -82.8 W: -82.82 |
ASCII | |
| Nimbus-7 CZCS Level-2 Regional Ocean Color (OC) Data, version 2022.0 | 2022.0 | Nimbus-7 | CZCS | 1978-10-30 to 1986-06-22 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| NOAA20 VIIRS Dark Target Aerosol Level-2 6-Minute Swath 6 km V2.1 | 2.1 | NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2018-02-17 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
6 Kilometers x 6 Kilometers | NetCDF-4 |
| NOAA20 VIIRS Deep Blue Aerosol Level 2 6-Min Swath 6 km - V2.1 | 2.1 | NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2018-01-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
6 Kilometers x 6 Kilometers | NetCDF-4 |
| NOAA20 VIIRS Deep Blue Level 3 Daily Aerosol Data, 1x1 Degree Grid - V2.1 | 2.1 | NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2018-01-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | NetCDF-4 |
| NOAA20 VIIRS Deep Blue Level 3 Monthly Aerosol Data, 1x1 Degree Grid - V2.1 | 2.1 | NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2018-01-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | NetCDF-4 |
| NOAA20 VIIRS High Resolution Level 3 daily aerosol data, 0.1x0.1 degree grid Version 001 (AER_DBDT_D10KM_L3_VIIRS_NOAA20) | 001 | NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2018-02-17 to Present |
N: 89.95 S: -89.95 E: 179.95 W: -179.95 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | |
| NOAA20 VIIRS High Resolution Level 3 monthly aerosol data, 0.1x0.1 degree grid Version 001 (AER_DBDT_M10KM_L3_VIIRS_NOAA20) | 001 | NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2018-02-01 to Present |
N: 89.95 S: -89.95 E: 179.95 W: -179.95 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | |
| NOAA-20 VIIRS Level-2 Regional Ocean Color (OC) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 2022.0 | 2022.0 | NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2017-11-29 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| NOAA-20 VIIRS Level-2 Regional Ocean Color (OC) Data, version 2022.0 | 2022.0 | NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2017-11-29 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| NOAA21 VIIRS Dark Target Aerosol Level-2 6-Minute Swath 6 km V2.1 | 2.1 | NOAA-21 | VIIRS | 2023-02-10 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
6 Kilometers x 6 Kilometers | NetCDF-4 |
| NOAA21 VIIRS Deep Blue Level 3 Daily Aerosol Data, 1x1 Degree Grid V2.1 | 2.1 | NOAA-21 | VIIRS | 2023-02-10 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | NetCDF-4 |
| NOAA21 VIIRS Deep Blue Level 3 Monthly Aerosol Data, 1x1 Degree Grid - V2.1 | 2.1 | NOAA-21 | VIIRS | 2023-02-10 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | NetCDF-4 |
| NOAA-21 VIIRS Level-2 Regional Ocean Color (OC) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 2025.0 | 2025.0 | NOAA-21 | VIIRS | 2022-11-10 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| NOAA-21 VIIRS Level-2 Regional Ocean Color (OC) Data, version 2025.0 | 2025.0 | NOAA-21 | VIIRS | 2022-11-10 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| NRT VIIRS/MODIS Dark Target Deep Blue Aerosol AOD with QA for Data Assimilation 24-Hour 1 Degree L3 | 1 | NOAA-20, Suomi-NPP, Aqua, Terra | VIIRS, MODIS | 2025-05-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | NetCDF-4 |
| NRT VIIRS/MODIS Dark Target Deep Blue Aerosol AOD with QA for Data Assimilation 3-Hour 1 Degree L3 | 1 | NOAA-20, Suomi-NPP, Aqua, Terra | VIIRS, MODIS | 2025-05-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | NetCDF-4 |
| OLCI+SLSTR/Sentinel-3A L2 Surface Reflectance and Aerosol parameters over Land | 1 | Sentinel-3A | SLSTR, OLCI | 2019-12-17 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| OLCI+SLSTR/Sentinel-3B L2 Surface Reflectance and Aerosol parameters over Land | 1 | Sentinel-3B | SLSTR, OLCI | 2019-12-17 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| OMI/Aura Absorbing Aerosol Index 1-orbit L2 Swath 13x24 km V004 (OMAERO) | 004 | Aura | OMI | 2004-10-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
24 Kilometers x 13 Kilometers | |
| OMI/Aura Aerosol product Multi-wavelength Algorithm Zoomed 1-Orbit L2 Swath 13x12km V003 (OMAEROZ) | 003 | Aura | OMI | 2004-10-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
12 Kilometers x 13 Kilometers |
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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