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Air Quality Data Access and Tools

NASA has air quality datasets that help researchers characterize the particular makeup of the air we breathe. Access a range of data and data tools such as AppEEARS, FIRMS, and Giovanni to make the most of air quality data.

Air quality comprises a constellation of scientific topics that inform our understanding of this field. Learn more about data and resources focused on aerosol optical depth, aerosol index, trace gases, land surface reflectance, the effect of dust, ash, and smoke, and human dimensions, including natural hazards.

Many NASA observation methods—platforms, instruments, and space geodesy techniques—provide data that improve our understanding of air quality, including NASA's Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring Pollution (TEMPO) instrument, featured below. Learn more about how the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER), Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS), Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), and Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) continually acquire data about pollutants.

Air Quality Datasets

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Dataset Version Platform Instrument Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
AASE DC-8 Aircraft Analysis Model Data 1 NASA DC-8, Data Analysis NOT APPLICABLE, Computer 1989-01-02 to 1989-02-16

N: 90 S: -80.02 E: 180 W: -180

Ames
AASE DC-8 Aircraft In-Situ Trace Gas Data 1 NASA DC-8 WAS, FTIR SPECTROMETER, MARK IV INTERFEROMETER 1989-01-02 to 1989-02-16

N: 90 S: -80.02 E: 180 W: -180

Ames
AASE ER-2 Aircraft In-Situ Trace Gas Data 1 NASA ER-2 WAS, ATLAS, NOAA O3 Classic, ClO/BrO, NOAA NOy 1988-12-29 to 1989-02-22

N: 82.12 S: 37.02 E: 22.25 W: -122.25

Ames
AASE II DC-8 Aircraft In-Situ Trace Gas Data 1 NASA DC-8 WAS, FTIR SPECTROMETER, DACOM, MARK IV INTERFEROMETER, NOxyO3, FIRS-2 1992-01-07 to 1992-03-29

N: 90 S: -22.55 E: 180 W: -180

Ames
AASE II ER-2 Aircraft In-Situ Trace Gas Data 1 NASA ER-2 ACATS, WAS, ARGUS, NOAA O3 Classic, ClO/BrO, ALIAS, NOAA NOy 1991-08-20 to 1992-03-29

N: 90 S: -80.11 E: 180 W: -180

Ames
AASE II ER-2 Analysis Model Data 1 NASA ER-2, Data Analysis NOT APPLICABLE, Computer 1991-08-20 to 1992-03-29

N: 90 S: -80.11 E: 180 W: -180

Ames
AASE II Model Data 1 Data Analysis Computer 1991-10-02 to 1992-03-29

N: 90 S: -80.11 E: 180 W: -180

Ames
ABoVE: Burned Area, Depth, and Combustion for Alaska and Canada, 2001-2019 1 Terra, LANDSAT, Aqua MODIS, OLI, TIRS 2001-01-01 to 2019-12-31

N: 72.9491 S: 42.885 E: -48.7792 W: -167.959

COG
ABoVE: Ignitions, Burned Area, and Emissions of Fires in AK, YT, and NWT, 2001-2018 2 Aqua, MODELS MODIS, Computer 2001-01-01 to 2018-12-31

N: 79.2618 S: 51.6346 E: -99.9838 W: -167

multiple
ABoVE: Wildfire Carbon Emissions and Burned Plot Characteristics, NWT, CA, 2014-2016 1 MODELS, FIELD SURVEYS, LABORATORY Computer, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, CARBON ANALYZERS 2014-07-02 to 2016-08-01

N: 71.6982 S: 56.2534 E: -102 W: -136.127

multiple
ACCLIP WB-57 Aircraft Merge Data 1 NASA WB-57F Computer 2022-07-16 to 2022-09-14

N: 61.5 S: 16.6 E: 180 W: -180

ICARTT
ACTIVATE Falcon Aircraft Merge Data Files 1 HU-25A AMS, LASER SPECTROMETER, CPC, TSI-3563 Neph, PSAP, SMPS, CAS, CDP, FCDP, 2DS, GAS SENSORS, DLH, CRDS, Applanix, GPS, HYGROMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PITOT-STATIC SYSTEM 2020-02-14 to 2022-06-30

N: 50 S: 25 E: -58.5 W: -85

ICARTT
Airborne Observations and Modeling Comparison of Global Inorganic Aerosol Acidity 1 NSF/NCAR C-130, MODELS, WP-3D ORION, NASA DC-8 SPECTROMETERS, Computer 2006-01-01 to 2017-08-01

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

multiple
AIRS/Aqua L2 Near Real Time (NRT) Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS-only) V006 (AIRS2RET_NRT) at GES DISC 006 Aqua AIRS 2016-10-15 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers
AIRS/Aqua L2 Near Real Time (NRT) Support Retrieval (AIRS-only) V006 (AIRS2SUP_NRT) at GES DISC 006 Aqua AIRS 2016-10-15 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers
AIRS/Aqua L2 Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU) V006 (AIRX2RET) at GES DISC 006 Aqua AIRS, AMSU-A 2002-08-30 to 2016-09-24

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers
AIRS/Aqua L2 Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU+HSB) V006 (AIRH2RET) 006 Aqua AIRS, AMSU-A, HSB 2002-08-30 to 2003-02-05

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers
AIRS/Aqua L2 Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS-only) V006 (AIRS2RET) at GES DISC 006 Aqua AIRS 2002-08-30 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers
AIRS/Aqua L2 Support Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU) V006 (AIRX2SUP) at GES DISC 006 Aqua AIRS, AMSU-A 2002-08-30 to 2016-09-25

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers
AIRS/Aqua L2 Support Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU+HSB) V006 (AIRH2SUP) 006 Aqua AIRS, AMSU-A, HSB 2002-08-30 to 2003-02-05

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers
AIRS/Aqua L2 Support Retrieval (AIRS-only) V006 (AIRS2SUP) at GES DISC 006 Aqua AIRS 2002-08-30 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers
AIRS/Aqua L3 8-day Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU) 1 degree x 1 degree V006 (AIRX3ST8) at GES DISC 006 Aqua AIRS, AMSU-A 2002-09-01 to 2016-10-01

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
AIRS/Aqua L3 8-day Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU+HSB) 1 degree x 1 degree V006 (AIRH3ST8) at GES DISC 006 2002-09-01 to 2003-02-08 1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
AIRS/Aqua L3 8-day Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS-only) 1 degree X 1 degree V006 (AIRS3ST8) at GES DISC 006 Aqua AIRS 2002-09-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
AIRS/Aqua L3 8-day Support Multiday Product (AIRS+AMSU) 1 degree x 1 degree V006 (AIRX3SP8) at GES DISC 006 Aqua AIRS, AMSU-A 2002-09-01 to 2016-10-01

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
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Featured Air Quality Observation Method: TEMPO

NASA's Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring Pollution (TEMPO) instrument provides hourly measurements of O3, NO2, and other key elements of air pollution.

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A visualization of nitrogen dioxide emissions over North America from the TEMPO instrument.

New TEMPO Beta Level 1 Data Products

These new Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) products will aid validation efforts and algorithm development, and will be used to expand the mission’s higher-level products.
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Air Quality Data Tools

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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
CASEI The Catalog of Archived Suborbital Earth Science Investigations (CASEI) is a comprehensive inventory of contextual information for NASA's Earth Science airborne and field campaigns. Search and Discovery, Cataloging
FIRMS The Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) provides access to satellite imagery, active fire/hotspots, and related products to identify the location, extent, and intensity of wildfire activity. Access, 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
VEDA NASA's Visualization, Exploration, and Data Analysis (VEDA) project is an open-source science cyberinfrastructure for data processing, visualization, exploration, and geographic information systems (GIS) capabilities. Access, Analysis, Processing, Visualization, Geoprocessing
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