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Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide Data Access and Tools

From discovery to visualization, data tools such as the MOPITT Search and Subsetting Web Application, NASA’s Air Quality and Climate Anomaly Viewer, and the Wisconsin Horizontal Interpolation Program for Satellites (WHIPS) guide users in making the most of atmospheric carbon monoxide data.

Commonly Used Carbon Monoxide Data at a Glance

Descriptions of these measurements will be reviewed in more detail later in this Data Pathfinder. The following sections will help guide you to topic-specific data and resources for accessing, visualizing, preparing/manipulating (e.g. subsetting), and analyzing data. Each observation, model, and reanalysis data has unique characteristics that should be considered when evaluating its use.

An asterisk (*) next to an entry indicates that near real-time (NRT) data products are available through NASA's Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE). While not intended for scientific research, NRT data are good resources for monitoring ongoing or time-critical events. To learn more about the difference between NRT and Standard Science Products, see Near Real Time versus Standard Products.

Spatial ResolutionSpatial CoverageTemporal ResolutionTemporal CoverageSpectral ResolutionSatellite/ PlatformName (Sensor, Model, etc.)Observation, Model, or ReanalysisFile Format
50 km x 50 kmGlobal6 minutes2002-present2,378 infrared channels in the 3.74-15.4 micron spectral rangeAqua*AIRSObservationHDF-EOS
165 km x 3 kmNear-globalTwice daily [day, night]2004-presentAt millimeter and submillimeter wavelengthsAqua*MLSObservationHDF-EOS5
~22 kmGlobalDaily, Monthly2000-presentnear-infrared radiation at 2.3 µm and thermal-infrared radiation at 4.7 µmTerra*MOPITTObservationHDF-EOS5
5.5 km x 7 kmGlobal101.5 minutes2018-present270 nm-2.3 µm, 0.55 nmSentinel-5PTROPOMIObservationnetCDF
0.25º x 0.25°Global15 min, HourlyDaily 5-day forecastN/AN/AGEOS-CFModelnetCDF
0.25º x 0.312°Global3-hourlyNear-real time assimilation (DAS), 10-day forecast at 00z and 5-day forecast at 12zN/AN/AGEOS FPAnalysisnetCDF
Point measurementsGlobalPeriodic flights occurred during each deployment2016-2018variesAirborne Field CampaignAtmospheric Tomography Mission (ATom) campaign with varying instrumentsObservationnetCDF

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Featured Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide Observation Method: MOPITT
The Measurement of Pollution in the Troposphere (MOPITT) instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite is designed to enhance our knowledge of the lower atmosphere and observe how it interacts with the land and ocean biospheres. MOPITT’s specific focus is on the distribution, transport, sources, and sinks of carbon monoxide in the troposphere.
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MOPITT Near Real-Time Data

Near real-time carbon monoxide data from the Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere (MOPITT) instrument are available through NASA's Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for Earth observation (LANCE).
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MOPITT Data Now Available in LANCE

Global carbon monoxide data from the MOPITT instrument aboard NASA’s Terra satellite are the newest near real-time products available through the Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE).
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MOPITT

The Measurement of Pollution in the Troposphere instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite is designed to enhance our knowledge of the lower atmosphere.

Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide Datasets

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Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Spatial Extent Data Format
CARVE: L2 Atmospheric CO2, CO, and CH4 Concentrations, CARVE Tower, Alaska, 2011-2015 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS GAS SENSORS 2011-10-23 to 2014-12-31 N: 64.986 S: 64.986 E: -147.598 W: -147.598 netCDF-4
CARVE: L2 Atmospheric Gas Concentrations, Airborne Flasks, Alaska, 2012-2015 C-23 Sherpa FLASKS 2012-05-23 to 2015-11-12 N: 71.4985 S: 35.1547 E: -106.295 W: -167.481 netCDF-4
CARVE: L2 Atmospheric Gas Concentrations, Tower-based Flasks, Alaska, 2012-2015 GROUND STATIONS FLASKS 2012-01-04 to 2015-12-05 N: 64.9864 S: 64.9833 E: -147.583 W: -147.598 netCDF-4
CARVE: L2 Column Gas and Uncertainty from Airborne FTS, Alaska, 2012-2015 C-23 Sherpa FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETERS 2012-05-23 to 2015-11-13 N: 71.4259 S: 58.8879 E: -131.768 W: -167.646 netCDF-4
CARVE: L2 Merged Atmospheric CO2, CO, O3 and CH4 Concentrations, Alaska, 2012-2015 C-23 Sherpa CARBON ANALYZERS 2012-05-23 to 2014-11-09 N: 71.5622 S: 60.2085 E: -131.755 W: -168.111 CSV
Ground-based Observations of XCO2, XCH4, and XCO, Fairbanks, AK, 2016-2019 FIELD INVESTIGATION FTIR SPECTROMETER 2016-08-04 to 2019-10-31 ALASKA N: 65.118 S: 64.472 E: -146.919 W: -149.09 CSV
LBA-ECO CD-10 CO, CO2 and Meteorological Data, Maxaranguape, Brazil METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS TEMPERATURE SENSORS, ANEMOMETERS, GAS CORRELATION FILTERS, IRGA 2003-01-04 to 2006-12-27 N: -5.496 S: -5.496 E: -35.2605 W: -35.2605 CSV
MLS/Aura Near-Real-Time L2 Carbon Monoxide (CO) Mixing Ratio V005 (ML2CO_NRT) at GES DISC Aura MLS 2021-09-21 to Present GLOBAL, STRATOSPHERE, TROPOSPHERE N: 82 S: -82 E: 180 W: -180
NACP: Urban Greenhouse Gases across the CO2 Urban Synthesis and Analysis Network, V2 Vaisala HydroMet AWS, AWOS PICARRO G2401-mc CO2, CH4, CO, H2O INSTRUMENT, Picarro G2301-m 2000-01-01 to 2019-12-31 UTAH, MARYLAND, OREGON, CALIFORNIA, INDIANA N: 45.769 S: 32.865 E: -70.4972 W: -123.073 multiple
NAMMA CARBON MONOXIDE BY ATTENUATED LASER TRANSMISSION (COBALT) V1 NASA DC-8 LASER SPECTROMETER 2006-08-19 to 2006-09-12 CAPE VERDE N: 21.9783 S: 7.03833 E: -10.5583 W: -34.1533 ASCII
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