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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 Resolution	Spatial Coverage	Temporal Resolution	Temporal Coverage	Spectral Resolution	Satellite/ Platform	Name (Sensor, Model, etc.)	Observation, Model, or Reanalysis	File Format
50 km x 50 km	Global	6 minutes	2002-present	2,378 infrared channels in the 3.74-15.4 micron spectral range	Aqua	*AIRS	Observation	HDF-EOS
165 km x 3 km	Near-global	Twice daily [day, night]	2004-present	At millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths	Aqua	*MLS	Observation	HDF-EOS5
~22 km	Global	Daily, Monthly	2000-present	near-infrared radiation at 2.3 µm and thermal-infrared radiation at 4.7 µm	Terra	*MOPITT	Observation	HDF-EOS5
5.5 km x 7 km	Global	101.5 minutes	2018-present	270 nm-2.3 µm, 0.55 nm	Sentinel-5P	TROPOMI	Observation	netCDF
0.25º x 0.25°	Global	15 min, Hourly	Daily 5-day forecast	N/A	N/A	GEOS-CF	Model	netCDF
0.25º x 0.312°	Global	3-hourly	Near-real time assimilation (DAS), 10-day forecast at 00z and 5-day forecast at 12z	N/A	N/A	GEOS FP	Analysis	netCDF
Point measurements	Global	Periodic flights occurred during each deployment	2016-2018	varies	Airborne Field Campaign	Atmospheric Tomography Mission (ATom) campaign with varying instruments	Observation	netCDF

Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide Datasets

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Dataset Sort descending	Version	Platform	Instrument	Temporal Extent	Spatial Extent	Spatial Resolution	Data Format
SOLVE I DC-8 Aircraft In-situ Trace Gas Data	1	NASA DC-8	TOTCAP, FASTOZ, ATHOS, NO/NOy, DACOM, ClO/BrO, CIMS	1999-11-22 to 2000-03-15			AMES
SOLVE I ER-2 Aircraft In-situ Trace Gas Data	1	NASA ER-2	HOx, CLONO2, AWAS, ACATS, ARGUS, ALIAS, CIMS, Harvard CO2	1998-11-10 to 2000-03-18			AMES
SOLVE I Ground Site Data	1	GROUND STATIONS	LIDAR, DIAL, MARK IV INTERFEROMETER	1999-11-09 to 2000-03-15			AMES
SOLVE II DC-8 Aircraft In-situ Trace Gas Data	1	NASA DC-8	FASTOZ, DACOM, PANTHER	2002-12-13 to 2003-02-06			AMES
Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 2 SiFSAP Standard: Atmosphere cloud and surface geophysical state per footprint V2 (at GESDISC)	2	Suomi-NPP	ATMS, CrIS	2015-11-02 to 2021-05-21	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 2 SiFSAP Support: Atmosphere cloud and surface geophysical state per footprint V2 at GES DISC	2	Suomi-NPP	ATMS, CrIS	2015-11-02 to 2021-05-21	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
SPADE ER-2 Aircraft In-Situ Trace Gas Data	1	NASA ER-2	Harvard CO2, HOx, ACATS, ATLAS, NOAA O3 Classic, ClO/BrO, ALIAS	1992-10-13 to 1993-10-26	N: 60.25 S: -80.01 E: 125.44 W: -127.01		AMES
STEP ER-2 Aircraft In-Situ Trace Gas Data	1	NASA ER-2	NOAA O3 Classic, ATLAS	1987-01-08 to 1987-02-21	N: 37.72 S: -30.11 E: 180 W: -180		STEP87
STRAT ER-2 Aircraft In-situ Trace Gas Data	1	NASA ER-2	Harvard CO2, AWAS, ACATS, HOx, ATLAS, NOAA O3 Classic, ALIAS	1995-03-24 to 1996-12-21			AMES
Sulfates, Clouds and Radiation Brazil (SCAR-B) University of Washington C131A Data	1	C-131A	TSI-3562 Nephelometer, COSPEC, FSSP, PCASP, PMS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE	1995-08-17 to 1995-09-20			Binary
TES/Aura L2 Carbon Monoxide Lite Nadir V007	7	Aura	TES	2004-08-01 to 2015-12-31	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		netCDF-4
TES/Aura L2 Carbon Monoxide Nadir Special Observation V008	8	Aura	TES	2004-09-13 to 2018-01-22	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		HDF-EOS5
TES/Aura L2 Carbon Monoxide Nadir V008	8	Aura	TES	2004-08-22 to 2018-01-22	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		HDF-EOS5
TES/Aura L3 Carbon Monoxide Daily Gridded V006	6	Aura	TES	2004-09-03 to 2018-01-22	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	4 Decimal Degrees x 2 Decimal Degrees	HDF-EOS5
TES/Aura L3 Carbon Monoxide Monthly Gridded V006	6	Aura	TES	2004-09-03 to 2018-01-24	N: 82 S: -82 E: 180 W: -180	4 Decimal Degrees x 2 Decimal Degrees	HDF-EOS5
TES/MLS Aura L2 Carbon Monoxide Special Observation V002	2	Aura	TES, MLS	2005-08-24 to 2017-11-15	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		HDF-EOS5
TES/MLS Aura L2 Carbon Monoxide V002	2	Aura	TES, MLS	2005-07-26 to 2017-11-13	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		HDF-EOS5
TRACE-A Brazil Data	1	Airplane, RADIOSONDES, SATELLITES	RAWINSONDES, AVHRR	1992-09-01 to 1992-10-03	N: -10 S: -16.5 E: -47.97 W: -55.78		GTE
TRACE-A DC-8 In-Situ Trace Gas Data	1	NASA DC-8	DACOM	1990-03-13 to 1992-11-01	N: 43.575 S: -59.98 E: 58.68 W: -180		GTE
TRACE-A In Situ DC-8 Meteorology and Navigation Data	1	NASA DC-8	DADS	1992-08-19 to 1992-10-28	N: 43.575 S: -43.575 E: 39.562 W: -125.845		GTE
TRACE-A Merge Data	1	Data Analysis		1990-03-13 to 1992-11-02	N: 43.575 S: -59.98 E: 58.68 W: -180		GTE
TRACE-P DC-8 In-Situ Trace Gas Data	1	NASA DC-8	DACOM, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY	1999-01-07 to 2002-03-01	N: 45.7 S: 6.89 E: 180 W: -180		GTE
TRACE-P Ground Data	1	GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS		2001-01-10 to 2001-05-01	N: 45.7 S: 20 E: 143.77 W: 87.6		GTE
TRACE-P Merge Data	1	NASA DC-8, P-3B		2001-02-24 to 2002-04-11	N: 45.6 S: 6.8 E: 180 W: -180		GTE, ICARTT
TRACE-P P-3B In-Situ Trace Gas Data	1	P-3B	DACOM, CIMS	1999-01-07 to 2002-03-01	N: 45.7 S: 6.89 E: 180 W: -180		GTE

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).

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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Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere (MOPITT) SIPS

MOPITT SIPS processes data from MOPITT on the Terra satellite, with products that monitor changes in pollution patterns and its affect on the lower atmosphere.

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

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