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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

Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide Datasets

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Dataset Version Platform Instrument Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
ABLE-2A Electra In-Situ Trace Gas Data 1 NASA ELECTRA CHEMILUMINESCENCE, INFRARED LASER SPECTROSCOPY 1985-07-11 to 1985-08-15

N: 37.1 S: -7.2 E: -47.48 W: -76.3

GTE
ABLE-2B Merge Data 1 Data Analysis, NASA ELECTRA NOT APPLICABLE 1987-04-01 to 1987-05-15

N: 37.54 S: -84.1 E: -31.29 W: -81.47

GTE
ABLE-3A Electra Meteorological and Navigational Data 1 NASA ELECTRA TAMMS 1988-07-07 to 1988-08-18

N: 83.332 S: 37.082 E: -55.443 W: -168.402

GTE, JPEG
ABLE-3B Electra In-Situ Trace Gas Data 1 NASA ELECTRA GRAB SAMPLERS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, LIF-NO, DACOM 1990-06-11 to 1990-08-18

N: 63.748 S: 37.053 E: -49.4 W: -106.178

GTE
ABoVE: Atmospheric Gas Concentrations from Airborne Flasks, Arctic-CAP, 2017 1 LABORATORY, Airplane GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, FLAME-IONIZATION DETECTOR, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY, FLASKS 2017-04-27 to 2017-11-04

N: 71.2712 S: 58.0838 E: -111.572 W: -165.48

CSV
ABoVE: Atmospheric Profiles of CO, CO2 and CH4 Concentrations from Arctic-CAP, 2017 1 NASA DC-8 PICARRO G2401-mc CO2, CH4, CO, H2O INSTRUMENT, HUMIDITY SENSORS, WIND MONITOR 2017-04-26 to 2017-11-05

N: 71.2874 S: 40.0387 E: -104.112 W: -166.045

netCDF-4
ACCLIP WB-57 Aircraft In-situ Trace Gas Data 1 NASA WB-57F ACOS, COMA, LIF-NO, LIF-SO2, ISAF, COLD 2, UASO3 2022-07-14 to 2022-09-14 ICARTT
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
ACCLIP WB-57 Aircraft Model Data 1 GEOS, NASA WB-57F Computer, MMS 2022-07-14 to 2022-09-14 ICARTT
ACT-America: L1 Raw, Uncalibrated In-Situ CO2, CO, and CH4 Mole Fractions from Towers 1 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS SPECTROMETERS 2015-01-01 to 2019-12-31

N: 44.0502 S: 30.1951 E: -76.4188 W: -98.588

netCDF-4 classic
ACT-America: L2 In Situ Atmospheric CO2, CO, CH4, and O3 Concentrations, Eastern USA 1.2 B-200, C-130 PICARRO G2401-mc CO2, CH4, CO, H2O INSTRUMENT, UV OZONE DETECTORS 2016-07-11 to 2019-07-27

N: 50.5498 S: 25 E: -70 W: -110

multiple
ACT-America: L2 In Situ Atmospheric Gas Concentrations from Flasks, Eastern USA 1.2 B-200, C-130 FLASKS 2016-05-27 to 2019-07-27

N: 49.4031 S: 27.7853 E: -72.9424 W: -105.887

multiple
ACT-America: L2 In Situ CO2, CO, and CH4 Concentrations from Towers, Eastern USA 1.1 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS SPECTROMETERS 2015-01-01 to 2017-12-31

N: 44.0502 S: 30.1951 E: -76.4188 W: -98.588

multiple
ACT-America: L3 Merged In Situ Atmospheric Trace Gases and Flask Data, Eastern USA 1.2 C-130, B-200 CPL, FLASKS, PICARRO L2130-i Flight Ready Water Vapor Isotopic Analyzer, OMI, PICARRO G2401-mc CO2, CH4, CO, H2O INSTRUMENT, CAMS 2016-07-11 to 2019-07-27

N: 50.5498 S: 27.2303 E: -72.6616 W: -106.494

multiple
ACTIVATE Falcon In Situ Trace Gas Data 1 HU-25A GAS SENSORS, CRDS 2020-02-14 to 2022-06-30 ICARTT
ACTIVATE Supplementary Model Data 1 MERRA-2 Computer 2020-02-14 to 2022-06-30 ICARTT
ARCSIX P-3B In-Situ Trace Gas Data 1 P-3B PICARRO G2401-mc CO2, CH4, CO, H2O INSTRUMENT, 2B Technologies 2024-05-17 to 2024-08-18

N: 86.06 S: 37.68 E: -8.32 W: -105.18

ICARTT
ARCTAS DC-8 Aircraft In-situ Trace Gas Data 1 NASA DC-8 TOGA, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, ATHOS, HOxCIMS, TD-LIF, DACOM, DIAL, CIMS, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, NOxyO3, PTR-MS 2008-03-18 to 2008-07-14 ICARTT
ARCTAS DC-8 Aircraft Merge Data 1 NASA DC-8 Computer 2008-03-30 to 2008-07-15 ICARTT
ARCTAS Model Data 1 CLIMATE MODELS, GEOS-5, GEOS-Chem Computer 2008-03-30 to 2008-07-14 netCDF-3, ICARTT
ARCTAS P-3B Aircraft In-situ Trace Gas Data 1 P-3B COBALT 2008-03-23 to 2008-07-14 ICARTT
ARCTAS Supplementary Satellite Data Products 1 Aura, Terra TES, OMI, MOPITT 2008-03-01 to 2008-07-31 HDF4, HDF5, ICARTT
ASHOE/MAESA ER-2 Aircraft In-Situ Trace Gas Data 1 NASA ER-2 Harvard CO2, ACATS, NOAA O3 Classic, ATLAS, ClO/BrO, ALIAS, HOx 1994-01-21 to 1994-11-06

N: 73.14 S: -80.05 E: 180 W: -180

AMES
ASIA-AQ DC-8 In-Situ Trace Gas Data 1 NASA DC-8 TOGA, WAS, QC-TILDAS, CIT-ToF-CIMS, DACOM, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, LGR, ACES, CANOE, ROZE, PTR-MS, ISAF, LI-7000, MIRO MGA, OPALS 2024-01-23 to 2024-04-02

N: 61.37 S: 12.46 E: 180 W: -180

ICARTT
ATMOS L2 Trace Gases on Altitude Grid, Fixed Field Format V3 (ATMOSL2AF) at GES DISC 3 Spacelab-3, ATLAS-1, ATLAS-2, ATLAS-3 ATMOS 1985-04-30 to 1985-05-01, 1992-03-25 to 1992-04-02, 1993-04-08 to 1993-04-16, 1994-11-03 to 1994-11-12

N: 75 S: -73 E: 180 W: -180

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