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

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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
ATMOS L2 Trace Gases on Altitude Grid, Tab Delimited Format V3 (ATMOSL2AT) 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
ATMOS L2 Trace Gases on Potential Temperature Grid, Fixed Field Format V3 (ATMOSL2TF) 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
ATMOS L2 Trace Gases on Potential Temperature Grid, Tab Delimited Format V3 (ATMOSL2TT) 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
ATMOS L2 Trace Gases on Pressure Grid, Fixed Field Format V3 (ATMOSL2PF) 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
ATMOS L2 Trace Gases on Pressure Grid, Tab Delimited Format V3 (ATMOSL2PT) 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
ATom: Age of Air, ArN2 Ratio, and Trace Gases in Stratospheric Samples, 2009-2018	1	NASA DC-8, MODELS, NSF/NCAR GV HIAPER	FLASKS, Computer	2009-01-10 to 2018-05-21	N: 84.53 S: -84.51 E: 178.68 W: -179.58	CSV
ATom: CO2, CH4, and CO Measurements from Picarro, 2016-2018	1	NASA DC-8	Picarro G2401	2016-07-26 to 2018-05-21	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	ICARTT
ATom: Data Stream for Modeling the Reactivity of ATom Air Parcels, 2016-2018	1	NASA DC-8	Computer	2016-07-29 to 2018-05-21	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	multiple
ATom: Measurements from the Quantum Cascade Laser System (QCLS), Version 2	2	NASA DC-8	INFRARED LASER SPECTROSCOPY	2016-07-29 to 2018-05-21	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	ICARTT
ATom: Measurements from the UAS Chromatograph for Atmospheric Trace Species (UCATS)	1	NASA DC-8	TUNABLE DIODE LASER, UCATS-GC	2016-07-12 to 2018-05-21	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	ICARTT
ATom: Merged Atmospheric Chemistry, Trace Gases, and Aerosols	1.5	NASA DC-8	PALMS, WAS, LASER SPECTROMETER, SPECTROMETERS, CIMS, PHOTOMETERS	2016-07-29 to 2018-05-21	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	netCDF-4
ATom: Merged Atmospheric Chemistry, Trace Gases, and Aerosols, Version 2	2.0	NASA DC-8	FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, UCATS-GC, TOGA, DMT SP2, PALMS, PICARRO G2401-mc CO2, CH4, CO, H2O INSTRUMENT, MMS, WAS, AMS, CIMS, DLH, CAPS, CAFS, ATHOS	2016-07-29 to 2018-05-21	N: 82.9406 S: -86.1769 E: 180 W: -180	netCDF-4
ATom: Observed and GEOS-5 Simulated CO Concentrations with Tagged Tracers for ATom-1	1	MODELS, NASA DC-8	Computer, SPECTROMETERS	2016-07-29 to 2016-08-23	N: 80.0086 S: -65.3316 E: 179.983 W: -179.999	multiple
ATTREX Global Hawk UAS In-Situ Trace Gas Measurements	1	GLOBAL HAWK	WAS, DLH, HUPCRS, NOAA-H2O, UCATS-GC, NOAA-O3	2011-10-01 to 2014-03-14		ICARTT
BlueFlux Airborne Trace Gases, Fluxes, and Mixing Ratios, Southern Florida, 2022-2024	1	King Air	AIMMS, ROZE, PICARRO G2401-mc CO2, CH4, CO, H2O INSTRUMENT	2022-04-18 to 2024-07-22	N: 29.9877 S: 24.8 E: -80.3411 W: -81.53	multiple
CAMP2Ex Merge Data Files	1	NASA P-3	Computer	2019-08-22 to 2019-10-07		ICARTT, ZIP
CAMP2Ex Merge Data Files	1	NASA P-3	Computer	2019-08-22 to 2019-10-07		ICARTT, ZIP
CAMP2Ex Miscellaneous Data	1	SATELLITES		2018-08-01 to 2019-10-08		NetCDF-4, ICARTT, GIF, PNG, JPEG
CAMP2Ex P-3 In-Situ Trace Gas Data	1	NASA P-3	GAS SENSORS, CRDS	2019-08-03 to 2019-10-06		ICARTT
CARAFE: Regional Airborne Greenhouse Gases Eddy Covariance Measurements, 2016-2017	1.1	C-23 Sherpa	TAMMS, LGR, Applanix, DLH, NASDAT, PICARRO G2401-mc CO2, CH4, CO, H2O INSTRUMENT, FLIR	2016-09-07 to 2017-05-26	N: 41.1145 S: 35.1761 E: -73.56 W: -79.8926	multiple

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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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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