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From discovery to visualization, data tools such as Earthdata Search, Worldview, and Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) guide users in making the most of atmospheric rivers data.

Atmospheric Rivers Datasets

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
Daymet: Daily Surface Weather Data on a 1-km Grid for North America, Version 4 R1 4.1 MODELS Computer 1950-01-01 to 2024-12-31

N: 82.9143 S: 14.0749 E: -53.0567 W: -178.133

netCDF-4
Daymet: Monthly Climate Summaries on a 1-km Grid for North America, Version 4 R1 4.1 MODELS Computer 1950-01-01 to 2024-12-31

N: 82.9143 S: 14.0749 E: -53.0567 W: -178.133

COG
Daymet: Annual Climate Summaries on a 1-km Grid for North America, Version 4 R1 4.1 MODELS Computer 1950-01-01 to 2024-12-31

N: 83.7064 S: 6.07616 E: -53.055 W: -178.204

multiple
GPM Ground Validation Composite Satellite Overpasses OLYMPEX 4 DMSP 5D-3/F16, NOAA-19, DMSP 5D-3/F17, NOAA-18, METOP-B, GCOM-W1, GPM, METOP-A, DMSP 5D-3/F19, Suomi-NPP, DMSP 5D-3/F18 SSMIS, MHS, AMSR2, DPR, GMI, ATMS 2015-11-01 to 2016-05-01

N: 57.4634 S: 37.3591 E: -88.4232 W: -157.22

HDF5
Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 0.25 x 0.25 deg, Daily Grid V3 (GSSTF) at GES DISC 3 DMSP SSM/I 1987-07-09 to 2009-01-01

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

Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 0.25 x 0.25 deg, Monthly Grid V3 (GSSTFM) at GES DISC 3 DMSP SSM/I 1987-07-01 to 2008-12-31

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

NCEP/DOE Reanalysis II, for GSSTF, 0.25x0.25 deg, Monthly grid V3 (GSSTFM_NCEP) at GES DISC 3 NCEP-GFS NOT APPLICABLE 1987-07-01 to 2008-12-31

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

Sounder SIPS: JPSS-1 ATMS Level 2 RAMSES2 Standard: Atmosphere, precipitation and surface geophysical state V3 (SNDRJ1ML2RMS) at GES DISC 3 NOAA-20 ATMS 2017-12-01

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

TRMM MICROWAVE IMAGER (TMI) WENTZ OCEAN PRODUCTS V3 3 TRMM TMI 2006-09-17 to 2015-04-03

N: 38 S: -38 E: 180 W: -180

HDF-EOS4
Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP ATMS Level 2 RAMSES2 Standard: Atmosphere, precipitation and surface geophysical state, V3 (SNDRSNML2RMS ) at GES DISC 3 Suomi-NPP ATMS 2011-12-10

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

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Featured Atmospheric Rivers Observation Method: VIIRS
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instruments are aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) and NOAA-platforms. The orbits of the platforms make them ideally positioned to observe atmospheric rivers reaching the west coast of North America. The VIIRS instruments include five high-resolution image bands, sixteen moderate-resolution bands, and one unique panchromatic day/night band ultra-sensitive in low-light conditions. The VIIRS instruments build on the heritage of their successful predecessors, the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), and the Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWIFS).
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True color corrected reflectance image of Africa, Europe, and Asia from the VIIRS instrument aboard the NOAA-21 satellite

From MODIS to VIIRS: Continuing the Legacy

The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) will help ensure continuity of Earth observations after the upcoming retirement of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS).
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VIIRS-Atmosphere Near Real-Time Data

Near real-time atmosphere data from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) are available through NASA's Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for Earth observation (LANCE).

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