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Atmospheric Rivers Data Access and Tools

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
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

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

Sounder SIPS: EOS-Aqua AIRS Level 3 Climate Fingerprinting Sounder Product (ClimFiSP) Daily: Gridded Atmosphere, Cloud, and Surface Geophysical State V2 2 Aqua AIRS 2002-08-30 to Present

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

Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 3 Specific Quality Control Gridded Monthly SiFSAP V2 (SNDRSNIML3SMSFSP) at GES DISC 2 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2015-11-01 to Present

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

Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 3 CLIMCAPS : Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Daily V2 (SNDRAQIML3CDCCP) at GES DISC 2 Aqua AIRS, AMSU-A 2002-08-31 to 2016-09-26

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

COWVR STP-H8 Surface Wind Vector and Column-Integrated Atmospheric Water Measurements Version 10.0 10.0 ISS COWVR 2022-01-08 to Present

N: 61 S: -61 E: 180 W: -180

35 Kilometers x 35 Kilometers HDF5
SCATSAT-1 ESDR Level 2 Ancillary Ocean Surface Fields Version 1.1 1.1 MODELS, SCATSAT-1 Computer, OSCAT-2 2018-04-01 to 2021-03-01

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

12.5 Kilometers x 12.5 Kilometers netCDF-4
Pre-LBA Anglo-Brazilian Amazonian Climate Observation Study (ABRACOS) Data 1.1 FIELD INVESTIGATION PSYCHROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS 1991-01-01 to 1996-12-31

N: 5 S: -18 E: -46 W: -75

CSV
MetOp-A ASCAT ESDR Level 2 Ancillary Ocean Surface Fields Version 1.1 1.1 MODELS, METOP-A Computer, ASCAT 2007-01-01 to 2014-04-01

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

12.5 Kilometers x 12.5 Kilometers netCDF-4
MetOp-B ASCAT ESDR Level 2 Ancillary Ocean Surface Fields Version 1.1 1.1 MODELS, METOP-B Computer, ASCAT 2013-08-01 to 2022-05-31

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

12.5 Kilometers x 12.5 Kilometers netCDF-4
QuikSCAT ESDR Level 2 Ancillary Ocean Surface Fields Version 1.1 1.1 MODELS, QUIKSCAT Computer, SEAWINDS 2000-06-01 to 2009-11-22

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

12.5 Kilometers x 12.5 Kilometers netCDF-4
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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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