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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
| Dataset | Version Sort ascending | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAFARI 2000 Kalahari Transect CO2, Water Vapor, and Heat Flux, Wet Season 2000 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | TDR, THERMOCOUPLES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, SONIC ANEMOMETER, IR CO2 ANALYZER, NET RADIOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS | 2000-03-01 to 2000-03-19 |
N: -15.438 S: -24.164 E: 23.594 W: 21.713 |
Shapefile | |
| BOREAS TF-05 Tower Flux & Meteorological Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, WIND MONITOR, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, THERMOCOUPLES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, OZONE SENSOR, IR CO2 ANALYZER, NET RADIOMETERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES | 1994-05-23 to 1994-09-16 |
N: 53.92 S: 53.92 E: -104.69 W: -104.69 |
ASCII | |
| CPEX-CV HALO Aerosol and Water Vapor Profiles and Images | 1 | NASA DC-8 | HALO | 2022-09-03 to 2022-09-30 | HDF5, PNG | ||
| NARSTO SOS99 Nashville WP-3D Orion Air Chemistry Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | BAROMETERS, LOPC-PMS, HPLC, HYGROMETERS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, GPS, SPECTRORADIOMETERS, THERMISTORS | 1999-06-26 to 1999-07-19 | ASCII | ||
| STAQS Balloonsondes and Ozonesondes Data | 1 | BALLOONS | OZONESONDES, RADIOSONDES | 2023-05-26 to 2023-10-21 |
N: 42.92 S: 28.84 E: -71.6 W: -107 |
ICARTT | |
| Nimbus Temperature-Humidity Infrared Radiometer 6.7 µm Grayscale Swath Data L1, TIFF V001 | 1 | Nimbus-4, Nimbus-5, Nimbus-6 | THIR | 1970-04-18 to 1971-04-08, 1973-01-01 to 1975-03-17, 1975-06-13 to 1975-11-11 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
5 Kilometers x 5 Kilometers | TIFF |
| TROPESS CrIS-SNPP L2 for Mexico City Megacity, Standard Product V1 (TRPSDL2ALLCRSMGMEX) at GES DISC | 1 | Suomi-NPP | CrIS | 2016-01-02 to Present |
N: 21 S: 18 E: -98 W: -101 |
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| NAAMES Sonde Meteorological InSitu Data, Version 1 | 1 | RADIOSONDES | RADIOSONDES | 2015-11-07 to 2016-06-03 | ICARTT | ||
| CAMEX-4 MIPS SURFACE STATION 1 V1 | 1 | MIPS, GROUND STATIONS | ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, HYGROMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOMETERS | 2001-08-15 to 2001-09-08 |
N: 24.8 S: 24.6 E: -81.5 W: -81.7 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS AFM-01 NOAA/ATDD Long-EZ Aircraft Flux Data over the SSA | 1 | Airplane | THERMISTORS, NET RADIOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, GUST PROBES, IRGA, PRESSURE SENSORS | 1994-05-25 to 1994-09-15 |
N: 54.32 S: 53.42 E: -104.24 W: -106.32 |
ASCII |
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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).
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).
With the eventual retirement of the Terra and Aqua platforms, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instruments will take the lead in daily Earth observations.
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