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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
Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 1x1 deg Yearly Climatology, Set1 and NCEP V2c (GSSTFYC) at GES DISC 2c DMSP SSM/I 1988-01-01 to 2008-12-31

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

NCEP/DOE Reanalysis II in HDF-EOS5, for GSSTF2c, 1x1 deg Daily grid V2c (GSSTF_NCEP) at GES DISC 2c NCEP-GFS NOT APPLICABLE 1987-07-01 to 2009-01-01

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

Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 1x1 deg Daily Grid, Satellite F08 V2c (GSSTF_F08) at GES DISC 2c DMSP 5D-2/F8 SSM/I 1987-07-09 to 1992-01-01

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

Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 1x1 deg Daily Grid, Satellite F10 V2c (GSSTF_F10) at GES DISC 2c DMSP 5D-2/F10 SSM/I 1991-01-07 to 1997-11-15

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

Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 1x1 deg Daily Grid, Satellite F11 V2c (GSSTF_F11) at GES DISC 2c DMSP 5D-2/F11 SSM/I 1992-01-01 to 2000-05-17

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

GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 daily 0.25 x 0.25 degree GRACE-DA1 V2.2 (GLDAS_CLSM025_DA1_D) at GES DISC 2.2 Catchment-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2003-02-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 daily 0.25 x 0.25 degree GRACE-DA1 V2.2 (GLDAS_CLSM025_DA1_D_EP) at GES DISC 2.2 Catchment-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2020-01-01

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

GLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 1.0 x 1.0 degree Early Product V2.1 (GLDAS_NOAH10_3H_EP) at GES DISC 2.1 Noah-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2019-12-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 2 CLIMCAPS Full Spectral Resolution: Atmospheric state at Standard Pressure Levels derived from CLIMCAPS V2.1 (SNDRSNIML2PLEVCPS) at GES DISC 2.1 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2015-11-02 to Present

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

Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 2 CLIMCAPS Full Spectral Resolution: retrieved atmospheric state V2.1 (SNDRSNIML2CPS) at GES DISC 2.1 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2015-11-02 to Present

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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