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Atmospheric Rivers Datasets
| Dataset | Version Sort ascending | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Raman Lidar Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | LIDAR | 1991-11-13 to 1991-12-07 | ASCII | ||
| ARCSIX P-3B In-Situ Aerosol Data | 1 | P-3B | NMASS II, POPS, UHSAS, ToF-AMS, DASH-SP, FIMS, APS, CCN, TSI-3563 Neph, DMT SP2, PUTLS, TSI CPC-3772 | 2024-05-17 to 2024-08-18 |
N: 86.06 S: 37.68 E: -8.32 W: -105.18 |
ICARTT | |
| Bowen Ratio Surface Flux: UNL (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | THERMOCOUPLES, Bowen Ratio Devices, HYGROMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-28 to 1987-10-17 |
N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 |
multiple | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) SOFIA Radiosonde Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RADIOSONDES | 1992-05-31 to 1992-06-20 | ASCII | ||
| High Altitude MMIC Sounding Radiometer (HAMSR) CPEX V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | HAMSR | 2017-05-24 to 2017-07-16 |
N: 39.95 S: 5.05 E: -45.05 W: -99.95 |
netCDF-3 | |
| BOREAS/SRC AMS Suite A Surface Meteorological and Radiation Data: 1995 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | WIND MONITOR, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, TEMPERATURE PROBES, RAIN GAUGES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, PYRANOMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, BAROMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS | 1995-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 56.89 S: 52.15 E: -97.87 W: -108.51 |
ASCII | |
| SAFARI 2000 Monthly Climatology for the 20th Century (New et al.) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1901-01-01 to 1996-12-31 |
N: 35 S: -5 E: 60 W: 5 |
ASCII | |
| DISCOVER-AQ California Deployment P-3B Aircraft Merged Data Files | 1 | P-3B | Computer | 2013-01-15 to 2013-02-08 | ICARTT | ||
| NASA Water Vapor Project MEaSUREs (NVAP-M) WEATHER Layered Precipitable Water | 1 | Aqua, NOAA-10, NOAA-11, NOAA-12, NOAA-14, NOAA-15, NOAA-16, NOAA-17, NOAA-9, GROUND STATIONS | AIRS, HIRS, RADIOSONDES | 1988-01-01 to 2009-12-01 | NetCDF-4 | ||
| NAMMA SENEGAL RADIOSONDE AND TOWER FLUX DATA V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, RADIOSONDES | NET RADIOMETERS, GPS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, PRESSURE SENSORS, TELEMETER, TEMPERATURE SENSORS | 2006-08-19 to 2006-09-17 |
N: 15.5 S: 13.91 E: 17.09 W: -17.97 |
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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