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NASA has atmospheric temperature datasets that help researchers measure the degree of warmth in various levels of the atmosphere. Access a range of data and data tools such as AppEEARS, Worldview, and Giovanni to make the most of atmospheric temperature data.

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Dataset Sort descending	Version	Platform	Instrument	Temporal Extent	Spatial Extent	Spatial Resolution	Data Format
ACT-America: L1 Meteorological and Aircraft Navigational Data	1.1	C-130, B-200	AIRCRAFT MOTION SENSOR, GPS	2016-05-27 to 2019-07-27	N: 50.5498 S: 27.2303 E: -71.9109 W: -106.494		multiple
ACTIVATE Falcon Aircraft Merge Data Files	1	HU-25A	AMS, LASER SPECTROMETER, CPC, TSI-3563 Neph, PSAP, SMPS, CAS, CDP, FCDP, 2DS, GAS SENSORS, DLH, CRDS, Applanix, GPS, HYGROMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PITOT-STATIC SYSTEM	2020-02-14 to 2022-06-30			ICARTT
ACTIVATE King Air Meteorological and Navigational Data	1	King Air	GPS, DROPSONDES, HYGROMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PITOT-STATIC SYSTEM, TEMPERATURE SENSORS	2019-12-16 to 2022-06-30			ICARTT
ACTIVATE Miscellaneous and Ancillary Data	1	Data Analysis		2020-02-10 to 2022-06-30			ICARTT
ADVANCED MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNIT-A (AMSU-A) SWATH FROM NOAA-15	1	NOAA-15	AMSU-A	1998-08-03	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		HDF-EOS4, netCDF-4
ADVANCED MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNIT-A (AMSU-A) SWATH FROM NOAA-16	1	NOAA-16	AMSU-A	2001-05-27 to 2009-07-30	N: 89.73 S: -89.91 E: 180 W: -180		netCDF-3, HDF-EOS2
ADVANCED MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNIT-A (AMSU-A) SWATH FROM NOAA-17	1	NOAA-17	AMSU-A	2002-07-21 to 2003-12-13	N: 89.629 S: -89.575 E: 180 W: -180		netCDF-3, HDF-EOS2
Advanced Vertical Atmospheric Profiling System Dropsondes (AVAPS) IMPACTS	1	NASA P-3	AVAPS	2020-01-12 to 2023-02-28	N: 44.17 S: 33.54 E: -65.44 W: -77.815		ASCII
Advanced Vertical Atmospheric Profiling System Dropsondes (AVAPS) WHyMSIE	1	G-III	AVAPS	2024-10-30 to 2024-11-18	N: 41.1 S: 23.502 E: -72.719 W: -129.605		ICARTT, netCDF, PNG
Aeolus CalVal Dropsonde Profiles	1	NASA DC-8	DROPSONDES	2019-04-18 to 2019-04-30			ASCII
Aeolus CalVal Meteorological and Navigational	1	NASA DC-8	GPS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HYGROMETERS, PRESSURE SENSORS	2019-04-17 to 2019-04-30			ICARTT
Aircraft Flux-Detrended: NRCC (FIFE)	1	DHC-6	HYGROMETERS, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, RADAR ALTIMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS	1987-06-26 to 1989-10-31	N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102		multiple
Aircraft Flux-Detrended: U of Wy. (FIFE)	1	B-200	HYGROMETERS, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, RADAR ALTIMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS	1987-08-11 to 1989-10-31	N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102		multiple
Aircraft Flux-Detrended: Univ. Col. (FIFE)	1	B-200	HYGROMETERS, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, RADAR ALTIMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS	1987-05-26 to 1989-10-31	N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102		multiple
Aircraft Flux-Filtered: NRCC (FIFE)	1	DHC-6	HYGROMETERS, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, RADAR ALTIMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS	1987-06-26 to 1989-10-31	N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102		multiple
Aircraft Flux-Filtered: U of Wy. (FIFE)	1	B-200	HYGROMETERS, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, RADAR ALTIMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS	1987-08-11 to 1989-10-31	N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102		multiple
Aircraft Flux-Filtered: Univ. Col. (FIFE)	1	B-200	HYGROMETERS, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, RADAR ALTIMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS	1987-05-26 to 1989-10-31	N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102		multiple
Aircraft Flux-Raw: NRCC (FIFE)	1	DHC-6	HYGROMETERS, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, RADAR ALTIMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS	1987-06-26 to 1989-10-31	N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102		multiple
Aircraft Flux-Raw: U of Wy. (FIFE)	1	B-200	HYGROMETERS, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, RADAR ALTIMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS	1987-08-11 to 1989-10-31	N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102		multiple
Aircraft Flux-Raw: Univ. Col. (FIFE)	1	B-200	HYGROMETERS, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, RADAR ALTIMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS	1987-05-26 to 1989-10-31	N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102		multiple
AIRS/Aqua L2 Near Real Time (NRT) Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS-only) V006 (AIRS2RET_NRT) at GES DISC	006	Aqua	AIRS	2016-10-15 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers
AIRS/Aqua L2 Near Real Time (NRT) Support Retrieval (AIRS-only) V006 (AIRS2SUP_NRT) at GES DISC	006	Aqua	AIRS	2016-10-15 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers
AIRS/Aqua L2 Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU) V006 (AIRX2RET) at GES DISC	006	Aqua	AIRS, AMSU-A	2002-08-30 to 2016-09-24	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers
AIRS/Aqua L2 Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU+HSB) V006 (AIRH2RET) at GES DISC	006	Aqua	AIRS, AMSU-A, HSB	2002-08-30 to 2003-02-05	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers
AIRS/Aqua L2 Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS-only) V006 (AIRS2RET) at GES DISC	006	Aqua	AIRS	2002-08-30 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers

Featured Atmospheric Temperature Observation Method: MLS

The Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) is radiometer and spectrometer that measures microwave thermal emission from the edge, or "limb," of Earth’s atmosphere. The MLS can measure vertical profiles of the atmosphere including temperature. The instrument acquires data globally day and night and can do so in the presence ice clouds and aerosols that would interfere with measurements from other devices.

MLS Products Available in GIBS

In coordination with the Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) team, we now have several MLS products available through the GIBS image access APIs.

Access MLS data from GES DISC via OPeNDAP

Learn how to visualize Microwave Limb Sounder data through OPeNDAP.

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Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) Near Real-Time Product remains at version 3 and the MLS Standard Product moves to version 4

The Microwave Limb Sounder Near-Real Time (MLS NRT) products are provided by the Land, Atmosphere Near-real time Capability for EOS (LANCE).

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