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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.

Atmospheric Temperature Datasets

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Dataset Version Platform Instrument Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly-Averaged 1-Hourly Terra Edition4A Edition4A GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES SCANNER, CERES-FM2, MODIS 2000-03-01 to 2002-06-30 HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly-Averaged 1-Hourly Terra-Aqua Edition4A Edition4A GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra, Aqua IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM4, CERES-FM3 2002-07-01 HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly-Averaged 1-Hourly Terra-Aqua-NOAA20 Edition4B Edition4B GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra, NOAA-20, Aqua IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM6, VIIRS, CERES-FM3, CERES-FM4 2000-03-01 to Present HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly-Averaged 1-Hourly Terra-NOAA20 Edition4A Edition4A GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra, NOAA-20 IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM6, VIIRS 2022-04-01 HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly-Averaged 1-Hourly Terra-NPP Edition1A Edition1A GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra, Suomi-NPP IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM5, VIIRS 2012-02-01 to 2017-11-30 HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols One-Hourly Terra-NPP Edition1A Edition1A GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra, Suomi-NPP IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, MODIS, CERES-FM5, VIIRS 2012-02-01 to 2017-11-30 HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Three-Hourly Terra-NPP Edition1A Edition1A GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra, Suomi-NPP IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM5, VIIRS 2012-02-01 to 2017-11-30 HDF4
CERES and MISR Along-Track Footprint Radiances, Fluxes, and Clouds Terra-FM1 1 Terra MODIS, CERES-FM1, CERES SCANNER, MISR, CERES-FM2 2000-04-12 to 2004-11-02 HDF4
CERES and MISR Along-Track Footprint Radiances, Fluxes, and Clouds Terra-FM2 1 Terra MODIS, CERES-FM1, CERES SCANNER, MISR, CERES-FM2 2000-04-12 to 2005-02-28 HDF4
CERES A-Train Integrated CALIPSO, CloudSat, CERES, and MODIS (CCCM) Merged Release B1 RelB1 CALIPSO, Aqua, CloudSat CALIOP, MODIS, CERES SCANNER, CERES-FM3, CloudSat-CPR 2006-07-01 to 2011-04-30 HDF4
CERES A-Train Integrated CALIPSO, CloudSat, CERES, and MODIS (CCCM) Merged Release D1 RelD1 CALIPSO, Aqua, CloudSat CALIOP, CERES-FM3, MODIS, CloudSat-CPR 2006-07-01 to 2011-04-30 HDF4
CERES A-Train Integrated CALIPSO, CloudSat, CERES, and MODIS (CCCM) Merged Release D2 RelD2 CALIPSO, Aqua, CloudSat CALIOP, CERES-FM3, MODIS, CloudSat-CPR 2006-07-01 to 2017-12-31 HDF4
CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Aqua FM3 MODIS Edition2C Edition2C AQUA CERES-FM3 2006-05-01 to 2007-12-31 HDF4
CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Aqua FM3 MODIS Edition4A Edition4A Aqua CERES-FM3, MODIS 2018-01-01 to Present HDF4
CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath (CRS) Aqua-FM3 MODIS Edition2B Edition2B AQUA CERES-FM3 2002-07-02 to 2006-05-01 HDF4
CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Terra FM1 MODIS Edition2B Edition2B Terra CERES-FM1 2000-05-01 to 2006-06-30 HDF4
CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Terra FM1 MODIS Edition2F Edition2F Terra CERES-FM1 2006-05-01 to 2007-12-31 HDF4
CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Terra FM1 MODIS Edition2G Edition2G Terra CERES-FM1 2007-12-01 to 2010-06-30 HDF4
CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Terra FM1 MODIS Edition4A Edition4A Terra CERES-FM1, MODIS 2018-01-01 to Present HDF4
CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Terra FM2 MODIS Edition2B Edition2B Terra CERES-FM2 2000-03-01 to 2006-03-01 HDF4
CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Terra FM2 MODIS Edition4A Edition4A Terra CERES-FM2, MODIS 2024-05-01 to 2024-08-31 20 Kilometers x 20 Kilometers HDF4
CERES Monthly Gridded Radiative Fluxes and Clouds Terra FM1 Edition2F Edition2F Terra CERES-FM1, CERES SCANNER 2006-05-01 to 2007-12-31 HDF4
CERES Monthly Gridded Radiative Fluxes and Clouds Terra FM1 Edition2G Edition2G Terra CERES-FM1, CERES SCANNER 2007-12-01 to 2010-06-30 HDF4
CERES Regionally Averaged Computed TOA, within the Atmosphere, and Surface Fluxes Hourly Aqua Edition4A Edition4A Aqua CERES-FM3, CERES-FM4 2018-01-01 to 2022-12-31 HDF4
CERES Regionally Averaged Computed TOA, within the Atmosphere, and Surface Fluxes Hourly Terra Edition4A Edition4A Terra CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2 2018-01-01 to 2022-12-31 HDF4
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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.

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

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