Atmospheric Temperature Data Access and Tools

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 Sort descending	Version	Platform	Instrument	Temporal Extent	Spatial Extent	Data Format
CERES Regionally Averaged TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Hourly Aqua Edition4A	Edition4A	Aqua	CERES-FM4, CERES-FM3, MODIS	2002-07-03 to Present		HDF4
CERES Regionally Averaged TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Hourly NOAA-20 Edition 1B	Edition1B	NOAA-20	CERES-FM6, VIIRS	2018-05-01 to Present		HDF4
CERES Regionally Averaged TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Hourly NOAA-20 Edition 1C	Edition1C	NOAA-20	CERES-FM6	2018-05-01 to Present		netCDF-4
CERES Regionally Averaged TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Hourly Terra Edition4A	Edition4A	Terra	CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2	2000-03-01 to Present		HDF4
CERES Single Scanner Footprint (SSF) TOA/Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Aqua-FM3 Edition4A	Edition4A	Aqua	CERES-FM3	2002-07-03 to Present		NetCDF-3, HDF4
CERES Single Scanner Footprint (SSF) TOA/Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Aqua-FM4 Edition4A	Edition4A	Aqua	CERES-FM4	2002-07-03 to 2005-03-29		HDF4
CERES Single Scanner Footprint (SSF) TOA/Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Terra-FM1 Edition4A	Edition4A	Terra	CERES-FM1	2000-03-01 to Present		HDF4
CERES Single Scanner Footprint (SSF) TOA/Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Terra-FM2 Edition4A	Edition4A	Terra	CERES-FM2	2000-03-01 to 2025-01-10		HDF4
CERES Single Scanner Footprint (SSF) TOA/Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols TRMM-PFM Edition2B	Edition2B	TRMM	CERES-PFM	1998-01-01 to 2000-03-31		HDF4
CERES SSF 1 degree Regionally Averaged TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Hourly NPP VIIRS Edition2A	Edition2A	Suomi-NPP	CERES-FM5, VIIRS	2012-02-01 to Present		HDF4
CERES SSF 1 degree Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly NPP Edition2A	Edition2A	Suomi-NPP	CERES-FM5, VIIRS	2012-02-01 to 2019-09-30		HDF4
CERES Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Daily Aqua Edition4A	Edition4A	Aqua	CERES-FM4, CERES-FM3	2002-07-01 to Present		HDF4
CERES Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Daily NOAA-20 Edition1B	Edition1B	NOAA-20	CERES-FM6, VIIRS	2018-05-01 to Present		HDF4
CERES Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Daily NOAA-20 Edition1C	Edition1C	NOAA-20	CERES-FM6, VIIRS	2018-05-01 to Present		HDF4
CERES Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Daily NPP Edition2A	Edition2A	Suomi-NPP	CERES-FM5, VIIRS	2012-02-01 to Present		HDF4
CERES Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Daily Terra Edition4A	Edition4A	Terra	CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2	2000-03-01 to Present		HDF4
CERES Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly Aqua Edition4A	Edition4A	Aqua	CERES-FM4, CERES-FM3	2002-07-01 to Present		HDF4
CERES Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly NOAA-20 Edition1B	Edition1B	NOAA-20	CERES-FM6, VIIRS	2018-05-01 to Present		HDF4
CERES Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly NOAA-20 Edition1C	Edition1C	NOAA-20	CERES-FM6, VIIRS	2018-05-01 to Present		HDF4
CERES Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly Terra Edition4A	Edition4A	Terra	CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, MODIS	2000-03-01 to Present		HDF4
Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation, Geobotanical, Physiographic Maps, 1982-2003	1	FIELD SURVEYS, LANDSAT-5	STEEL MEASURING TAPE, AVHRR	1982-06-01 to 2010-09-30	N: 90 S: 55.8 E: 180 W: -180	multiple
CITE-2 Electra Meteorological and Navigational Data	1	NASA ELECTRA	Computer	1986-08-11 to 1986-09-07	N: 44.43 S: 30.55 E: -68.12 W: -131.91	GTE
CITE-3 Electra Meteorological and Navigational Data	1	NASA ELECTRA	Computer	1989-08-14 to 1989-10-01	N: 40.13 S: 0.01 E: -26.93 W: -81.48	GTE
CLAMS Chesapeake Lighthouse Vaisala RS-80 Radiosonde	1	OCEAN PLATFORMS	RADIOSONDES	2001-07-10 to 2001-08-02		ASCII
CLAMS CV-580 Cloud Absorption Radiometer (CAR)	1	Convair-580	CAR	2001-07-10 to 2001-08-02		HDF4

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.

six vertical bands showing various satellite images

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).

image of TERRA, AQUA and AURA satellites

NASA Seeks Input about the Future of Terra, Aqua, and Aura Data

A new Request for Information (RFI) with responses due by April 4 seeks input for determining Terra, Aqua, and Aura mission data product continuity needs, capabilities, and gaps.

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