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Atmospheric Temperature Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF TROPO Data | 1 | ECMWF | 2015-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| ECOSTRESS Gridded Downscaled Meteorology Instantaneous L3 Global 70 m V002 | 002 | ISS | ECOSTRESS | 2018-07-10 to Present |
N: 54 S: -54 E: 180 W: -180 |
70 Meters x 70 Meters | HDF5 |
| ECOSTRESS Tiled Downscaled Meteorology Instantaneous L3 Global 70 m V002 | 002 | ISS | ECOSTRESS | 2018-07-10 to Present |
N: 54 S: -54 E: 180 W: -180 |
70 Meters x 70 Meters | COG |
| Eddy Corr. Surface Flux: ANL (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | CO2 ANALYZERS, Bowen Ratio Devices, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, HYGROMETERS, OZONE SENSOR, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-26 to 1989-08-13 |
N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 |
multiple | |
| Eddy Corr. Surface Flux: GSFC (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | Bowen Ratio Devices, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, HYGROMETERS, OZONE SENSOR, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-06-26 to 1987-10-17 |
N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 |
multiple | |
| Eddy Corr. Surface Flux: UK (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | CO2 ANALYZERS, Bowen Ratio Devices, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, HYGROMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-14 to 1989-08-16 |
N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 |
multiple | |
| Eddy Corr. Surface Flux: UNL (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | CO2 ANALYZERS, Bowen Ratio Devices, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, HYGROMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-28 to 1989-08-13 |
N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 |
multiple | |
| Eddy Corr. Surface Flux: USGS (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | Bowen Ratio Devices, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, HYGROMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-25 to 1987-10-17 |
N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 |
multiple | |
| Eole 1 Raw Temperature, Pressure and Location Data Near 200 mbar (EOLE1) | 001 | Eole, Eole Balloons | RADIO TRANSPONDERS, RADIOSONDES | 1971-08-27 to 1972-07-04 |
N: -30 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Fast Longwave And SHortwave Fluxes (FLASHflux) Clouds and Radiative Swath (SSF) data in netCDF | Version1A | NOAA-20 | CERES-FM6 | 2022-12-13 to 2024-04-02 | NetCDF-4 | ||
| Fast Longwave And SHortwave Fluxes (FLASHflux) NOAA-20 Clouds and Radiative Swath (SSF) Version1B | Version1B | NOAA-20 | CERES-FM6 | 2023-10-01 to Present | netCDF-4 | ||
| FireSense: Balloon Vertical Profile Measurements, Fort Drum, NY, USA, 2024 | 1 | BALLOONS | RADIOSONDES | 2024-04-08 to 2024-04-08 |
N: 44.2759 S: 43.9079 E: -74.499 W: -75.5416 |
multiple | |
| FireSense: Balloon Vertical Profile Measurements, Missoula, MT, USA, 2024 | 1 | BALLOONS | RADIOSONDES | 2024-08-28 to 2024-08-29 |
N: 46.8556 S: 46.2265 E: -113.03 W: -113.996 |
multiple | |
| FireSense: UAS Vertical Profile Measurements, Fort Drum, NY, USA, 2024 | 1 | UAV | SONIC ANEMOMETER, RADIOSONDES | 2024-04-08 to 2024-04-08 |
N: 44.2476 S: 44.2475 E: -75.5402 W: -75.5404 |
multiple | |
| FIREX-AQ California Air Resources Board (CARB) Surface Mobile In-Situ Measurements | 1 | CARB MMP | GAS SENSORS | 2019-08-15 to 2019-11-04 |
N: 60 S: 15 E: -75 W: -135 |
ICARTT | |
| FIREX-AQ DC8 In-Situ Meteorological and Navigational Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | GPS, HYGROMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PITOT-STATIC SYSTEM, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, MMS, DLH, LGR | 2019-07-15 to 2019-09-05 |
N: 60 S: 15 E: -75 W: -135 |
ICARTT | |
| FIREX-AQ ER-2 Remotely Sensed National Polar - Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Airborne Sounder Testbed - Interferometer (NAST-I) Data | 1 | NASA ER-2 | NAST-I | 2019-08-01 to 2019-08-23 |
N: 60 S: 15 E: -75 W: -135 |
NetCDF-4 | |
| FIREX-AQ ER-2 Scanning High-Resolution Interferometer Sounder (S-HIS) | 1 | NASA ER-2 | SHIS | 2019-08-02 to 2019-08-23 |
N: 60 S: 15 E: -75 W: -135 |
HDF5, NetCDF-3 | |
| FIREX-AQ In-Situ Ground Data | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | OC-EC Analyzer, GC-EI-TOF, ACSM, C-TAG, TD-GC-MS | 2019-08-07 to 2019-08-30 |
N: 60 S: 12 E: -75 W: -135 |
ICARTT | |
| FIREX-AQ MACH2 Surface Mobile In-Situ Measurements | 1 | NASA MACH-2 | Aerodyne CAPS, APS, OPS, E-BAM, SPECTROMETERS, MAAP, TAP, GPS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, TSI-3563 Neph, SpEx, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, DMT UHSAS | 2019-07-21 to 2019-08-30 |
N: 60 S: 15 E: 120 W: -135 |
ICARTT | |
| FIREX-AQ Merge Data Files | 2 | NASA DC-8 | GPS, MMS, DLH, LGR, CDP, CAPS, AMS, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, PTR-MS, GC-MS, ACES | 2019-07-22 to 2019-09-06 |
N: 60 S: 15 E: -75 W: -135 |
ICARTT | |
| FIREX-AQ NOAA-CHEM Twin Otter In Situ Meteorological and Navigational Data | 1 | NOAA Twin Otter | ARIM200, GPS | 2019-07-29 to 2019-09-06 |
N: 60 S: 15 E: -75 W: -135 |
ICARTT | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment - Arctic Cloud Experiment Utrecht University Tethered Balloon | 1 | BALLOONS | COMPASSES, ACTINOMETER, ANEMOMETERS, THERMISTORS | 1998-05-02 to 1998-05-25 |
N: 76.4 S: 75.98 E: -164.84 W: -167.16 |
ASCII | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment - Arctic Cloud Experiment Utrecht University Tower | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | Pyrgeometer, THERMISTORS | 1998-04-27 to 1998-05-27 |
N: 76.52 S: 76 E: -164.84 W: -167.85 |
ASCII | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Arctic Cloud Experiment (ACE) University of Washington CV580 Aircraft | 1 | CONVAIR CV-580 | NOT APPLICABLE | 1998-05-19 to 1998-06-24 |
N: 77.8 S: 68 E: -154 W: -171.7 |
HDF |
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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