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Commonly Used Datasets for Applications in Atmosphere

Atmosphere Datasets

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Dataset Sort descending Version Platform Instrument Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
GOES-R PLT West Texas Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) V1 1 GROUND STATIONS LMA 2017-03-01 to 2017-06-01

N: 33.617 S: 33.597 E: -101.813 W: -101.833

ASCII
GOME/ERS-2 NO2 Tropospheric, Stratospheric and Total Columns MINDS 1-Orbit L2 Swath 40 km x 320 km V1.1 (GOME_MINDS_NO2) 1.1 ERS-2 GOME 1995-06-30 to 2003-06-22

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

40 Kilometers x 320 Kilometers
GOZCARDS Merged Hydrogen Chloride 1 month L3 10 degree Zonal Means on a Vertical Pressure Grid V1 (GozMmlpHCl) 1 UARS, Aura, SCISAT-1/ACE HALOE, MLS, ACE-FTS 1991-10-01 to 2012-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

GOZCARDS Merged Nitric Acid 1 month L3 10 degree Zonal Means on a Vertical Pressure Grid V1 (GozMmlpHNO3) 1 UARS, SCISAT-1/ACE, Aura MLS, ACE-FTS 2004-08-01 to 2012-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

GOZCARDS Merged Nitrous Oxide 1 month L3 10 degree Zonal Means on a Vertical Pressure Grid V1 (GozMmlpN2O) 1 SCISAT-1/ACE, Aura ACE-FTS, MLS 2004-08-01 to 2012-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

GOZCARDS Merged Ozone 1 month L3 10 degree Zonal Means on a Vertical Pressure Grid V1 (GozMmlpO3) 1 AEM-2, ERBS, UARS, SCISAT-1/ACE, Aura, Meteor-3M SAGE I, SAGE II, HALOE, MLS, ACE-FTS, SAGE III 1979-02-01 to 2012-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

GOZCARDS Merged Water Vapor 1 month L3 10 degree Zonal Means on a Vertical Pressure Grid V1 (GozMmlpH2O) 1 UARS, SCISAT-1/ACE, Aura HALOE, MLS, ACE-FTS 1991-09-01 to 2012-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

GOZCARDS Source Hydrogen Chloride 1 month L3 10 degree Zonal Means on a Vertical Pressure Grid V1 (GozSmlpHCl) 1 UARS, SCISAT-1/ACE, Aura HALOE, ACE-FTS, MLS 1991-10-01 to 2012-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

GOZCARDS Source Nitric Acid 1 month L3 10 degree Zonal Means on a Vertical Pressure Grid V1 (GozSmlpHNO3) 1 UARS, SCISAT-1/ACE, Aura MLS, ACE-FTS 2004-03-01 to 2012-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

GOZCARDS Source Nitrous Oxide 1 month L3 10 degree Zonal Means on a Vertical Pressure Grid V1 (GozSmlpN2O) 1 SCISAT-1/ACE, Aura ACE-FTS, MLS 2004-03-01 to 2012-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

GOZCARDS Source Ozone 1 month L3 10 degree Zonal Means on a Vertical Pressure Grid V1 (GozSmlpO3) 1 AEM-2, ERBS, UARS, SCISAT-1/ACE, Aura, Meteor-3M SAGE I, SAGE II, HALOE, MLS, ACE-FTS, SAGE III 1979-02-01 to 2012-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

GOZCARDS Source Temperature 1 month L4 10 degree Zonal Averages on a Vertical Pressure Grid V1 (GozSmlpT) 1 MERRA NOT APPLICABLE 1979-01-01 to 2012-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

GOZCARDS Source Water Vapor 1 month L3 10 degree Zonal Means on a Vertical Pressure Grid V1 (GozSmlpH2O) 1 UARS, SCISAT-1/ACE, Aura HALOE, MLS, ACE-FTS 1991-09-01 to 2012-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

GPCP Precipitation Level 3 Daily 0.5-Degree V3.2 (GPCPDAY) at GES DISC 3.2 DMSP, NOAA POES, Aqua, GOES, METEOSAT, GMS, MTSAT, Himawari-8, WEATHER STATIONS SSM/I, TOVS, AIRS, GOES-15 Imager, GOES-16 Imager, VISSR-METEOSAT, VISSR-GMS, MTSAT 1R Imager, MTSAT 2 Imager, AHI, RAIN GAUGES 2000-06-01 to 2021-09-30

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
GPCP Precipitation Level 3 Daily 0.5-Degree V3.3 (GPCPDAY) 3.3 DMSP, NOAA POES, Aqua, GOES, METEOSAT, GMS, MTSAT, Himawari-8, WEATHER STATIONS SSM/I, SSMIS, TOVS, AIRS, GOES-15 Imager, GOES-16 Imager, VISSR-METEOSAT, VISSR-GMS, MTSAT 1R Imager, MTSAT 2 Imager, AHI, RAIN GAUGES 1998-01-01 to 2025-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
GPCP Precipitation Level 3 Monthly 0.5-Degree V3.2 (GPCPMON) at GES DISC 3.2 DMSP, NOAA POES, Aqua, GOES, METEOSAT, GMS, MTSAT, Himawari-8, WEATHER STATIONS SSMIS, SSM/I, TOVS, AIRS, GOES-15 Imager, GOES-16 Imager, VISSR-METEOSAT, VISSR-GMS, MTSAT 1R Imager, MTSAT 2 Imager, AHI, RAIN GAUGES 1983-01-01 to 2023-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
GPCP Precipitation Level 3 Monthly 0.5-Degree V3.3 (GPCPMON) 3.3 DMSP, NOAA POES, Aqua, GOES, METEOSAT, GMS, MTSAT, Himawari-8, WEATHER STATIONS SSMIS, SSM/I, TOVS, AIRS, GOES-15 Imager, GOES-16 Imager, VISSR-METEOSAT, VISSR-GMS, MTSAT 1R Imager, MTSAT 2 Imager, AHI, RAIN GAUGES 1983-01-01 to 2025-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
GPM AMSR-2 on GCOM-W1 Common Calibrated Brightness Temperature L1C 1.5 hours 10 km V07 (GPM_1CGCOMW1AMSR2) 07 GCOM-W1 AMSR2 2012-07-02 to 2026-03-01

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

GPM AMSR-2 on GCOM-W1 Common Calibrated Brightness Temperature L1C 1.5 hours 10 km V08 (GPM_1CGCOMW1AMSR2) 08 GCOM-W1 AMSR2 2012-07-02 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

GPM AMSR-2 on GCOM-W1 (GPROF) Climate-based Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L2A 1.5 hours 10 km V07 (GPM_2AGPROFGCOMW1AMSR2_CLIM) 07 GCOM-W1 AMSR2 2012-07-02 to 2025-12-01

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

GPM AMSR-2 on GCOM-W1 (GPROF) Climate-based Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L2A 1.5 hours 10 km V08 (GPM_2AGPROFGCOMW1AMSR2_CLIM) 08 GCOM-W1 AMSR2 2012-07-02 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

GPM AMSR-2 on GCOM-W1 (GPROF) Climate-based Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L3 1 day 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V07 (GPM_3GPROFGCOMW1AMSR2_DAY_CLIM) 07 GCOM-W1 AMSR2 2012-07-02 to 2025-11-30

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

GPM AMSR-2 on GCOM-W1 (GPROF) Climate-based Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L3 1 day 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V08 (GPM_3GPROFGCOMW1AMSR2_DAY_CLIM) 08 GCOM-W1 AMSR2 2012-07-02 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

GPM AMSR-2 on GCOM-W1 (GPROF) Climate-based Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L3 1 month 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V07 (GPM_3GPROFGCOMW1AMSR2_CLIM) 07 GCOM-W1 AMSR2 2012-07-01 to 2025-11-30

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

GPM AMSR-2 on GCOM-W1 (GPROF) Climate-based Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L3 1 month 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V08 (GPM_3GPROFGCOMW1AMSR2_CLIM) 08 GCOM-W1 AMSR2 2012-07-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Atmosphere Data Tools

Tool Sort descending Description Services
AppEEARS The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers a simple and efficient way to perform data access and transformation processes. Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Customization, Downloading, Visualization
ASDC CALIPSO Search and Subset Tool The CALIPSO Search and Subset web application enables a more sophisticated approach to selecting and ordering CALIPSO lidar data by date, time and geolocation. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
CASEI The Catalog of Archived Suborbital Earth Science Investigations (CASEI) is a comprehensive inventory of contextual information for NASA's Earth Science airborne and field campaigns. Search and Discovery, Cataloging
Earthdata Search Earthdata Search enables data discovery, search, comparison, visualization, and access across NASA’s Earth science data holdings. Search and Discovery, Access, Cataloging, Cloud Computing, Downloading
Field Campaign Explorer The Field Campaign Explorer is an open source, cloud-based tool that combines multiple datasets to generate 3D views of atmospheric phenomena. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
FIRMS The Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) provides access to satellite imagery, active fire/hotspots, and related products to identify the location, extent, and intensity of wildfire activity. Access, Visualization
Giovanni Giovanni is a web application for accessing, visualizing, and analyzing Earth science remote sensing data without downloading the data. Search and Discovery, Analysis, Access, Visualization, Downloading, Subsetting
GUARDIAN The GNSS-based Upper Atmospheric Realtime Disaster Information and Alert Network (GUARDIAN) is a near real-time (NRT) ionospheric monitoring tool for natural hazards warning. Monitoring Natural Events
LIS Space Time Domain Search The Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) Space Time Domain Search allows users to quickly perform a space time domain search of LIS science products. Search and Discovery
Panoply Panoply is a cross-platform application that plots geo-referenced and other arrays from netCDF, HDF, GRIB, and other datasets. Visualization, Customization, Reformatting, Subsetting, Comparison
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