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Humidity Data Access and Tools
NASA’s humidity data range from hourly primary forcing data to modeled data based on measurements from high-altitude aircraft. Our datasets and tools help users find and integrate the data they need to see how humidity influences weather, ecosystems, and how we live our lives.
Featured Humidity Observation Method: MLS
The Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) instrument is carried aboard the Aqua satellite and acquires measurements globally day and night. The MLS makes measurements of atmospheric composition, temperature, humidity and cloud ice that are needed to learn more about weather, climate, and air quality.
The Microwave Limb Sounder Near-Real Time (MLS NRT) products are provided by the Land, Atmosphere Near-real time Capability for EOS (LANCE).
In coordination with the Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) team, we now have several MLS products available through the GIBS image access APIs.
Learn how to visualize Microwave Limb Sounder data through OPeNDAP.
Humidity Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Altitude MMIC Sounding Radiometer (HAMSR) EPOCH V1 | GLOBAL HAWK | HAMSR | 2017-08-09 to 2017-08-31 | PACIFIC OCEAN | N: 36.473 S: 16.116 E: -83.077 W: -125.321 | netCDF-3 |
| HURRICANE AND SEVERE STORM SENTINEL (HS3) GLOBAL HAWK ADVANCED VERTICAL ATMOSPHERIC PROFILING SYSTEM (AVAPS) DROPSONDE SYSTEM V2 | GLOBAL HAWK | AVAPS, DROPSONDES | 2012-09-07 to 2014-09-30 | NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN | N: 47.1646 S: 7.9001 E: -19.0779 W: -97.5988 | ASCII |
| HURRICANE AND SEVERE STORM SENTINEL (HS3) GLOBAL HAWK HIGH ALTITUDE MMIC SOUNDING RADIOMETER (HAMSR) V1 | GLOBAL HAWK | HAMSR | 2011-09-09 to 2013-09-26 | NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN | N: 51.942 S: 9.239 E: -54.876 W: -175.713 | netCDF-3 - PDF |
| In-situ Air Temperature and Relative Humidity in Greenbelt, MD, 2013-2015 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | 2013-09-05 to 2015-12-28 | N: 39 S: 38.9926 E: -76.8401 W: -76.8569 | CSV | ||
| ISLSCP II Climate Research Unit CRU05 Monthly Climate Data | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | multiple | |
| ISLSCP II CRU05 Climate Time Series for Global Land Areas, 1986-1995 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | multiple | |
| LBA-ECO CD-01 Meteorological Data, Tapajos and Amazon Rivers, Santarem, Brazil: 2001 | GOES-8, WEATHER STATIONS, BALLOONS | GOES-8 Imager, SODAR, WIND MONITOR, RADIOSONDES | 2001-06-01 to 2001-08-16 | N: -2.43 S: -2.78 E: -54.72 W: -55.17 | CSV | |
| LBA-ECO CD-03 Flux-Meteorological Data, km 77 Pasture Site, Para, Brazil: 2000-2005 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 2000-09-01 to 2006-01-01 | N: -3.0202 S: -3.0202 E: -54.8942 W: -54.8942 | CSV | |
| LBA-ECO CD-03 Mesoscale Meteorological Data, Santarem Region, Para, Brazil: 1998-2006 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMISTORS, TDR, RAIN GAUGES, PRESSURE PROBE, WIND VANES, PYRANOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, ANEMOMETERS, THERMOMETERS | 1998-08-20 to 2006-12-31 | N: -3.3502 S: -3.3502 E: -54.924 W: -54.924 | CSV | |
| LBA-ECO CD-03 Nocturnal Meteorological Data, Forest and Pasture Sites, Para, Brazil | BALLOONS | IRGA, WIND MONITOR, PRESSURE SENSORS, THERMISTORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS | 2001-07-26 to 2003-11-26 | N: -3.017 S: -3.0202 E: -54.8885 W: -54.9707 | CSV |
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