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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.

Humidity Datasets

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
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
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
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 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 ICARTT
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 HDF
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) CSU Surface Observations (FIRE_AX_CSU_MET_SFC) 1 GROUND STATIONS PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS 1992-05-30 to 1992-06-30 ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) ECMWF Diagnostics 1 MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 1992-06-01 to 1992-06-28 ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) IMAU Santa Maria Surface Data 1 GROUND STATIONS PYRANOMETERS 1992-06-01 to 1992-06-28 ASCII
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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.
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MLS Near Real-Time Data

Near real-time atmosphere, temperature, humidity, and cloud ice data from the Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) are available through NASA's Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for Earth observation (LANCE).
image of MLS SIPS data over Antarctica

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.

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