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 Data Access and Tools
Humidity Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOREAS AFM-06 Surface Meteorological Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES | 1994-05-21 to 1994-09-20 |
N: 53.91 S: 53.91 E: -104.4 W: -104.4 |
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| BOREAS Derived Surface Meteorological Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOCOUPLES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR | 1994-01-01 to 1996-12-31 |
N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.23 W: -106.32 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS Follow-On HMet-04 1996-1998 NSA Meteorological Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE PROBES, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, WIND MONITOR, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS | 1994-01-01 to 1999-01-01 |
N: 60 S: 48 E: -90 W: -111 |
CSV | |
| BOREAS HYD-03 Subcanopy Meteorological Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | WIND MONITOR, Pyrgeometer, HUMIDITY SENSORS, TEMPERATURE PROBES, INFRARED THERMOMETERS | 1994-02-06 to 1996-03-08 |
N: 53.99 S: 53.63 E: -104.69 W: -106.2 |
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| BOREAS HYD-05 Bear Trap Creek and Namekus Lake Winter Surface Flux Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | PYRANOMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, SONIC ANEMOMETER, THERMOCOUPLES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES | 1994-02-01 to 1996-04-11 |
N: 53.85 S: 53.83 E: -106.04 W: -106.17 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS Saskatchewan Forest Fire Control Centre Surface Meteorological Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | ANEMOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOMETERS | 1995-05-05 to 1995-10-01 |
N: 55.38 S: 53.33 E: -102.48 W: -108.42 |
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| BOREAS TE-05 Surface Meteorological & Radiation Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMISTORS, THERMOCOUPLES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR | 1994-05-25 to 1994-09-08 |
N: 55.93 S: 53.62 E: -98.51 W: -106.19 |
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| BOREAS TE-11 Leaf Gas Exchange Measurements | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, PHOTOSYNTHESIS CHAMBER | HUMIDITY SENSORS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM | 1993-08-27 to 1994-08-19 |
N: 53.92 S: 53.92 E: -104.69 W: -104.69 |
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| BOREAS TE-11 Surface Meteorological Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | NET RADIOMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, BAROMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR | 1994-01-01 to 1994-12-31 |
N: 53.92 S: 53.92 E: -104.69 W: -104.69 |
CSV | |
| BOREAS TE-21 Daily Surface Meteorological Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, HUMIDITY SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR | 1994-01-01 to 1994-12-31 |
N: 55.93 S: 53.63 E: -97.87 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TF-01 SSA-OA Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, RAIN GAUGES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SONIC ANEMOMETER, TDR, THERMOCOUPLES, DEWPOINT HYDROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, IRGA, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, BAROMETERS | 1996-02-02 to 1996-12-31 |
N: 53.63 S: 53.63 E: -106.2 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TF-01 SSA-OA Understory Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, ANEMOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, SONIC ANEMOMETER, IRGA, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, NET RADIOMETERS | 1993-10-12 to 1994-12-31 |
N: 53.63 S: 53.63 E: -106.2 W: -106.2 |
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| BOREAS TF-02 SSA-OA Tethersonde Meteorological and Ozone Data | 1 | BALLOONS | ANEROID PRESSURE SENSOR, THERMISTORS, ANEMOMETERS, OZONESONDES | 1993-10-17 to 1994-09-19 |
N: 53.63 S: 53.63 E: -106.2 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TF-02 SSA-OA Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Precipitation Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES, SONIC ANEMOMETER, THERMOCOUPLES, BAROMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, OZONE SENSOR, NET RADIOMETERS, IRGA, DEWPOINT HYDROMETERS | 1994-01-01 to 1994-10-27 |
N: 53.63 S: 53.63 E: -106.2 W: -106.2 |
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| BOREAS TF-05 Tower Flux & Meteorological Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, WIND MONITOR, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, THERMOCOUPLES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, OZONE SENSOR, IR CO2 ANALYZER, NET RADIOMETERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES | 1994-05-23 to 1994-09-16 |
N: 53.92 S: 53.92 E: -104.69 W: -104.69 |
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| BOREAS TF-06 SSA-YA Surface Energy Flux and Meteorological Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | NET RADIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SONIC ANEMOMETER, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, THERMOCOUPLES, WIND MONITOR, HYGROMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, BAROMETERS | 1994-07-19 to 1994-09-19 |
N: 53.66 S: 53.66 E: -105.32 W: -105.32 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TF-08 NSA-OJP and SSA-OBS Ceilometer Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | CEILOMETERS | 1994-05-31 to 1996-11-10 |
N: 55.93 S: 53.99 E: -98.62 W: -105.12 |
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| BOREAS TF-08 NSA-OJP Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | HYGROMETERS, IRGA, NET RADIOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, PYRHELIOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, RAIN GAUGES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SONIC ANEMOMETER, TEMPERATURE PROBES, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, BAROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1994-05-24 to 1996-11-12 |
N: 55.93 S: 55.93 E: -98.62 W: -98.62 |
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| BOREAS TF-09 SSA-OBS Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, IR CO2 ANALYZER, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, WIND MONITOR, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE PROBES, PYRANOMETERS, PSYCHROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES | 1994-05-23 to 1996-11-29 |
N: 53.99 S: 53.99 E: -105.12 W: -105.12 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TF-10 NSA-Fen Tower Flux and Meteorological Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | ANEMOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, HYGROMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, ANEROID PRESSURE SENSOR, Pyrgeometer, HUMIDITY SENSORS, WATER LEVEL GAUGES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, IRGA, NET RADIOMETERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES | 1993-08-15 to 1996-11-10 |
N: 55.91 S: 55.91 E: -98.42 W: -98.42 |
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| BOREAS TF-11 SSA-FEN Tower Flux and Meteorological Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, LABORATORY | EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, IRGA, NET RADIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, WATER LEVEL GAUGES, ANEROID PRESSURE SENSOR, ANEMOMETERS, TUNABLE DIODE LASER | 1993-08-23 to 1995-10-09 |
N: 53.8 S: 53.8 E: -104.62 W: -104.62 |
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| BOREAS/AES Campbell Scientific 15-minute Surface Meteorological Data: 1993 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES, PRESSURE SENSORS, THERMISTORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, ANEMOMETERS | 1993-08-01 to 1993-12-31 |
N: 58.18 S: 50.95 E: -94.7 W: -108.52 |
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| BOREAS/AES Campbell Scientific 15-minute Surface Meteorological Data: 1994 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES, PRESSURE SENSORS, THERMISTORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, ANEMOMETERS | 1994-01-01 to 1994-12-31 |
N: 58.18 S: 50.95 E: -94.7 W: -108.52 |
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| BOREAS/AES Campbell Scientific 15-minute Surface Meteorological Data: 1995 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES, PRESSURE SENSORS, THERMISTORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, ANEMOMETERS | 1995-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 58.18 S: 50.95 E: -94.7 W: -108.52 |
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| BOREAS/AES Campbell Scientific 15-minute Surface Meteorological Data: 1996 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES, PRESSURE SENSORS, THERMISTORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, ANEMOMETERS | 1996-01-01 to 1996-12-31 |
N: 58.18 S: 50.95 E: -94.7 W: -108.52 |
ASCII |
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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