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Nitrogen Oxides Data Access and Tools

Access topic-specific data and resources for accessing, visualizing, preparing/manipulating (e.g. subsetting), and analyzing data. Each observation, model, and reanalysis data has unique characteristics that should be considered when evaluating its use.

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Commonly Used Nitrogen Dioxide Data at a Glance

Spatial ResolutionSpatial CoverageTemporal ResolutionTemporal CoverageSpectral ResolutionSatellite/ PlatformName (Instrument, Model, etc.)Observation, Model, or ReanalysisFile Format
0.25°, 13 km x 24 kmGlobal98 min, Daily2004-near present1.0-0.45 nm Full Width and Half Maximum (FWHM)Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI)ObservationHDF-EOS5
5.5 km x 3.5 kmGlobal101.5 minutes2021-present270 nm-2.3 µm, 0.55 nmESA Sentinel-5PTROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI)ObservationnetCDF
2.0 km x 4.75 kmNorth AmericaHourly08/2023 - present0.6 nmIntelsat 40eTropospheric Emissions: Monitoring Pollution (TEMPO)ObservationnetCDF
0.25º x 0.25°Global15 min, HourlyDaily 5-day forecastN/AN/AGEOS-CFModelnetCDF
0.0083° x 0.0083°Near-globalYearly1990-2020N/AN/ALUR ModelnetCDF
Point measurementsGlobalPeriodic flights occurred during each deployment2016-2018VariesAirborne Field CampaignAtmospheric Tomography Mission (ATom) campaign with varying instrumentsObservationnetCDF

Nitrogen Oxides Datasets

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Dataset Version Platform Instrument Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
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 ICARTT
FIREX-AQ NOAA-CHEM Twin Otter In Situ Trace Gas Data 1 NOAA Twin Otter CHEMILUMINESCENCE, GC-MS, Picarro G2401, CIMS 2019-07-29 to 2019-09-06 ICARTT
Global Fire Emissions Database, Version 4.1 (GFEDv4) 4.1 MODELS, TRMM, Terra, ERS-1 Computer, VIIRS, MODIS, ATSR 1995-06-01 to 2016-12-31

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

multiple
Global Maps of Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition, 1860, 1993, and 2050 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1860-01-01 to 2050-12-31

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

multiple
Global N Cycle: Fluxes and N2O Mixing Ratios Originating from Human Activity 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1756-01-01 to 2004-12-31

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

Text File
GOME/ERS-2 NO2 Tropospheric, Stratospheric and Total Columns MINDS 1-Orbit L2 Swath 40 km x 320 km V1.1 (GOME_MINDS_NO2) at GES DISC 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
KORUS-AQ Aircraft Merge Data Files 1 NASA DC-8 Computer 2016-04-24 to 2016-06-21 ICARTT
KORUS-AQ Ancillary Analysis Data 1 MODELS AMS 2016-04-30 to 2016-10-18 ICARTT
KORUS-AQ Ancillary Model Data Products 1 GEOS-Chem, FLEXPART, CAM-chem, WRF 2016-04-30 to 2016-06-11 NetCDF-4, ICARTT
KORUS-AQ DC-8 Aircraft In Situ Trace Gas Data 1 NASA DC-8 LI-6252, GC-MS, TD-LIF, DACOM, CAMS, 4STAR, CIMS, CIT-ToF-CIMS, ACES, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, PTR-MS 2016-04-16 to 2016-06-21 ICARTT
KORUS-AQ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Ground Site Data 1 GROUND STATIONS CEILOMETERS, CAPS, 2B Technologies, Aeroqual Portable Air Quality Monitor 2016-04-27 to 2016-06-13 HDF5, ICARTT
KORUS-AQ Hanseo King Air Aircraft In Situ Trace Gas Data 1 King Air CAFE, LGR, CAPS NO2 Analyzer, Aerolaser AL5002, Teledyne API Ozone Analyzer, Thermo Scientific SO2 43i Analyzer 2016-04-26 to 2016-06-12 ICARTT
KORUS-AQ Miscellaneous Data 1 UMD Cessna GPS, LGR CRDS, TECO 43C, Picarro G2401, AETHALOMETER, PSAP 2016-04-30 to 2016-06-13 ICARTT
KORUS-AQ Pandora Column Observations 1 R/V ONNURI, GROUND STATIONS Pandora 2015-04-30 to 2016-10-18 ICARTT
KORUS-AQ Research Vessel (R/V) JangMok Ship Data 1 R/V JangMok Thermo Scientific Ozone Analyzer, Thermo Scientific NOx Analyzer, Thermo Scientific CO Analyzer, Thermo Scientific SO2 43i Analyzer, WIND MONITOR, GPS 2016-05-20 to 2016-06-06 ICARTT
KORUS-AQ Research Vessel (R/V) Onnuri Ship Data 1 R/V ONNURI SpEx, AMS, SUN PHOTOMETERS, GAS SENSORS 2016-05-16 to 2016-06-05 ICARTT
LBA-ECO ND-07 Nitric Oxide Flux from Cerrado Soils, Brasilia, Brazil: 2004 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 2004-03-22 to 2004-11-25

N: -15.9328 S: -15.9328 E: -47.8506 W: -47.8506

CSV
LBA-ECO TG-07 Soil Trace Gas Flux and Root Mortality, Tapajos National Forest 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY BALANCE, THERMOMETERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, IRGA, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, GC-FID 2000-06-04 to 2001-05-15

N: -3.017 S: -3.017 E: -54.9707 W: -54.9707

CSV
LISTOS Bayonne Ground Site Data 1 GROUND STATIONS GAS SENSORS 2018-06-01 to 2019-05-23 ICARTT
LISTOS Bronx Pfizer Ground Site Data 1 GROUND STATIONS HPLC, GAS SENSORS 2018-01-01 to 2018-11-13 ICARTT
LISTOS Ground Data at Miscellaneous Ground Sites 1 GROUND STATIONS GAS SENSORS 2018-04-30 to 2018-10-01 ICARTT
LISTOS New Haven Ground Site Data 1 GROUND STATIONS GAS SENSORS 2018-05-01 to 2019-01-23 ICARTT
LISTOS Outer Island Ground Site Data 1 GROUND STATIONS Pandora 2018-05-09 to 2018-09-05 ICARTT
LISTOS Queens College Ground Site Data 1 GROUND STATIONS GAS SENSORS, HPLC 2018-04-30 to 2019-06-14 ICARTT
LISTOS Rutgers Ground Site Data 1 GROUND STATIONS GAS SENSORS, LIDAR, OZONESONDES 2018-05-06 to 2019-06-22 ICARTT
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Featured Nitrogen Oxides Observation Method: TROPOMI

The Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) is the single payload aboard ESA's Sentinel-5P spacecraft, providing daily measurements of cloud height and cover, aerosols, and trace gases such as nitrogen oxides.

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Near real-time atmospheric radiance and composition products from the European Space Agency TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) are available through NASA’s Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for Earth observation (LANCE).
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