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Solar Radiation Data Access and Tools
NASA's archives include data from the Sentinel-5P satellite's TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) providing measurements of solar radiance and irradiance levels, and the VEMAP 2 project 100-year climate change scenario estimates. Our datasets and tools help researchers translate these interconnected data points into actionable knowledge.
Solar Radiation Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAZE-08 Aerosol Characterization and Meteorological Data, Central Amazon Basin: 2008 | 1 | LABORATORY, FIELD SURVEYS | LOPC-PMS, MASS SPECTROMETERS, CNC, AEROSOL/CLOUD PARTICLE SIZER | 2008-02-05 to 2008-04-21 |
N: -2.4282 S: -2.75745 E: -60.0272 W: -60.3678 |
CSV | |
| Arctic Tundra Flux Study in the Kuparuk River Basin (Alaska), 1994-1996 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, PYRANOMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, IRGA, HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMISTORS, BAROMETERS, SONIC ANEMOMETER, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR | 1994-01-01 to 1997-01-01 |
N: 69 S: 45 E: -130 W: -171 |
ASCII | |
| ARISE 2014 C-130 In-Situ Radiation Data | 1 | C-130 | SSFR, 4STAR, RADIOMETERS | 2014-08-30 to 2014-10-05 | ICARTT, HDF5 | ||
| ARM Enhanced Shortwave Experiment (ARESE) Solar Radiation Data | 1 | NASA ER-2 | MAS | 1995-09-25 to 1995-10-23 | HDF4 | ||
| ATom: Aerosol Extinction and Absorption Measurements from SOAP Instrument, 2018 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | SPECTROMETERS | 2018-04-24 to 2018-05-21 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| 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-03 Hourly Meteorological Data at Flux Towers, 1994-1996 | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | THERMOCOUPLES, ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS | 1994-01-01 to 1996-12-01 |
N: 56 S: 53 E: -98 W: -106 |
CSV | |
| 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/SRC AMS Suite A Surface Meteorological and Radiation Data: 1994 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | WIND MONITOR, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, TEMPERATURE PROBES, RAIN GAUGES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, PYRANOMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, BAROMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS | 1993-12-15 to 1994-12-31 |
N: 56.89 S: 52.15 E: -97.87 W: -108.51 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS/SRC AMS Suite A Surface Meteorological and Radiation Data: 1995 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | WIND MONITOR, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, TEMPERATURE PROBES, RAIN GAUGES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, PYRANOMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, BAROMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS | 1995-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 56.89 S: 52.15 E: -97.87 W: -108.51 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS/SRC AMS Suite A Surface Meteorological and Radiation Data: 1996 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | INFRARED THERMOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, RAIN GAUGES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, PYRANOMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, BAROMETERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES | 1996-01-01 to 1996-12-31 |
N: 59.34 S: 50.57 E: -94.08 W: -110.05 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS/SRC AMS Suite B Surface Meteorological and Radiation Data: 1994 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer | 1994-01-17 to 1994-12-31 |
N: 55.92 S: 52.15 E: -98.42 W: -106.6 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS/SRC AMS Suite B Surface Meteorological and Radiation Data: 1995 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer | 1995-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 55.92 S: 52.15 E: -98.42 W: -106.6 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS/SRC AMS Suite B Surface Meteorological and Radiation Data: 1996 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer | 1996-01-01 to 1996-12-01 |
N: 55.92 S: 52.15 E: -98.42 W: -106.6 |
ASCII | |
| Bowen Ratio Surf. Flux: Fritschen (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | THERMOCOUPLES, Bowen Ratio Devices, HYGROMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-26 to 1989-08-14 |
N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 |
CSV | |
| Bowen Ratio Surface Flux: KSU (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | THERMOCOUPLES, Bowen Ratio Devices, HYGROMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-29 to 1989-08-13 |
N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 |
CSV | |
| Bowen Ratio Surface Flux: Smith (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | THERMOCOUPLES, BAROMETERS, Bowen Ratio Devices, HYGROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-27 to 1989-08-13 |
N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 |
multiple | |
| CAMEX-4 MIPS MICROWAVE PROFILING RADIOMETER V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, MIPS | MR, PYRANOMETERS | 2001-08-15 to 2001-09-12 |
N: 24.8 S: 24.6 E: -81.5 W: -81.7 |
ASCII | |
| CAMEX-4 MIPS SURFACE STATION 1 V1 | 1 | MIPS, GROUND STATIONS | ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, HYGROMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOMETERS | 2001-08-15 to 2001-09-08 |
N: 24.8 S: 24.6 E: -81.5 W: -81.7 |
ASCII | |
| CAMEX-4 MIPS SURFACE STATION 2 V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, MIPS | BAROMETERS, HYGROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOMETERS | 2001-08-26 to 2001-09-12 |
N: 24.8 S: 24.6 E: -81.5 W: -81.7 |
ASCII | |
| CLAMS-Chesapeake Lighthouse and Aircraft Measurements for Satellites Un. Washington Convair-580 aircraft measurements | 1 | CONVAIR CV-580 | TSI-3563 Neph, FSSP, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, HYGROMETERS, RADIOMETERS | 2001-07-10 to 2001-08-02 | ASCII | ||
| Climate Normals for Last Glacial Maximum and Modern (1975-2005), Alaska | 1 | COMPUTERS | Computer | 1000-01-01 to 2005-12-31 |
N: 74 S: 47.7384 E: -106.933 W: -178.236 |
GeoTIFF | |
| DSCOVR EPIC Level 1B Version 4 | 4 | DSCOVR | EPIC | 2015-06-13 to Present | HDF5 | ||
| Earth Radiation area average time series through Wide-field-of-view nonscanner aboard Earth Radiation Budget Satellite Edition 4 | Edition4 | ERBS | ERBE WFOV Nonscanner | 1985-01-01 to 1998-12-31 | NetCDF-4 | ||
| Earth Radiation area average time series through Wide-field-of-view nonscanner aboard Earth Radiation Budget Satellite Edition 4.1 | Edition4.1 | ERBS | ERBE WFOV Nonscanner | 1985-01-01 to 1999-12-31 | NetCDF-4 |
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