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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

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Dataset Version Platform Instrument Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
Sentinel-5P TROPOMI Irradiance product SWIR module L1B V3 (S5P_L1B_IR_SIR) 3 Sentinel-5P TROPOMI 2025-11-22 to Present
Sentinel-5P TROPOMI Irradiance product UVN module L1B V3 (S5P_L1B_IR_UVN) 3 Sentinel-5P TROPOMI 2025-11-22 to Present
Sentinel-5P TROPOMI Irradiance product UVN module L1B V2 (S5P_L1B_IR_UVN) 2 Sentinel-5P TROPOMI 2018-04-30 to 2025-11-21

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

Eddy Corr. Surface Flux: USGS (FIFE) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION Bowen Ratio Devices, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, HYGROMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, ANEMOMETERS 1987-05-25 to 1987-10-17

N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61

multiple
Eddy Corr. Surface Flux: UNL (FIFE) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION CO2 ANALYZERS, Bowen Ratio Devices, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, HYGROMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, ANEMOMETERS 1987-05-28 to 1989-08-13

N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61

multiple
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
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 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
Surface Radiance Data: UNL (FIFE) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, PYRANOMETERS, PLANT STRESS MONITOR, NET RADIOMETERS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS 1987-05-30 to 1989-08-11

N: 39.12 S: 38.98 E: -96.47 W: -96.59

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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 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
VEMAP 1: U.S. Site Files 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1961-01-01 to 1990-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

Text File
VEMAP 1: U.S. Climate, 1961-1990 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1961-01-01 to 1990-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

multiple
VEMAP 2: U.S. Monthly Climate Change Scenarios, Version 2 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1994-01-01 to 2100-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

netCDF-3
VEMAP 2: U.S. Monthly Climate, 1895-1993, Version 2 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1895-01-01 to 1993-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

netCDF-3
VEMAP 2: U.S. Annual Climate, 1895-1993 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1895-01-01 to 1993-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

netCDF-3
VEMAP 2: U.S. Daily Climate, 1895-1993 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1895-01-01 to 1993-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

netCDF-3
VEMAP 2: U.S. Annual Climate Change Scenarios 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1994-01-01 to 2100-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

netCDF-3
VEMAP 2: U.S. Daily Climate Change Scenarios 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1994-01-01 to 2100-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

netCDF-3
VEMAP 2: Monthly Historical and Future Climate Data, Alaska, USA 1 COMPUTERS Computer 1922-01-01 to 2100-12-31

N: 71.5 S: 53.5 E: -128.5 W: -170.5

netCDF-4
VEMAP 1: U.S. Climate Change Scenarios Based on Models with Increased CO2 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1961-01-01 to 1990-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

multiple
NWS Monthly Climatology Summary (SNF) 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS PYRANOMETERS 1976-01-01 to 1986-12-31

N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058

ASCII
NWS Daily Climatology Data: 1990 (SNF) 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS HYGROMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, THERMOMETERS 1990-01-01 to 1990-12-31

N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058

ASCII
NWS Daily Climatology Data: 1989 (SNF) 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS HYGROMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, THERMOMETERS 1989-01-01 to 1989-12-31

N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058

ASCII
NWS Daily Climatology Data: 1988 (SNF) 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS HYGROMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, THERMOMETERS 1988-01-01 to 1988-12-31

N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058

ASCII

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