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 | Version Sort ascending | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) Nonscanner Regional, Zonal, and Global Averages S-4N data in native format | 1 | NOAA-10, NOAA-9, ERBS | ERBE | 1984-12-01 to 1995-10-31 | Binary | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus 1 NASA ER-2 Radiometer Data | 1 | NASA ER-2 | RADIOMETERS | 1986-10-13 to 1986-11-02 | ASCII | ||
| NWS Daily Climatology Data: 1977 (SNF) | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | HYGROMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, THERMOMETERS | 1977-01-01 to 1977-12-31 |
N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058 |
ASCII | |
| 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 | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION TOTAL PRECIPITATION SENSOR (HOTPLATE) GCPEX V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | Total Precipitation Sensor (Hotplate) | 2011-11-07 to 2012-02-21 |
N: 44.3 S: 44.2 E: -79.64 W: -79.78 |
ASCII | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) ECMWF Surface Diagnostics | 1 | ECMWF | Computer | 1992-06-01 to 1992-06-28 | ASCII | ||
| SAFARI 2000 Meteorological and Flux Tower Measurements in Maun, Botswana, 2000 | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | PYRANOMETERS, IRGA, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES, RTD, ANEMOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, RAIN GAUGES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, THERMOMETERS | 2000-02-01 to 2000-09-30 |
N: -19.9 S: -19.9 E: 23.55 W: 23.55 |
Shapefile | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| PEM Tropics A P-3B Remotely Sensed Data | 1 | P-3B | ACTINOMETER | 1996-08-06 to 1996-09-27 |
N: 50 S: -79.03 E: 180 W: -180 |
GTE |
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