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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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: 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 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 | |
| OWLETS-2 Surface (Ground) Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, Vaisala HydroMet AWS | GAS SENSORS, LGR CRDS, Picarro G2401, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, PRESSURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS | 2018-05-23 to 2018-08-02 | ICARTT | ||
| 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 | |
| PEM Tropics B DC-8 Remotely Sensed Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | SAFS | 1999-02-20 to 1999-04-19 |
N: 40 S: -36.35 E: 180 W: -180 |
GTE | |
| PEM Tropics B P-3B Remotely Sensed Data | 1 | P-3B | SAFS | 1999-03-05 to 1999-04-12 |
N: 40 S: -36.33 E: 180 W: -180 |
GTE | |
| 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 | |
| SAFARI 2000 MODIS Water and Heat Fluxes, Maun, Botswana, Dry Season 2001 | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION, Terra, MODELS | PRESSURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, HUMIDITY SENSORS, NET RADIOMETERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, MODIS, Computer | 2001-09-02 to 2001-09-29 |
N: -17.9946 S: -21.0004 E: 24.5004 W: 21.4946 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 Solar Spectral Flux Radiometer Data, Southern Africa, Dry Season 2000 | 1 | CONVAIR CV-580 | SSFR | 2000-08-17 to 2000-09-16 |
N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 |
netCDF-3 | |
| Sentinel-5P TROPOMI Irradiance product SWIR module L1B V1 (S5P_L1B_IR_SIR) at GES DISC | 1 | Sentinel-5P | TROPOMI | 2018-04-30 to 2021-06-30 | |||
| Sentinel-5P TROPOMI Irradiance product SWIR module L1B V2 (S5P_L1B_IR_SIR) at GES DISC | 2 | Sentinel-5P | TROPOMI | 2018-04-30 to Present | |||
| Sentinel-5P TROPOMI Irradiance product SWIR module L1B V3 (S5P_L1B_IR_SIR) at GES DISC | 3 | Sentinel-5P | TROPOMI | 2018-04-30 to Present | |||
| Sentinel-5P TROPOMI Irradiance product UVN module L1B V1 (S5P_L1B_IR_UVN) at GES DISC | 1 | Sentinel-5P | TROPOMI | 2018-04-30 to 2021-06-30 | |||
| Sentinel-5P TROPOMI Irradiance product UVN module L1B V2 (S5P_L1B_IR_UVN) at GES DISC | 2 | Sentinel-5P | TROPOMI | 2018-04-30 to Present | |||
| Sentinel-5P TROPOMI Irradiance product UVN module L1B V3 (S5P_L1B_IR_UVN) at GES DISC | 3 | Sentinel-5P | TROPOMI | 2018-04-30 to Present | |||
| SiB3 Modeled Global 1-degree Hourly Biosphere-Atmosphere Carbon Flux, 1998-2006 | 1 | LANDSAT-7 | AVHRR | 1998-01-01 to 2006-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile | |
| Site Averaged AMS Data: 1987 (Betts) | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-01 to 1987-12-31 |
N: 39.1161 S: 38.9753 E: -96.447 W: -96.611 |
CSV | |
| Site Averaged AMS Data: 1987-1989 (Betts) | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-01 to 1989-11-19 |
N: 39.1161 S: 38.9753 E: -96.447 W: -96.611 |
CSV | |
| Site Averaged AMS Data: 1988 (Betts) | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1988-01-01 to 1988-12-31 |
N: 39.1161 S: 38.9753 E: -96.447 W: -96.611 |
CSV | |
| Site Averaged AMS Data: 1989 (Betts) | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1989-01-01 to 1989-11-10 |
N: 39.1161 S: 38.9753 E: -96.447 W: -96.611 |
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 |
multiple | |
| 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 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 |
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