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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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 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. 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, 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 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. 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. 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 |
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