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Surface Temperature Data Access and Tools
NASA has surface temperature datasets that help researchers characterize how warm air is over land and water. Access a range of data and data tools such as AppEEARS, HEG: HDF-EOS to GeoTIFF Conversion Tool, and GOES-5 Weather Maps to make the most of surface temperature data.
Featured Surface Temperature Observation Method: AIRS
The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) aboard the Aqua satellite is a hyperspectral instrument that makes daily global measurements of infrared energy reflected by Earth's surface and atmosphere. The data is used to create three-dimensional water vapor and temperature profiles throughout the atmosphere. Meteorologists and other scientists use the data to make weather forecasts and as part of the historical global temperature record.
This API allows users to visualize Atmospheric Infrared Sounder data using a Common Metadata Repository search result.
Learn how to access and visualize Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) grid data from NASA's Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC) in Python.
Next-generation instruments aboard Joint Polar Satellite System spacecraft provide continuity to the AIRS project that began in 2002.
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Surface Temperature Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAFARI 2000 Surface Atmospheric Radiative Transfer (SMART), Dry Season 2000 | GROUND STATIONS | TEMPERATURE SENSORS, BAROMETERS, Pyrgeometer, PYRHELIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS | 2000-08-15 to 2000-09-17 | N: -24.969 S: -24.969 E: 31.593 W: 31.593 | Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 TOVS Surface and Atmospheric Parameters, 1-Deg, 1999-2001 | NOAA-9, NOAA-12, NOAA-10, NOAA-11 | TOVS | 1999-01-01 to 2001-12-31 | N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 | Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 Upper Air Meteorological Profiles, Skukuza, Dry Seasons 1999-2000 | BALLOONS | RADIOSONDES | 1999-08-14 to 2000-09-23 | N: -24.969 S: -24.969 E: 31.593 W: 31.593 | Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 Upper Air Meteorological Profiles, South Africa, Dry Season 2000 | BALLOONS | RADIOSONDES | 2000-08-01 to 2000-09-30 | N: -24 S: -41 E: 31 W: -10 | Shapefile | |
| SBU Meteorological Station IMPACTS V1 | GROUND STATIONS | ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, GPS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMOMETERS | 2020-01-01 to 2023-01-25 | NEW YORK | N: 43.256 S: 40.718 E: -73.02 W: -76.882 | netCDF-4 - ASCII |
| SiB3 Modeled Global 1-degree Hourly Biosphere-Atmosphere Carbon Flux, 1998-2006 | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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 |
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