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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.

Surface Temperature Datasets

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Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Data Format
AIRS/Aqua L3 Monthly Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU) 1 degree x 1 degree V006 (AIRX3STM) at GES DISC Aqua AIRS, AMSU-A 2002-09-01 to 2016-10-01 GLOBAL
AIRS/Aqua L3 Monthly Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS-only) 1 degree x 1 degree V006 (AIRS3STM) at GES DISC Aqua AIRS 2002-09-01 to Present GLOBAL
AIRS/Aqua L3 Monthly Support Product (AIRS+AMSU) 1 degree x 1 degree V006 (AIRX3SPM) at GES DISC Aqua AIRS, AMSU-A 2002-09-01 to 2016-10-01 GLOBAL
AIRS/Aqua L3 Monthly Support Product (AIRS+AMSU+HSB) 1 degree x 1 degree V006 (AIRH3SPM) at GES DISC Aqua AIRS 2002-09-01 to 2003-03-01 GLOBAL
AIRS/Aqua L3 Monthly Support Product (AIRS-only) 1 degree x 1 degree V006 (AIRS3SPM) at GES DISC Aqua AIRS 2002-09-01 to Present GLOBAL
Alpha Jet Atmopsheric eXperiment Meteorological Measurement System (MMS) Data Alpha MMS 2013-06-20 to 2019-07-19 NORTH AMERICA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, TROPOSPHERE ICARTT
AMAZE-08 Aerosol Characterization and Meteorological Data, Central Amazon Basin: 2008 LABORATORY, FIELD SURVEYS LOPC-PMS, MASS SPECTROMETERS, CNC, AEROSOL/CLOUD PARTICLE SIZER 2008-02-05 to 2008-04-21 CSV
AMS (Automated Met Station) Data (FIFE) METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS THERMOMETERS, ANEROID PRESSURE SENSOR, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, NET RADIOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS 1987-05-01 to 1989-11-10 CSV
AMSU/MSU Lowstratosphere Day/Month Temperature Anomalies and Annual Cycle NOAA-9, NOAA-19, NOAA-8, NOAA-7, NOAA-15, NOAA-14, NOAA-6, TIROS-N, Aqua, NOAA-18, NOAA-12, NOAA-11, NOAA-10 MSU, AMSU-A 1978-01-01 GLOBAL ASCII - netCDF-4
AMSU/MSU Lowtroposphere Day/Month Temperature Anomalies and Annual Cycle V6 NOAA-11, NOAA-6, NOAA-12, NOAA-14, Aqua, NOAA-18, NOAA-7, NOAA-8, NOAA-10, NOAA-19, TIROS-N, NOAA-9, NOAA-15 MSU, AMSU-A 1978-01-01 GLOBAL ASCII - netCDF-4
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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.
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AIRS Near Real-Time Data

Near real-time 3D atmospheric data from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument are available through NASA's Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for Earth observation (LANCE).
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Access AIRS data from GES DISC via OPeNDAP

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.

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