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.

Surface Temperature Datasets

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Dataset Sort descending	Version	Platforms	Instruments	Temporal Extent	Data Format
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) SOFIA ARAT Fokker F27 Aircraft Flight Data	1	FOKKER F27	RADIOMETERS, DOPPLER RADAR, Hotwire LWC, HYGROMETERS, RR Neph, OPC, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, SPECTROMETERS	1992-06-08 to 1992-06-27	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) SOFIA ARAT Fokker F27 Aircraft Turbulence	1	FOKKER F27	WIND MONITOR, HYGROMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS	1992-06-01 to 1992-06-20	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) SOFIA Drifting Buoy Data	1	BUOYS	RADIOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, BATHYTHERMOGRAPHS, HUMIDITY SENSORS	1992-05-30 to 1992-06-30	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) SOFIA Le Suroit Meteorological Data	1	Ships	BAROMETERS, PRESSURE GAUGES, ANEMOMETERS, THERMISTORS	1992-05-27 to 1992-06-23	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) SOFIA Le Suroit Tethered Balloon Data	1	Ships, BALLOONS	NOT APPLICABLE	1992-06-11 to 1992-06-19	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) SOFIA Radiosonde Data	1	GROUND STATIONS	RADIOSONDES	1992-05-31 to 1992-06-20	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) United Kingdom Meteorological Office (UKMO) C-130 Aircraft Data	1	C-130	PYRANOMETERS, PRT, HYGROMETERS, PMS, GUST PROBES, CLOUD LIQUID WATER PROBE, RADIOMETERS, THERMOMETERS	1992-05-30 to 1992-06-23	Binary
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) University of Washington C-131A Aircraft Data	1	C-131A	PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, RADIOMETERS, THERMOMETERS	1992-06-02 to 1992-06-27	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) University of Washington C-131A Discrete Data	1	C-131A	SPECTROMETERS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, THERMOMETERS	1992-06-02 to 1992-06-27	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) Valdivia Radiosonde Data	1	Ships	RADIOSONDES	1992-05-28 to 1992-06-22	ASCII

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