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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.
Surface Temperature Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 monthly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.0 (GLDAS_VIC10_M) at GES DISC | 2.0 | VIC-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1948-01-01 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| GLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 monthly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.1 (GLDAS_VIC10_M) at GES DISC | 2.1 | VIC-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 2000-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| Global 10-Year Mean Monthly Climatology, 1901-1990 (New et al.) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1901-01-01 to 1991-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile | |
| Global 30-Year Mean Monthly Climatology, 1901-1960 (New et al.) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1901-01-01 to 1961-01-01 |
N: 60 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile | |
| Global 30-Year Mean Monthly Climatology, 1930-1960, V2.1 (Cramer and Leeman) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1930-01-01 to 1960-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
ASCII | |
| Global 30-Year Mean Monthly Climatology, 1961-1990 (New et al.) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1961-01-01 to 1991-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
ASCII | |
| Global Annual Soil Respiration Data (Raich and Schlesinger 1992) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | THERMOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PHOTOSYNTHESIS CHAMBER, IRGA | 1963-01-01 to 1992-01-01 |
N: 71.18 S: -37.5 E: 146.5 W: -156.4 |
multiple | |
| Global Forest Ecosystem Structure and Function Data For Carbon Balance Research | 1 | NOAA-14 | AVHRR | 1897-01-01 to 2006-12-31 |
N: 67.36 S: -42.87 E: 172.75 W: -159.5 |
Shapefile | |
| Global Historical Climatology Network, 1753-1990 | 2 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES, BAROMETERS, THERMOMETERS | 1753-01-01 to 1990-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| Global Monthly Climatology for the Twentieth Century (New et al.) | 1 | COMPUTERS | Computer | 1900-01-01 to 1998-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
ASCII |
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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.
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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