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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 1x1 deg Seasonal Climatology, Set1 and NCEP V2c (GSSTFSC) at GES DISC | 2c | DMSP | SSM/I | 1988-03-01 to 2008-11-30 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 1x1 deg Yearly Climatology, Set1 and NCEP V2c (GSSTFYC) at GES DISC | 2c | DMSP | SSM/I | 1988-01-01 to 2008-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| GOES-R PLT Surface Radiance Red Lake V1 | 1 | SURFRAD | BAROMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, PYRHELIOMETERS, RADIOMETERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES | 2017-03-27 to 2017-04-12 |
N: 35.67 S: 35.65 E: -114.055 W: -114.075 |
ASCII | |
| GPM Ground Validation Advanced Vertical Atmospheric Profiling System (AVAPS) OLYMPEX V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | AVAPS | 2015-11-12 to 2015-12-19 |
N: 48.202 S: 46.2982 E: -124.564 W: -128.876 |
ASCII | |
| GPM Ground Validation Albert Head (AHD) Ground Meteorological Station (MET) OLYMPEX V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | FD12P WEATHER SENSOR, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, Visibility Sensor | 2015-11-13 to 2016-01-17 |
N: 48.39 S: 48.37 E: -123.46 W: -123.48 |
ASCII, XML | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION COMPOSITE SATELLITE OVERPASSES GCPEX V1 | 1 | DMSP 5D-3/F17, DMSP 5D-3/F16, DMSP 5D-3/F18 | SSMIS | 2012-01-17 to 2012-02-29 |
N: 50.5 S: 37.9 E: -70.9 W: -88.7 |
ASCII, netCDF-4 | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION COMPOSITE SATELLITE OVERPASSES MC3E V1 | 1 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2011-04-22 to 2011-06-05 |
N: 56.29 S: 13.59 E: -72.65 W: -115.49 |
ASCII | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION ENVIRONMENT CANADA (EC) VISIBILITY SENSOR FD12P AND PRESENT WEATHER DETECTOR GCPEX V1 | 1 | WEATHER STATIONS | FD12P WEATHER SENSOR | 2012-01-15 to 2012-03-01 |
N: 44.69 S: 44.49 E: -79.73 W: -79.93 |
ASCII | |
| GPM Ground Validation Environment Canada (EC) Weather Station XET C3VP V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | THERMOMETERS, PRESSURE PROBE, ANEMOMETERS, WIND VANES, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, SUNSHINE RECORDERS, ULTRASONIC DEPTH SENSOR | 2006-10-04 to 2007-03-31 |
N: 44.24 S: 44.22 E: -79.77 W: -79.79 |
ASCII | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION GCPEX SNOW MICROPHYSICS CASE STUDY V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8, GROUND STATIONS, UND CITATION II | APR-2, CIPS, D3R, DPR, HVPS, PMS 2D-C PROBE | 2012-02-24 to 2012-02-25 |
N: 46.3966 S: 43.4595 E: -78.7616 W: -80.4026 |
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.
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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