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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.

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TOVS GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from NOAA-9 02 (TOVSAMNF) at GES DISC 02 NOAA-9 TOVS, HIRS/2, MSU 1985-01-01 to 1986-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

TOVS GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from NOAA-9 V01 (TOVSAMNF) at GES DISC 01 NOAA-9 HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS 1984-12-31 to 1987-01-01

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

TOVS GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from TIROS-N 02 (TOVSAMTN) at GES DISC 02 TIROS-N TOVS, HIRS/2, MSU 1978-12-01 to 1979-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

TOVS GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from TIROSN V01 (TOVSAMTN) at GES DISC 01 TIROS-N HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS 1978-11-30 to 1979-07-01

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

TOVS LMD 5 DAY GRIDS from NOAA-10 V01 (TOVSB5NG) at GES DISC 01 NOAA-10 HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS 1986-12-31 to 1991-09-03

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

TOVS LMD 5 DAY GRIDS from NOAA-12 V01 (TOVSB5ND) at GES DISC 01 NOAA-12 HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS 1991-06-29 to 1995-07-05

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

TOVS LMD DAILY GRIDS from NOAA-10 V01 (TOVSBDNG) at GES DISC 01 NOAA-10 HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS 1986-12-31 to 1991-09-01

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

TOVS LMD DAILY GRIDS from NOAA-12 V01 (TOVSBDND) at GES DISC 01 NOAA-12 HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS 1991-06-29 to 1995-07-05

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

TOVS LMD MONTHLY GRIDS from NOAA-10 V01 (TOVSBMNG) at GES DISC 01 NOAA-10 HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS 1986-12-31 to 1991-09-01

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

TOVS LMD MONTHLY GRIDS from NOAA-12 V01 (TOVSBMND) at GES DISC 01 NOAA-12 HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS 1991-06-30 to 1995-07-01

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Trends of Thermal, Wetness, and Vegetative Change in the Circumpolar Arctic 1 COMPUTERS Computer 1980-01-01 to 2020-12-31

N: 90 S: 30 E: 180 W: -180

multiple
TROPESS Chemical Reanalysis Surface Temperature 2-Hourly 2-dimensional Product V1 (TRPSCRT2H2D) at GES DISC 1 REANALYSIS MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 2005-01-01 to 2021-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

TROPESS Chemical Reanalysis Temperature 6-Hourly 3-dimensional Product V1 (TRPSCRT6H3D) at GES DISC 1 REANALYSIS MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 2005-01-01 to 2021-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

TROPESS Chemical Reanalysis Temperature Monthly 3-dimensional Product V1 (TRPSCRTM3D) at GES DISC 1 REANALYSIS MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 2005-01-01 to 2021-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Tropical Ozone Transport Experiment - Vortex Ozone Transport Experiment (TOTE-VOTE) DC-8 Analysis Data 1 NASA DC-8, Data Analysis Computer 1995-12-06 to 1996-02-20 AMES
Tropical Ozone Transport Experiment – Vortex Ozone Transport Experiment (TOTE-VOTE) DC-8 Remotely Sensed Lidar Data 1 NASA DC-8 LIDAR 1995-12-08 to 1996-02-20 AMES
Tropical Ozone Transport Experiment - Vortex Ozone Transport Experiment (TOTE-VOTE) Ground Site Lidar Data 1 GROUND STATIONS JPL DIAL, LIDAR 1995-12-01 to 1996-02-19 AMES
Tropical Ozone Transport Experiment – Vortex Ozone Transport Experiment (TOTE-VOTE) In Situ DC-8 Meteorology and Navigation Data 1 NASA DC-8 DADS, DLH, MTP 1995-12-03 to 1996-02-20 AMES
Tropical Ozone Transport Experiment - Vortex Ozone Transport Experiment (TOTE-VOTE) Sonde Data 1 GROUND STATIONS RADIOSONDES 1995-12-05 to 1996-02-01 AMES
Tropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observational eXperiment (TARFOX) - meteorological data from Wallops ground station 1 GROUND STATIONS RADIOSONDES 1996-07-10 to 1996-07-30 ASCII
Tundra Plant Reflectance, CO2 Exchange, PAM Fluorometry, and Pigments, AK, 2001-2002 1 FIELD SURVEYS FLUOROMETERS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, SPECTROMETERS 2001-06-08 to 2002-08-16

N: 71.32 S: 70.453 E: -156.598 W: -157.407

CSV
VEMAP 1: U.S. Climate, 1961-1990 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1961-01-01 to 1990-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

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VEMAP 1: U.S. Climate Change Scenarios Based on Models with Increased CO2 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1961-01-01 to 1990-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

multiple
VEMAP 1: U.S. Site Files 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1961-01-01 to 1990-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

Text File
VEMAP 2: Monthly Historical and Future Climate Data, Alaska, USA 1 COMPUTERS Computer 1922-01-01 to 2100-12-31

N: 71.5 S: 53.5 E: -128.5 W: -170.5

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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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