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Trace Gases/Trace Species Data Access and Tools
NASA has trace gases/trace species datasets that help researchers characterize the makeup of the atmosphere. Access a range of data and data tools such as AppEEARS, FIRMS, and Giovanni to make the most of trace gases/trace species data.
Many NASA observation methods—platforms, instruments, and space geodesy techniques—provide data that improve our understanding of trace gases, including NASA's Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring Pollution (TEMPO) instrument, featured below.
Trace Gases/Trace Species Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABLE-2A Electra In-Situ Trace Gas Data | NASA ELECTRA | CHEMILUMINESCENCE, INFRARED LASER SPECTROSCOPY | 1985-07-11 to 1985-08-15 | BRAZIL, SOUTH AMERICA, AMAZONIA, SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE, WESTERN HEMISPHERE | N: 37.1 S: -7.2 E: -47.48 W: -76.3 | GTE |
| ABLE-2B Electra In-Situ Trace Gas Data | NASA ELECTRA | GRAB SAMPLERS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, Harvard CO2 | 1987-04-01 to 1987-05-15 | SOUTH AMERICA, AMAZONIA, BRAZIL, WESTERN HEMISPHERE, SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE | N: 37.54 S: -84.1 E: -31.29 W: -81.47 | GTE |
| ABLE-2B Merge Data | Data Analysis, NASA ELECTRA | NOT APPLICABLE | 1987-04-01 to 1987-05-15 | SOUTH AMERICA, AMAZONIA, BRAZIL, WESTERN HEMISPHERE, SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE | N: 37.54 S: -84.1 E: -31.29 W: -81.47 | GTE |
| ABLE-3A Electra In-Situ Trace Gas Data | NASA ELECTRA | GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, GRAB SAMPLERS, LIF-NO | 1988-07-07 to 1988-08-18 | NORTH AMERICA, ALASKA, VIRGINIA, GREENLAND, WESTERN HEMISPHERE | N: 83.332 S: 37.082 E: -55.443 W: -168.402 | GTE |
| ABLE-3A Merge Data | NASA ELECTRA, Data Analysis | NOT APPLICABLE | 1988-07-07 to 1988-08-18 | NORTH AMERICA, ALASKA, VIRGINIA, GREENLAND, WESTERN HEMISPHERE | N: 83.332 S: 37.082 E: -55.443 W: -168.402 | GTE |
| ABLE-3B Electra In-Situ Trace Gas Data | NASA ELECTRA | GRAB SAMPLERS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, LIF-NO, DACOM | 1990-06-11 to 1990-08-18 | CANADA, MANITOBA, ONTARIO, QUEBEC, VIRGINIA | N: 63.748 S: 37.053 E: -49.4 W: -106.178 | GTE |
| ABLE-3B Ground Data | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | Harvard CO2 | 1990-06-11 to 1990-08-18 | CANADA, MANITOBA, QUEBEC, ONTARIO, WESTERN HEMISPHERE | N: 63.748 S: 37.053 E: -49.4 W: -106.178 | GTE |
| ABLE-3B Merge Data | NASA ELECTRA, Data Analysis | NOT APPLICABLE | 1990-06-11 to 1990-08-18 | CANADA, MANITOBA, QUEBEC, ONTARIO, VIRGINIA | N: 63.748 S: 37.053 E: -49.4 W: -106.178 | GTE |
| ABoVE: Atmospheric Gas Concentrations from Airborne Flasks, Arctic-CAP, 2017 | LABORATORY, Airplane | GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, FLAME-IONIZATION DETECTOR, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY, FLASKS | 2017-04-27 to 2017-11-04 | ALASKA, YUKON TERRITORY, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES | N: 71.2712 S: 58.0838 E: -111.572 W: -165.48 | CSV |
| ABoVE: Directory of Field Sites Associated with 2017 ABoVE Airborne Campaign | UAV, B-200 | SAR, LVIS | 2017-04-01 to 2017-04-01 | N: 71.328 S: 52.7117 E: -103.596 W: -166.008 | multiple |
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Featured Trace Gases/Trace Species Observation Method: TEMPO
The Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring Pollution (TEMPO) instrument is a high-resolution, visible and ultraviolet light spectrometer aboard the Intelsat 40e platform. TEMPO monitors major air pollutants, such as ozone and nitrogen dioxide, across North America every daylight hour.
Videos from NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio reveal the brilliant view from the agency’s newest pollution-detecting sensor.
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This Satellite Needs Working Group solution aims to provide an hourly sulfur dioxide (SO2) concentration product and additional trace gas measurements from the Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring Pollution (TEMPO) mission.
This webinar provides an overview of the TEMPO mission and its data products and shows how to discover and access TEMPO data products using NASA's Earthdata Search.
This Satellite Needs Working Group solution aims to provide hourly near real-time (NRT) air quality products using Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring Pollution (TEMPO) and Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) data.
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