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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. 

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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.
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TEMPO Near Real-Time SO2 and Enhanced Products

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.
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TEMPO/GOES NRT Products

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.

Trace Gases/Trace Species Datasets

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Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Spatial Extent Data Format
CAMEX-3 ATMOSPHERIC EMITTED RADIANCE INTERFEROMETER (AERI) V1 GROUND STATIONS AERI 1998-08-04 to 1998-09-20 CARIBBEAN N: 25.139 S: 24.34 E: -77.403 W: -78.584 netCDF-3 - ASCII
CAMEX-3 NAST-I RADIANCE PRODUCTS V1 NASA ER-2 NAST-I 1998-08-13 to 1998-09-27 CARIBBEAN N: 36.0668 S: 13.5693 E: -62.3263 W: -94.3327 Various: netCDF-3, Binary, ASCII
CARAFE: Regional Airborne Greenhouse Gases Eddy Covariance Measurements, 2016-2017 C-23 Sherpa TAMMS, LGR, Applanix, DLH, NASDAT, PICARRO G2401-mc CO2, CH4, CO, H2O INSTRUMENT, FLIR 2016-09-07 to 2017-05-26 NEW JERSEY, NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, MARYLAND, DELAWARE N: 41.1145 S: 35.1761 E: -73.56 W: -79.8926 multiple
FLUXNET Research Network Site Characteristics, Investigators, and Bibliography, 2016 GROUND STATIONS, GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS ANEMOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOMETERS 1991-01-01 to 2016-12-31 N: 78.921 S: -62.2321 E: 175.554 W: -157.409 CSV
LBA-ECO ND-07 Nitric Oxide Flux from Cerrado Soils, Brasilia, Brazil: 2004 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 2004-03-22 to 2004-11-25 N: -15.9328 S: -15.9328 E: -47.8506 W: -47.8506 CSV
LBA-ECO ND-30 Nutrient Analysis and Gas Fluxes, Forest Chronosequences, Para, Brazil LABORATORY, FIELD SURVEYS, FIELD INVESTIGATION CHN ANALYZERS, MASS SPECTROMETERS, CARBON ANALYZERS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, BALANCE 2000-10-01 to 2005-01-31 N: -1.2667 S: -15.9328 E: -47.3667 W: -47.7833 CSV
LBA-ECO TG-02 Biogenic VOC Emissions from Brazilian Amazon Forest and Pasture Sites LABORATORY TETHERSONDES 1998-03-22 to 2000-02-16 N: -0.859 S: -10.0832 E: -54.9707 W: -62.2 CSV
LBA-ECO TG-07 Seasonal Trace Gas Profiles in Brazilian Amazon Forests: 2004-2005 FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY IRGA, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS 2004-02-12 to 2005-05-12 N: -1.7483 S: -11.4123 E: -51.4536 W: -60.021 CSV
MODIS/Aqua Temperature and Water Vapor Profiles 5-Min L2 Swath 5km - NRT Aqua MODIS 2017-10-20 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 HDF-EOS
MODIS/Terra Temperature and Water Vapor Profiles 5-Min L2 Swath 5km - NRT Terra MODIS 2017-10-11 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 HDF-EOS
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