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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 | Version Sort ascending | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATom: L2 Particulate Iodine from High-Resolution Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (HR-AMS) | 1 | NASA DC-8 | AMS | 2016-07-29 to 2017-02-21 |
N: 80.5221 S: -65.3315 E: 180 W: -180 |
ICARTT | |
| TOLNet City College of New York Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | DIAL | 2022-04-13 to Present |
N: 40.83 S: 40.81 E: -73.94 W: -73.95 |
HDF4, HDF-EOS2, ICARTT, ASCII | |
| DISCOVER-AQ Texas Deployment P-3B Aircraft Merged Data Files | 1 | P-3B | Computer | 2011-06-30 to 2013-10-01 | ICARTT | ||
| DC3 Merge Data Files | 1 | DLR-Falcon, NSF/NCAR GV HIAPER, NASA DC-8 | 2012-05-18 to 2012-06-30 | ICARTT | |||
| FIREX-AQ In-Situ Ground Data | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | OC-EC Analyzer, GC-EI-TOF, ACSM, C-TAG, TD-GC-MS | 2019-08-07 to 2019-08-30 | ICARTT | ||
| SAFARI 2000 C-130 Aerosol and Meteorological Data, Dry Season 2000 | 1 | C-130 | GC-MS, MR, AERI, MMR, PMS 2D-P PROBE, PMS 2D-C PROBE, DEWPOINT HYDROMETERS, HYGROMETERS, CLOUD LIQUID WATER PROBE, CNC, FLUOROMETERS, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, FSSP, CVI, PHOTOMETERS, SPECTROMETERS, MASS SPECTROMETERS | 2000-09-05 to 2000-09-16 |
N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 |
Shapefile | |
| ABLE-3A Electra In-Situ Trace Gas Data | 1 | NASA ELECTRA | GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, GRAB SAMPLERS, LIF-NO | 1988-07-07 to 1988-08-18 |
N: 83.332 S: 37.082 E: -55.443 W: -168.402 |
GTE | |
| NAAMES C-130 Trace Gas In Situ Data, Version 1 | 1 | C-130 | LGR, PTR-MS | 2015-11-12 to 2017-09-20 | ICARTT | ||
| LISTOS Ground Data at Miscellaneous Ground Sites | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | GAS SENSORS | 2018-04-30 to 2018-10-01 | ICARTT | ||
| BOREAS Calibration Gas Standards | 1 | LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION | GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, AES | 1994-05-01 to 1996-11-30 |
N: 60 S: 49 E: -93 W: -111 |
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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.
6 MIN READ
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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