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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 Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DISCOVER-AQ Colorado Deployment P-3B Aircraft In Situ Trace Gas Data | 1 | P-3B | DACOM, TD-LIF, DFGAS, LI-6252, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, PTR-MS | 2014-07-06 to 2014-08-14 | ICARTT | ||
| DISCOVER-AQ Colorado Deployment P-3B Aircraft Merged Data Files | 1 | P-3B | Computer, SMPS, UHSAS, LASER SPECTROMETER, APS, CAS, CIP, CCN, TSI CPC-3025, TSI-3563 Neph, PSAP, PILS/IC, DMT SP2, DACOM, DLH, DFGAS, PTR-MS | 2013-09-03 to 2014-08-20 | ICARTT | ||
| DISCOVER-AQ Colorado Deployment Platteville Ground Site Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | MPL, PTR-MS, RADIOMETERS | 2014-06-24 to 2014-08-14 | HDF5, ICARTT | ||
| DISCOVER-AQ Maryland Deployment P-3B Aircraft Merged Data Files | 1 | P-3B | Computer | 2011-06-29 to 2011-08-02 | ICARTT | ||
| DISCOVER-AQ Maryland P-3B Aircraft In Situ Trace Gas Data | 1 | P-3B | DACOM, TD-LIF, DFGAS, LI-6252, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, PTR-MS | 2011-06-26 to 2011-07-31 | ICARTT | ||
| DISCOVER-AQ Texas Deployment P-3B Aircraft In Situ Trace Gas Data | 1 | P-3B | TD-LIF, DACOM, DFGAS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, PTR-MS, LI-6252 | 2013-08-26 to 2013-10-01 | ICARTT | ||
| DISCOVER-AQ Texas Deployment P-3B Aircraft Merged Data Files | 1 | P-3B | Computer | 2011-06-30 to 2013-10-01 | ICARTT | ||
| DSCOVR EPIC Level 2 Sulfur dioxide (SO2) Product with EPIC Version 3 Input Version 2 | 02 | DSCOVR | EPIC | 2016-01-02 to Present | HDF5 | ||
| Enhanced MODIS Airborne Simulator (eMAS) L2 Aerosol Data | 1 | NASA ER-2, NASA DC-8 | eMAS | 2013-08-01 to 2019-08-23 |
N: 47.9 S: 30 E: -80 W: -121.5 |
HDF | |
| FIREX-AQ Aerodyne Mobile Lab Surface Mobile In-Situ Measurements | 1 | AML | AMS, OC-EC Analyzer | 2019-08-06 to 2019-08-30 | ICARTT | ||
| FIREX-AQ Analysis and Supplementary Data | 1 | Data Analysis | LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM, DACOM, CAMS | 2019-07-01 to 2019-09-06 | ICARTT | ||
| FIREX-AQ California Air Resources Board (CARB) Surface Mobile In-Situ Measurements | 1 | CARB MMP | GAS SENSORS | 2019-08-15 to 2019-11-04 | ICARTT | ||
| FIREX-AQ DC-8 In-Situ Trace Gas Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | TOGA, WAS, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM, DACOM, CAMS, GC-MS, SPECTROMETERS, LGR, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, CIMS, PTR-MS, CIT-ToF-CIMS, ACES | 2019-07-15 to 2019-09-05 | ICARTT | ||
| FIREX-AQ DC-8 Remotely Sensed Trace Gas Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DOAS | 2019-07-16 to 2019-09-07 | NetCDF-3 | ||
| FIREX-AQ ER-2 Scanning High-Resolution Interferometer Sounder (S-HIS) | 1 | NASA ER-2 | SHIS | 2019-08-02 to 2019-08-23 | HDF5, NetCDF-3 | ||
| 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 | ||
| FIREX-AQ MACH2 Surface Mobile In-Situ Measurements | 1 | NASA MACH-2 | Aerodyne CAPS, APS, OPS, E-BAM, SPECTROMETERS, MAAP, TAP, GPS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, TSI-3563 Neph, SpEx, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, DMT UHSAS | 2019-07-21 to 2019-08-30 | ICARTT | ||
| FIREX-AQ Merge Data Files | 2 | NASA DC-8 | GPS, MMS, DLH, LGR, CDP, CAPS, AMS, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, PTR-MS, GC-MS, ACES | 2019-07-22 to 2019-09-06 | ICARTT | ||
| FIREX-AQ NOAA-CHEM Twin Otter In Situ Trace Gas Data | 1 | NOAA Twin Otter | CHEMILUMINESCENCE, GC-MS, Picarro G2401, CIMS | 2019-07-29 to 2019-09-06 | ICARTT | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) MAGE Oceanus Sulfur in the Air Data | 1 | Ships | SPECTROMETERS, MASS SPECTROMETERS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS | 1992-06-03 to 1992-06-18 | ASCII | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) MAGE Oceanus Sulfur in the Ocean Data | 1 | Ships | SPECTROMETERS, MASS SPECTROMETERS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS | 1992-05-31 to 1992-06-20 | ASCII | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) PSU Microwave Radiometer Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | MR, RADIOMETERS | 1992-06-01 to 1992-06-27 | ASCII | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) SOFIA Le Suroit Microwave Data | 1 | Ships | RADIOMETERS | 1992-06-02 to 1992-06-19 | ASCII | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) University of Washington C-131A Aircraft Data | 1 | C-131A | PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, RADIOMETERS, THERMOMETERS | 1992-06-02 to 1992-06-27 | ASCII | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) University of Washington C-131A Discrete Data | 1 | C-131A | SPECTROMETERS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, THERMOMETERS | 1992-06-02 to 1992-06-27 | ASCII |
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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