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Nitrogen Oxides Data Access and Tools
Access topic-specific data and resources for accessing, visualizing, preparing/manipulating (e.g. subsetting), and analyzing data. Each observation, model, and reanalysis data has unique characteristics that should be considered when evaluating its use.
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Commonly Used Nitrogen Dioxide Data at a Glance
| Spatial Resolution | Spatial Coverage | Temporal Resolution | Temporal Coverage | Spectral Resolution | Satellite/ Platform | Name (Instrument, Model, etc.) | Observation, Model, or Reanalysis | File Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.25°, 13 km x 24 km | Global | 98 min, Daily | 2004-near present | 1.0-0.45 nm Full Width and Half Maximum (FWHM) | Aura | Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) | Observation | HDF-EOS5 |
| 5.5 km x 3.5 km | Global | 101.5 minutes | 2021-present | 270 nm-2.3 µm, 0.55 nm | ESA Sentinel-5P | TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) | Observation | netCDF |
| 2.0 km x 4.75 km | North America | Hourly | 08/2023 - present | 0.6 nm | Intelsat 40e | Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring Pollution (TEMPO) | Observation | netCDF |
| 0.25º x 0.25° | Global | 15 min, Hourly | Daily 5-day forecast | N/A | N/A | GEOS-CF | Model | netCDF |
| 0.0083° x 0.0083° | Near-global | Yearly | 1990-2020 | N/A | N/A | LUR | Model | netCDF |
| Point measurements | Global | Periodic flights occurred during each deployment | 2016-2018 | Varies | Airborne Field Campaign | Atmospheric Tomography Mission (ATom) campaign with varying instruments | Observation | netCDF |
Nitrogen Oxides Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NARSTO 1998 Model-Intercomparison Study Verification Data: NARSTO-Northeast 1995 Surface Ozone, NO, and NOx Langley Data Center Data Set | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | UV OZONE DETECTORS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE | 1995-05-01 to 1995-09-30 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO EPA Supersite (SS) Atlanta 1999 Air Chemistry, Particulate Matter (PM), and Meteorological Data | 1 | LABORATORY, GROUND STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | BAROMETERS, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, UV OZONE DETECTORS, TEOM, PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, ANEMOMETERS | 1999-07-30 to 1999-09-03 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO EPA Supersite (SS) Houston, Texas Air Quality Study 2000 (TexAQS2000) Department of Energy (DOE) G-1 Air Chemistry, Aerosol, and Met Data | 1 | AIRCRAFT | BAROMETERS, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, TEMPERATURE PROBES, UV OZONE DETECTORS, HPLC, PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, GUST PROBES, FLUOROMETERS, PHOTOMETERS | 2000-08-19 to 2000-09-12 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO EPA Supersite (SS) Houston, Texas Air Quality Study 2000 (TexAQS2000) Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) continuous ambient monitoring stations (CAMS) Air Quality Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | NDIR GAS ANALYZER, UV OZONE DETECTORS, TEOM, PYRANOMETERS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY, ANEMOMETERS, THERMISTORS | 2000-08-02 to 2000-09-30 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO EPA Supersite (SS) New York Air Chemistry, Particulate Matter, and Meteorological Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | BAROMETERS, UV OZONE DETECTORS, PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, ANEMOMETERS, THERMISTORS | 2000-01-01 to 2006-01-01 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO EPA_SS_HOUSTON TEXAQS2000 Washburn Tunnel Air Quality Monitoring Data | 1 | LABORATORY, GROUND STATIONS | FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETERS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, AEROSOL COLLECTORS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS | 2000-08-29 to 2000-09-01 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO ICARTT NEAX 2004 DOE G-1 Air Chemistry, Aerosol, and Met Data | 1 | AIRCRAFT | BAROMETERS, UV OZONE DETECTORS, PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, ANEMOMETERS, THERMISTORS | 2004-07-24 to 2004-08-11 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO PAC2001 Langley Site Gaseous, Particle, and Meteorological Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | AETHALOMETER, TEMPERATURE PROBES, UV OZONE DETECTORS, GC-MS, TEOM, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, IR CO2 ANALYZER, PRESSURE SENSORS | 2001-08-08 to 2001-09-02 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO PAC2001 Sumas Eagle Ridge Gaseous, Particle, and Meteorological Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | AETHALOMETER, UV OZONE DETECTORS, GC-MS, TEOM, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, IR CO2 ANALYZER, PRESSURE SENSORS | 2001-08-13 to 2001-09-05 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO Pacific 2001 Air Quality Study (PAC2001) Cassiar Tunnel Gaseous and Particle Mass and Composition Data | 1 | LABORATORY, FIELD SURVEYS | GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, XRF, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY ANALYZERS | 2001-08-08 to 2001-08-15 | ASCII |
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Featured Nitrogen Oxides Observation Method: TROPOMI
The Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) is the single payload aboard ESA's Sentinel-5P spacecraft, providing daily measurements of cloud height and cover, aerosols, and trace gases such as nitrogen oxides.
Data from the next-generation Instruments will help atmospheric scientists advance air quality measurements and standards.
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Access NASA Earth observation data within three hours of a satellite observation through the Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for Earth observation (LANCE).
NASA offers an array of carbon monoxide data to aid in determining its role in atmospheric processes, pollution, and climate.
Nitrogen Oxides Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthdata Search | Earthdata Search enables data discovery, search, comparison, visualization, and access across NASA’s Earth science data holdings. | Search and Discovery, Access, Cataloging, Cloud Computing, Downloading | |
| Worldview | Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events |
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