| Data Set |
Description |
|---|
| AIRS |
The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) is a facility instrument aboard the second Earth
Observing System (EOS) polar-orbiting platform, EOS Aqua. In combination with the Advanced
Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU) and the Humidity Sounder for Brazil (HSB), AIRS constitutes
an innovative atmospheric sounding group of visible, infrared, and microwave sensors.
AIRS data will be generated continuously. Global coverage will be obtained twice daily
(day and night) on a 1:30pm sun synchronous orbit from a 705-km altitude.For processing convenience,
the data is divided into 6-minute granules (the smallest unit of data products). |
| HIRDLS |
The High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder aboard Aura measures infrared
emissions in 21 channels ranging from 6.12 to 17.76 mm. These measurements
allow HIRDLS to derive vertical profiles of ozone, water vapor, methane,
N2O, NO2, HNO3, N2O5,
CFC11, CFC12, aerosols, and atmospheric temperature, as well as the locations
of polar stratospheric clouds and cloud tops.
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| LIMS |
The Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere (LIMS) instrument measured
vertical profiles of temperature, geopotential height, and mixing ratios
of ozone (O3), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), water vapor
(H2O), and nitric acid (HNO3). The LIMS instrument
was launched on the Nimbus-7 satellite and was operational for about seven
months from 25 October 1978 until May 28, 1979. |
| MLS |
The Microwave Limb Sounder aboard Aura measures microwave emissions from the Earth's limb at 118, 190, 240 and 640 GHz, and 2.5 THz.
These measurements allow MLS to derive vertical profiles of ozone, water vapor, OH, HO2, CO, HCN, N2O, HNO3, HCl, HOCl, CLO, BrO, and SO2, as well as temperature, cirrus ice, relative humidity with respect to ice, and geopotential height. |
| MSU |
Data from the MSU LIMB93 processing is available in two formats, namely, the Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) and a
native format originally used by the data producer. In both cases, separate files are provided for the Lower Tropospheric
Temperature (LTT), the Upper Tropospheric Temperature (UTT), the Lower Stratospheric Temperature (LST) and the
Oceanic Precipitation (OP). Each HDF file contains a single year of daily grids at 2.5 degree resolution. The native format
files contain all 16 years of data in single files, except for precipitation which is separated by year as in the case of the
HDF version of the data. The data and read programs are available for both data formats via anonymous FTP. |
| OMI |
The Ozone Monitoring Instrument abord Aura employs hyperspectral imaging to
observe solar backscatter radiation in the ultraviolet (264 - 383 nm) and
visible (349 - 504 nm). OMI measures column amounts of Ozone, NO2, SO2, BrO,
HCHO, OClO, and Ozone profiles, as well as UV-B radiation at the surface,
Aerosol and Cloud properties. |
| SORCE |
The Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) mission measures the
solar radiation incident at the Earth's atmosphere. Data products
are available containing the total solar irradiance, and solar spectral
irradiance (1 to 35 nm and 115 to 2000 nm), both at 6 hourly and daily
averages. |
| TOMS |
The Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer provides high resolution global information about the total ozone content of the atmosphere. This data set is used in studies involving upper air dynamics and chemistry on both short (interannual) and long (decadal) time scales. |
| TOVS |
The TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS) instrument package provides
information on temperature and humidity profiles, total ozone, clouds and
radiation on a global scale. The Pathfinder processing of the data products
using fixed algorithms provides a wealth of climatological information. TOVS
has been carried aboard NOAA polar orbiting weather satellites since 1978,
and continues to the present. |
| TRMM |
The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission is a joint endeavor between
NASA and Japan's National Space Development Agency. It is designed to
monitor and study tropical rainfall and the associated release of energy
that helps to power the global atmospheric circulation, shaping both
global weather and climate. |
| UARS |
The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite data set
consists of daily near global (-80° to +80°) measurements of atmospheric
trace gases, temperature, aerosols and wind profiles, as well as measurements of
solar UV spectra and charged particles injected into the Earth's atmosphere. |
