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To view a particular dataset, select one of the data types in this column.   To view product datasets for a given year, click on the dark green bar under the year for the measurement you wish to view.
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Aerosol Optical Depth aer_od.modis                        x x x x x x x x
Aerosol Particle Radius aer_ra.modis                        x x x x x x x
TOMS Aerosol Index aerosol.toms   x x x x x x x x x x x x x x    x x x x x x x x x x
Biosphere bios.seawifs                     x x x x x x x x x x
Global Calcite calcite.ocean                        x x x x x
Chlorophyll (CZCS) chlor.czcs  x x x x x x x x x
Chlorophyll (SeaWiFS) chlor.seawifs                     x x x x x x x x x x
Global Chlorophyll chloro.ocean                        x x x x x x
Cirrus Cloud Fraction cld_ci.modis                        x x x x x x x
Cloud Radiative Forcing cldforc.erbe        x x x x x x x           x x x x x x x
Cloud Fraction cldfrc.isccp_c2       x x x x x x x x x
Enhanced Vegetation Index evi.modis                        x x x x
1km AVHRR Fires fires.avhrr                x x
4km TRMM Fires fires.trmm                     x x x x x
Leaf Area Index lai.modis                        x x x x x
Day Land Temperature lstday.modis                        x x x x x x x
Night Land Temperature lstnight.modis                        x x x x x x x
Outgoing Longwave Radiation lwflux.erbe        x x x x x x x           x x x x x x x
Mopitt Carbon Monoxide mopitt_co.atmos                        x x x x x x x
Vegetation/NDVI ndvi.fasir     x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Net Radiation netflux.erbe        x x x x x x x           x x x x x x x
Ozone ozone.toms  x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x   x x x x x x x x x x
Primary Productivity psn.modis                        x x x x x x
Precipitation rainfall.gpcp  x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Snow Cover snow.modis                        x x x x x x x
Snow Cover and Ice Depth snow_ice.smmr x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Sea Surface Height ssh.topex                x x x x x x x x
Sea Surface Temperature sst.avhrr        x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Global Sea Surface Temperature sst.ocean                        x x x x x x x
Reflected Shortwave Radiation swflux.erbe        x x x x x x x           x x x x x x x
Surface Temperature tsurf.tovs        x x x x x x x x
UV Radiation Exposure uv.toms  x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x    x x x x x x x x x

The following products are static — they do not represent change over time. Therefore they are useful for comparing the natural phenomena above with these fixed attributes such as landcover classification (e.g., whether an area is desert, tundra, or forest) and world population density.
Landcover Classification landcover.umd x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Population Density population.ncgia x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

   
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