Atmospheric temperature
Measurement Categories: Atmospheric State
Description: The temperature indicated by a thermometer exposed to the air in a place sheltered from direct solar radiation.
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Instruments that produce the measurement
The above measurement is considered scientifically relevant for the following instruments. Refer to the datastream (netcdf) file headers of each instrument for a list of all available measurements, including those recorded for diagnostic or quality assurance purposes.
- ARM Instruments
- Atmospherically Emitted Radiance Interferometer (AERI)
- Balloon-Borne Sounding System (SONDE)
- Carbon Dioxide Flux Measurement Systems (CO2FLX)
- Integrated Sounding System (ISSSONDE)
- Microwave Radiometer - high frequency (MWRHF)
- Microwave Radiometer Profiler (MWRP)
- Surface Meteorological Instrumentation (MET)
- Surface Meteorological Instruments for TWP (SMET)
- Surface Meteorological Observation System Instruments for SGP (SMOS)
- Surface Temperature and Humidity Reference System for Sondes (SURTHREF)
- Surface and Tower Meteorological Instrumentation at NSA (METTWR)
- Temperature, Humidity, Wind and Pressure Sensors (THWAPS)
- Total Precipitation Sensor (TPS)
- Tower Temperature and Humidity Sensors (TWR)
- External Instruments
- Balloon-Borne Sounding System (SONDE)
- Eta Model Runs (ETA)
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Diagnostic Analyses (ECMWFDIAG)
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Model Data (ECMWF)
- Integrated Sounding System (ISSSONDE)
- Kansas State University Mesonet (KSUMESO)
- Mesoscale Analysis and Prediction System (MAPS)
- Model Output Location Time Series (MOLTS)
- NOAA Climate Reference Network (NOAACRN)
- National Centers for Environment Prediction Global Forecast System (NCEPGFS)
- National Weather Service Surface Meteorology Data (NWSSURF)
- National Weather Service Upper Air Measurements (NWSUPA)
- Oklahoma Mesonet (OKM)
- Rapid Update Cycle Model Data (RUC)
- Tropical Atmosphere Ocean from Buoys (TAO)
- US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Radiation Monitoring Data (USDARAD)
- Wind Profiler Demo Network (WPDN)
- Field Campaign Instruments
- 5mm Scanning Radiometer (5MM-MWR)
- AERI Profiles of Water Vapor and Temperature (AERIPROF)
- AERIPLUS-University of Wisconsin (AERIPLUS-UWISC)
- Airborne Research Australia Cessna 404 (CESSNA-404-ARA)
- Airborne Research Australia Dimona Aircraft Laser Altimeter and Fluxes (ARA-DIMONA)
- Atmospherically Emitted Radiance Interferometer (AERI)
- Balloon-Borne Sounding System (SONDE)
- Carbon Dioxide Flux Measurement Systems (CO2FLX)
- Chilled Mirror Sonde (CM-SONDE)
- Constrained Variational Analysis (CONSTRVARANA)
- Eta Model Runs (ETA)
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Diagnostic Analyses (ECMWFDIAG)
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Model Data (ECMWF)
- Fourier Transform Infrared Radiometer and Raobs (FTIR-RAOB)
- Glidersonde (Oklahoma University) (GLIDERSONDE)
- Gulfstream (G-1)
- Helicopter Observation Platform (HOP)
- JAMSTEC Research Vessel Mirai (MIRAI)
- Marine AERI (MAERI)
- Meteorology from UAV-Twin Otter (UAV-MET-OTTER)
- Microwave Radiometer Profiler (MWRP)
- Minnis Cloud Products Using LBTM Algorithm (LBTM-MINNIS)
- NASA DC-8 (DC8-NASA)
- NCAR CLASS Sounding System (SONDE-CLASS)
- NOAA P-3 Aircraft (NOAA-P3)
- NOAA Research Vessel Ron Brown (RONBROWN)
- NOAA Tethered Kite (KITE-NOAA)
- National Climatic Data Center Synoptic Maps (SYNOPTIC-MAPS)
- National Weather Service Surface Meteorology Data (NWSSURF)
- Nauru Island guest instruments (ISLAND-GUEST-INSTRUMENTS)
- Ozone Sonde, from Fall 1995 IOP (O3SONDE)
- PNNL's Atmospheric Remote Sensing Laboratory (PARSL)
- Raman LIDAR Vertical Profiles of Water Vapor Mixing Ratio (RLPROFMR)
- Shipboard Oceanographic and Atmospheric Radiation (SOAR)
- Surface Flux (SFCFLUX)
- Surface Meteorological Instrumentation (MET)
- Tethersonde With Chilled Mirror (TETHERSONDE-CM)
- Tower Water-Vapor Mixing Ratio (TWRMR)
- Twin Otter (OTTER)
- UAV Altus (UAV-ALTUS)
- UAV Altus Meteorology Package (UAV-ALTUS-MET)
- UAV Proteus (UAV-PROTEUS)
- UAV-Egrett (UAV-EGRETT)
- UAV-General Atomics GNAT (UAV-GNAT)
- University of Miami Surface Meteorology (SFCMETUMIAMI)
- University of North Dakota Citation Aircraft (CITATION)
- University of Washington Convair 580 Aircraft (UW-CONVAIR580)
- Wind Profiler Demonstration Network GPS (WPDNGPS)
Value-Added Products (VAPs) including the measurement
- (AERIPROF) AERI Profiles of Water Vapor and Temperature Process
- aeriprof - AERI: profiles of temperature and mixing ratio
- aeriprof3feltz - Profiles of temperature and water vapor physically retrieved from the AERI spectra
- gaeriprof - AERI: temperature and mixing ratio profiles, AERI & GOES spectra
- (GOESWATER) Water Profiles from GOES Satellite Data Process
- (LBL) Line-By-Line Radiative Transfer Model Process
- lblsonde - BBSS: derived, relative humidity scaled with LBL and MWR
- (LBTM-MINNIS) Minnis Cloud Products Using LBTM Algorithm Process
- goes12minnis - GOES-12: 0.5 degree cloud products
- (LSSONDE) Microwave Radiometer-Scaled Sonde Profiles Process
- lssonde - BBSS: derived, relative humidity scaled with MWR
- (SUOMIGPS) SuomiNet Global Positioning System Process
- 30suomigps - SuomiNet GPS: 30-min averages
- (TWRMR) Tower Water-Vapor Mixing Ratio Process
Datastreams including the measurement
- (CO2FLX) Carbon Dioxide Flux Measurement Systems Datastreams
- 30co2flx4mmet - Eddy Correlation CO2 Flux Data: 4 m samples, meteorological data, 30-min stats
- (ECMWF) European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Model Data Datastreams
- ecmwfdarsurf - ECMWF: surface measurement, Darwin
- ecmwfdarupa - ECMWF: upper air measurement, Darwin
- ecmwfmansurf - ECMWF: surface measurement, Manus
- ecmwfmanupa - ECMWF: upper air measurement, Manus
- ecmwfnausurf - ECMWF: surface measurement, Nauru
- ecmwfnauupa - ECMWF: upper air measurement, Nauru
- ecmwfsurf - ECMWF: surface measurement, entire coverage
- ecmwfupa - ECMWF: upper air measurement, entire coverage
- (ECMWFDIAG) European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Diagnostic Analyses Datastreams
- ecmwfdarsfce - ECMWF: near-surface and surface variables (extra), Darwin, 1-hr avg
- ecmwfdarvar - ECMWF: model met. and cloud variables at altitude, Darwin
- ecmwfmansfce - ECMWF: near-surface and surface variables (extra), Manus, 1-hr avg
- ecmwfmanvar - ECMWF: model met. and cloud variables at altitude, Manus, 1-hr avg
- ecmwfnausfce - ECMWF: near-surface and surface variables (extra), Nauru, 1-hr avg
- ecmwfnauvar - ECMWF: model met. and cloud variables at altitude, Nauru 1-hr avg
- ecmwfsfce - ECMWF: near-surface and surface variables (extra), entire coverage, 1-hr avg
- ecmwfvar - ECMWF: model met. and cloud variables at altitude, entire coverage, 1-hr avg
- (ISSSONDE) Integrated Sounding System Datastreams
- isssonde - Integrated Sounding System (ISS): meteorological data vertical profile
- isssonde10s - Integrated Sounding System (ISS): meteorological data vertical profile, 10-s resolution
- (KSUMESO) Kansas State University Mesonet Datastreams
- 60ksumeso - Kansas Mesonet (High Plains Climate Center): surface met. & radiation data, 60-min
- (MAPS) Mesoscale Analysis and Prediction System Datastreams
- (MET) Surface Meteorological Instrumentation Datastreams
- met - Surface Meteorological Instrumentation
- (METTWR) Surface and Tower Meteorological Instrumentation at NSA Datastreams
- cmh - Chilled Mirror Dew Point Hygrometer
- mettiptwr - Ten Meter Tower: meteorological data, 2 & 6 m, 1-min avg
- mettwr - Forty Meter Tower: meteorological data, 2, 10, 20, & 40 m, 1-min avg
- mettwr2h - Meteorological tower with 2 sampling heights (2 and 5 m)
- mettwr4h - Meteorological tower with 4 sampling heights (2, 10, 20, 40 m)
- (MOLTS) Model Output Location Time Series Datastreams
- moltsedassfcclass0 - Model Output Loc. Time Ser. (MOLTS): EDAS meteor. analy., basic surface, params, stations
- moltsedassfcclass1 - Model Output Loc. Time Ser. (MOLTS): EDAS meteor. analy., enhanced surface, params, stations
- moltsedassndclass0 - Model Output Loc. Time Ser. (MOLTS): EDAS meteor. analy., basic soundings, params, stations
- moltsedassndclass1 - Model Output Loc. Time Ser. (MOLTS): EDAS meteor. analy., enhances soundings, params, stations
- (MWR) Microwave Radiometer Datastreams
- mwrhf - Microwave Radiometer: high frequency (MWRHF)
- (MWRHF) Microwave Radiometer - high frequency Datastreams
- mwrhf - Microwave Radiometer: high frequency (MWRHF)
- (MWRP) Microwave Radiometer Profiler Datastreams
- mwrp - Microwave Radiometer data (MWR Profiles - QME), water vapor, temp, cloud liquid water, precip water retrievals
- (NCEPGFS) National Centers for Environment Prediction Global Forecast System Datastreams
- ncepgfsatkflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Atqasuk
- ncepgfsatkpprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard pressures, at Atqasuk
- ncepgfsatksfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Atqasuk
- ncepgfsatksprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at sigma layers, at Atqasuk
- ncepgfsatkzprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard heights, at Atqasuk
- ncepgfsbrwflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Barrow
- ncepgfsbrwpprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard pressures, at Barrow
- ncepgfsbrwsfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Barrow
- ncepgfsbrwsprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at sigma layers, at Barrow
- ncepgfsbrwzprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard heights, at Barrow
- ncepgfsdarflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Darwin
- ncepgfsdarpprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard pressures, at Darwin
- ncepgfsdarsfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Darwin
- ncepgfsdarsprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at sigma layers, at Darwin
- ncepgfsdarzprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard heights, at Darwin
- ncepgfsflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at SGP/PYE/NIM
- ncepgfsmanflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Manus
- ncepgfsmanpprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard pressures, at Manus
- ncepgfsmansfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Manus
- ncepgfsmansprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at sigma layers, at Manus
- ncepgfsmanzprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard heights, at Manus
- ncepgfsnauflx - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Nauru
- ncepgfsnaupprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard pressures, at Nauru
- ncepgfsnausfc - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Nauru
- ncepgfsnausprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at sigma layers, at Nauru
- ncepgfsnauzprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard heights, at Nauru
- ncepgfspprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard pressures, at SGP/PYE/NIM
- ncepgfssfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at SGP/PYE/NIM
- ncepgfssprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at sigma layers, at SGP/PYE/NIM
- ncepgfszprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard heights, at SGP/PYE/NIM
- (NOAACRN) NOAA Climate Reference Network Datastreams
- 60noaacrn - NOAA Climate Reference Network data-precipitation and temperature
- (NWSSURF) National Weather Service Surface Meteorology Data Datastreams
- 60nwssurf - National Weather Service (NWS) surface meteorology data: 60-minute averages
- (NWSUPA) National Weather Service Upper Air Measurements Datastreams
- 01snwsupaoun - NWS profiles at Okalahoma City, OK with 1-second resolution
- 06snwsupabrw - NWS profiles at Barrow, Alaska with 6-second resolution
- 06snwsupaddc - NWS profiles at Dodge City, KS with 6-second resolution
- 06snwsupaoun - NWS profiles at Norman, OK with 6-second resolution
- 06snwsupatop - NWS profiles at Topeka, KS with 6-second resolution
- (OKM) Oklahoma Mesonet Datastreams
- 05okm - Oklahoma Mesonet (OKM): 5-min averages, meteorological data from 111 stations
- (RUC) Rapid Update Cycle Model Data Datastreams
- allruc20hybr - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: hybrid analysis data, 20-km resolution
- allruc20isob - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: isobaric main analysis data, 20-km resolution
- allruc40hybr - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: hybrid analyisis data, 40 km resolution
- allruc40isob - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: isobaric main analysis data, 40-km resolution
- allruc60 - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: output, 60 km resolution
- fslruc60 - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: FSL output, 60 km resolution
- ruc20hybr - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: daily hybrid analysis data, 20 km resolution
- ruc20isob - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: daily isobaric analysis data, 20 km resolution
- ruc60 - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: output, 60 km grid covering Southern Great Plains
- synruc20isob - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: isobaric output, 20 km grid, averaged to 40 km
- (SMET) Surface Meteorological Instruments for TWP Datastreams
- smet60s - Surface Meteorology (SMET) station: 60-second meterological data
- (SMOS) Surface Meteorological Observation System Instruments for SGP Datastreams
- (SONDE) Balloon-Borne Sounding System Datastreams
- isssonde - Integrated Sounding System (ISS): meteorological data vertical profile
- isssonde10s - Integrated Sounding System (ISS): meteorological data vertical profile, 10-s resolution
- sonde - Balloon-borne Sounding System (BBSS): meterological data profile
- sondewnpn - Balloon-borne sounding system (BBSS): Vaisala-processed winds, press., temp, & RH
- sondewnpr - Balloon-borne sounding system (BBSS): Vaisala winds, research press., temp, & RH
- sondewrpn - Balloon-borne sounding system (BBSS): research winds, Vaisala press., temp, & RH
- sondewrpr - Balloon-borne sounding system (BBSS): research-mode winds, presssure, temp, & RH
- (SURTHREF) Surface Temperature and Humidity Reference System for Sondes Datastreams
- surthref - Surface Temperature and Humidity Reference system for sondes
- (TAO) Tropical Atmosphere Ocean from Buoys Datastreams
- 10taomet165e0n - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: meteorological data at 165 E, 0 N, 10-min avg
- 10taomet165e2n - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: meteorological data at 165 E, 2 N, 10-min avg
- 10taomet165e2s - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: meteorological data at 165 E, 2 S, 10-min avg
- 10taomet165e5n - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: meteorological data at 165 E, 5 N, 10-min avg
- 10taomet165e5s - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: meteorological data at 165 E, 5 S, 10-min avg
- 10taomet165e8n - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: meteorological data at 165 E, 8 N, 10-min avg
- 10taomet165e8s - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: meteorological data at 165 E, 8 S, 10-min avg
- (THWAPS) Temperature, Humidity, Wind and Pressure Sensors Datastreams
- thwaps - Temperature, humidity, winds and pressure system (THWAPS): meterological data
- (TPS) Total Precipitation Sensor Datastreams
- tps - Total Precipitation Sensor
- (TWR) Tower Temperature and Humidity Sensors Datastreams
- 1440twr21x - Sixty Meter Tower: daily minimum/maximum meterological data, with times
- 1440twr25m - Sixty Meter Tower: daily minimum/maximum met data, with times, at 25-m height
- 1440twr60m - Sixty Meter Tower: daily minimum/maximum met data, with times, at 60-m height
- 1twr10x - Sixty Meter Tower: temp, humidity & vapor pressure, 1-min avg
- 1twr21x - Sixty Meter Tower: temp, humidity & vapor pressure, 1-min avg
- 1twr25m - Sixty Meter Tower: 1-min average temp, humidity & vapor press. at 25-m height
- 1twr60m - Sixty Meter Tower: 1-min average temp, humidity & vapor press. at 60-m height
- 30twr10x - Sixty Meter Tower: temperature, humidity, & vapor pressure, 30-min avg
- 30twr21x - Sixty Meter Tower: temperature, humidity, & vapor pressure, 30-min avg
- 30twr25m - Sixty Meter Tower: temperature, humidity, & vapor pressure at 25-m, 30-min average
- 30twr60m - Sixty Meter Tower: temperature, humidity, & vapor pressure at 60-m, 30-min avg
- (USDARAD) US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Radiation Monitoring Data Datastreams
- usdaradaux - auxiliary data for the USDA Visible MFRSR
- usdauvmfrsraux - auxiliary data for the USDA UV MFRSR
- (WPDN) Wind Profiler Demo Network Datastreams
- 06fslwpdnmet - Wind Profiler Demo Network (WPDN): 6-min meteorological data
- 06fslwpdnrass - Wind Profiler Demo Network (WPDN): 6-min RASS data
- 60fslwpdnmet - Wind Profiler Demo Network (WPDN): meteorology data, 60-min
- 60fslwpdnrass - Wind Profiler Demo Network (WPDN): RASS data, 60-min
- 60wpdnsurf - Wind Profiler Demo Network (WPDN): surface meterology data, 60-min