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AIRS L1B Products (Version 5)

Data Product Name
Description

Spatial Resolution

Temporal Coverage Average Item Size (Mb) GES DISC Data Access
AIRIBRAD
AIRS IR geolocated radiances
13.5 km @ nadir
2002-08-30
-
present
56
AIRVBRAD
AIRS Vis/Near IR geolocated radiances
2.3 km @ nadir
2002-08-30
-
present
11
AIRABRAD
AMSU-A1 & AMSU-A2 combined, geolocated & calibrated brightness temperatures
45 km @ nadir
2002-05-21
-
present
0.6
AIRHBRAD
HSB geolocated & calibrated brightness temperatures
13.5 km @ nadir
2002-05-24
-
2003-02-05
1.7
AIRIBQAP
AIRS IR quality assurance subset
N/A
2002-08-30
-
present
2.4
AIRVBQAP
AIRS Vis/Near IR quality assurance subset
N/A
2002-08-30
-
present
1.1
AIRXBCAL
L1B Calibration subset for AIRS IR, Vis/NIR and AMSU-A
N/A
2002-08-30
-
preesnt
263.3

 


AIRS CO2 PRODUCTS

Level-2 CO2

AIRX2STC AIRS/Aqua Level 2 Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Standard Products (AIRS+AMSU) 90x90 km, nominal at nadir. 2002-09-01
  present
 0.35  Search
AIRX2SPC AIRS/Aqua Level 2 Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Support Products (AIRS+AMSU) 90x90 km, nominal at nadir. 2002-09-01
  present
 0.35  Search

 

Level-3 CO2

AIRX3C2D L3 daily gridded CO2 retrieval product in the free troposphere (AIRS+AMSU) 2.5x2° (lon x lat); Note that the northernmost and southernmost grid cells are 2.5°x1°. 2002-09-01 - present 0.4 Search
AIRX3C28 L3 8-day gridded CO2 retrieval product in the free troposphere (AIRS+AMSU) 2.5x2° (lon x lat); Note that the northernmost and southernmost grid cells are 2.5°x1°. 2002-09-01 - present 0.4 Search
AIRX3C2M L3 monthly gridded CO2 retrieval product in the free troposphere (AIRS+AMSU) 2.5x2° (lon x lat); Note that the northernmost and southernmost grid cells are 2.5°x1°. 2002-09-01 - present 0.4

 


 

 

AIRS Level-2 Products (Version 5): without-HSB // AIRS IR-Only // with-HSB

Data Product
Description

Spatial Resolution

Temporal Coverage Average Item Size (Mb)
GES DISC Data Access
AIRX2RET
L2 standard retrieval product using AIRS IR and AMSU, without-HSB
2002-08-30
-
present
2.3
AIRS2RET
L2 standard retrieval product using AIRS IR-only
2007-05-31
-
present
2.3
AIRH2RET
L2 standard retrieval using AIRS IR and AMSU, with-HSB
2002-08-30
-
2003-02-05
2.3
AIRI2CCF
L2 cloud-cleared radiances using AIRS IR and AMSU, without-HSB
45 km @ nadir
2002-08-30
-
present
9.5
AIRS2CCF
L2 cloud-cleared radiances using AIRS IR-only
45 km @ nadir
2007-05-31
-
present
9.5
AIRH2CCF
L2 cloud-cleared radiances using AIRS IR and AMSU, with-HSB
45 km @ nadir
2002-08-30
-
2003-02-05
9.5
AIRX2SUP
L2 support product using AIRS IR and AMSU, without-HSB
2002-08-30
-
present
12.8
AIRS2SUP
L2 support product using AIRS IR-only
2007-05-31
-
present
12.8
AIRH2SUP
L2 support product using AIRS IR and AMSU, with-HSB
2002-08-30
-
2003-02-05
12.8
AIRG2SSD AIRS/Aqua Level 2G Precipitation Estimate 25 km, 3-hour intervals,  matching TRMM 2002-08-30
-
present
 20 Search

 

AIRS Level-3 Products (Version 5): without-HSB // AIRS IR Only // with-HSB

Data Product
Description
Spatial Resolution
Temporal Coverage Average Item Size(Mb)
GES DISC Data Access
AIRX3STD
L3 daily gridded standard retrieval product using AIRS IR and AMSU, without-HSB

1°x1°; 24 atm pressure levels; 12 pressure levels for H2O related variables.

2002-08-30
-
present
71
AIRS3STD
L3 daily gridded standard retrieval product using AIRS IR-only

1°x1°; 24 atm pressure levels; 12 pressure levels for H2O related variables.

2007-06-01
-
present
54
AIRH3STD
L3 daily gridded standard retrieval product using AIRS IR and AMSU, with-HSB

1°x1°; 24 atm pressure levels; 12 pressure levels for H2O related variables.

2002-08-30
-
2003-02-05
75
AIRX3ST8
L3 eight-day gridded standard retrieval product using AIRS IR and AMSU, without -HSB

1°x1°; 24 atm pressure levels; 12 pressure levels for H2O related variables.

2002-08-30
-
present
103
AIRS3ST8
L3 eight-day gridded standard retrieval product using AIRS IR-only

1°x1°; 24 atm pressure levels; 12 pressure levels for H2O related variables.

2007-06-03
-
present
85
AIRH3ST8
L3 eight-day gridded standard retrieval product using AIRS IR and AMSU, with-HSB

1°x1°; 24 atm pressure levels; 12 pressure levels for H2O related variables.

2002-08-30
-
2003-02-05
103
AIRX3STM
L3 monthly gridded standard retrieval product using AIRS IR and AMSU, without-HSB

1°x1°; 24 atm pressure levels; 12 pressure levels for H2O related variables.

2002-08-30
-
present
104
AIRS3STM
L3 monthly gridded standard retrieval product using AIRS IR-only

1°x1°; 24 atm pressure levels; 12 pressure levels for H2O related variables.

2007-06-01
-
present
86
AIRH3STM
L3 monthly gridded standard retrieval product using AIRS IR and AMSU, with-HSB

1°x1°; 24 atm pressure levels; 12 pressure levels for H2O related variables.

2002-08-30
-
2003-02-05
108
AIRX3QP5
L3 5-day quantized cluster analysis product using AIRS IR and AMSU, without-HSB
5°x5°
2002-08-30
-
present
41
AIRS3QP5
L3 5-day quantized cluster analysis product using AIRS IR-only
5°x5°
2007-06-01
-
present
41
AIRH3QP5
L3 5-day quantized cluster analsis product using AIRS IR and AMSU, with-HSB
5°x5°
2002-08-30
-
2003-02-05
41
AIRX3QPM
L3 monthly quantized cluster analysis product using AIRS IR and AMSU, without-HSB
5°x5°
2002-08-30
-
present
4.5
AIRS3QPM
L3 monthly quantized cluster analysis product using AIRS IR-only
5°x5°
2007-06-01
-
present
5.4
AIRH3QPM
L3 monthly quantized cluster analysis product using AIRS IR and AMSU, with-HSB
5°x5°
2002-08-30
-
2003-02-05
4.5

 

 

 

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