Data Sources for Aerosols
This list provides sources for openly accessible data sets with worldwide coverage for which metadata is available. It is curated by the respective GCOS ECV Steward(s). The list does not claim to be complete. Anyone with a suitable dataset who wishes it to be added to this list should contact the GCOS Secretariat.
In Situ Data:
- Aerosol Robotoc Network (Aeronet)
https://aeronet.gsfc.nasa.gov/
- NASA Micro-Pulse Lidar Network (MPLNET )
https://mplnet.gsfc.nasa.gov/data?v=V3
- World Data Centre for Aerosols (WDCA)
- Integrated Global Radiosonde Archive (IGRA)
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/weather-balloon/integrated-global-radiosonde-archive
- Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change (NDACC)
Reanalysis:
- REANALYSES.ORG (Inventory for Reanalysis)
- Monitoring Atmospheric Composition & Climate (MACC), European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
http://apps.ecmwf.int/datasets/data/macc-ghg-inversions
Satellite:
- Satellite ECV Inventory by the CEOS/CGMS Working Group on Climate (WGClimate)