Making Science Data Easier to Use with OPeNDAP

From Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP)

N.B.: Do not paste these OPeNDAP URLs into a browser! In general, this will result in downloading the original file in its entirety. The URLs are meant to be pasted into an OPeNDAP client.

Panoply Examples

  • Tropospheric NO2 from OMI for July 7 2010: http://acdisc.gsfc.nasa.gov/opendap/HDF-EOS5/Aura_OMI_Level3/OMNO2e.003//2010/OMI-Aura_L3-OMNO2e_2010m0707_v003-2010m0708t161138.he5(Does not work in GrADS)

Ozone algorithm comparison

  • http://acdisc.gsfc.nasa.gov/opendap/HDF-EOS5/Aura_OMI_Level3/OMTO3e.003/2010/OMI-Aura_L3-OMTO3e_2010m0101_v003-2010m0108t061829.he5
  • http://acdisc.gsfc.nasa.gov/opendap/HDF-EOS5/Aura_OMI_Level3/OMTO3d.003/2010/OMI-Aura_L3-OMTO3d_2010m0101_v003-2010m0106t053032.he5

CO2 comparison

  • June 2010: http://acdisc.gsfc.nasa.gov/opendap/Aqua_AIRS_Level3/AIRX3C2M.005/2010/AIRS.2010.06.01.L3.CO2Std030.v5.6.1.85.X10189104304.hdf
  • June 2003: http://acdisc.gsfc.nasa.gov/opendap/Aqua_AIRS_Level3/AIRX3C2M.005/2003/AIRS.2003.06.01.L3.CO2Std030.v5.4.12.67.X09261104526.hdf

IDV Examples

Ferret Example

CO2 and the Jetstream, based on Chahine et al., 2008, Fig.3 Links:

  • Monthly CO2 from AIRS for July 2003: http://acdisc.gsfc.nasa.gov/opendap/Aqua_AIRS_Level3/AIRX3C2M.005/2003/AIRS.2003.07.01.L3.CO2Std031.v5.4.12.67.X09261105833.hdf ]
  • Geopotential height from NCEP Reanalysis]: 500 mbar = level 12, July 2003 = time 667: http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/thredds/dodsC/Datasets/ncep.reanalysis.derived/pressure/hgt.mon.mean.nc

Ferret Commands:

set region/x=0:360
set data "http://acdisc.gsfc.nasa.gov/opendap/Aqua_AIRS_Level3/AIRX3C2M.005/2003/AIRS.2003.07.01.L3.CO2Std031.v5.4.12.67.X09261105833.hdf"
shade/lev=(.000364,.000382,.000001) MOLE_FRACTION_OF_CARBON_DIOXIDE_IN_FREE_TROPOSPHERE
set data "http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/thredds/dodsC/Datasets/ncep.reanalysis.derived/pressure/hgt.mon.mean.nc"
contour/k=12/L=667/overlay HGT
go land