TES Level 2
Entry Title: TES/Aura L2 Supplemental Profiles V007
Entry ID: TL2SUP_7
Tropospheric Composition
Description
TL2SUP_7 is the Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES)/Aura Level 2 Supplemental Profiles Version 7 data product. TES was an instrument aboard NASA's Aura satellite and was launched from California on July 15, 2004. Data collection for TES is complete. The satellite flew at an altitude of 705 km in an orbit that took it near Earth's North and South Poles. After each orbit, the spacecraft advanced 22° westward. After 233 orbits (16 days) it was then back to its starting point. This product contains input data to the TES radiance forward model. These were profiles generated from climatology databases to be used in the forward model calculation but are not retrieved parameters. The process, referred to as retrieval, compared observed spectra to the modeled spectra and iteratively updates the atmospheric parameters. Level 2 data contains retrieved species (or temperature) profiles at the observation targets and the estimated errors. The geolocation, quality, and other data (e.g., surface characteristics for nadir observations) were also provided. L2 modeled spectra were evaluated using radiative transfer modeling algorithms. The process, referred to as retrieval, compared observed spectra to the modeled spectra and iteratively updated the atmospheric parameters. L2 modeled spectra were evaluated using radiative transfer modeling algorithms. The process, referred to as retrieval, compared observed spectra to the modeled spectra and iteratively updated the atmospheric parameters. L2 standard product files included information for one molecular species (or temperature) for an entire global survey or special observation run. A global survey consisted of a maximum of 16 consecutive orbits, over which 3,200 retrievals were performed.
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Resources and Documentation
DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE
TES Level 2 Read Software Package - Direct File Download (.tar)
PROJECT HOME PAGE
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- NASA EOS ATB Documents: TES
ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)
- How to cite ASDC data
DATA CITATION GUIDELINES
- Aura-TES L2 Products: Version 2 Data Quality Description
- Aura-TES L2 Products: Version 7 Data Quality Description
DATA QUALITY
- Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Article: On the trail of global pollution drift
MICRO ARTICLE
- TES Level 2 Versioning - Level 2 Standard and Special Observation Products
PROCESSING HISTORY
- TES Publications
PUBLICATIONS
- Earth Observing System (EOS) Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES) Data Validation Report (Version F08_11 data) - Version 7.0
SCIENCE DATA PRODUCT VALIDATION
- NASA Earthdata Forum - TES Project Specific Forum
USER FEEDBACK PAGE
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- SURFACE TEMPERATURE
- NITROGEN OXIDES > NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
- VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
- ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR
- METHANE > CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS
- CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS
- NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
- ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY
- NITROGEN OXIDES
- AIR TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
- CARBON MONOXIDE
- WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
- OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
- NITROGEN DIOXIDE > NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
- ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE
- WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
- AIR QUALITY
- TROPOSPHERIC OZONE
- Carbon Monoxide (CO)
- Emissivity
- Methane (CH4)
- Nitric Acid (HNO3)
- Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)
- Nitrogen Oxides
- Surface Air Temperature
- Tropospheric Ozone (O3)
- Water Vapor
Data Distribution
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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations
GLOBAL
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2004-08-22 - 2018-01-22