About ASDC

The Mission of the Atmospheric Science Data Center (ASDC) is to be a leading provider of atmospheric science data products and services to the science community through agility, innovation, and technical excellence.
The ASDC is in the Science Directorate located at the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC), in Hampton, Virginia. The Science Directorate's Climate Science Branch, Atmospheric Composition Branch, and Chemistry and Dynamics Branch work with ASDC to study changes in the Earth and its atmosphere. Data products translate those findings into meaningful knowledge that inspires action by scientists, educators, decision makers, and the public. The ASDC supports over 60 projects and provides access to more than 1000 archived collections. These data sets were created from satellite measurements, field experiments, and modeled data products. The ASDC projects focus on the Earth science disciplines Radiation Budget, Clouds, Aerosols, and Tropospheric Composition.

Recent DAAC Updates

CERES Edition 1C NOAA-20 SSF1deg (-Hour/-Day/-Month) Product Release

April 23, 2025, 3:26 p.m.

The Radiation Budget Science Project (RBSP)/CERES Science Team announces the release of Edition 1C NOAA-20 Level 3, Single Scanner Footprint (SSF), 1-degree gridded data product …

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CERES SSF NOAA20-FM6-VIIRS_Edition 1C Product Release Announcement

April 23, 2025, 3:22 p.m.

The release of the Edition 1C product suite was prompted by the discontinuation of the Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) Goddard Earth Observing System …

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MOPITT Instrument Officially Turned Off

April 23, 2025, 10:18 a.m.

After 25 years of pioneering data collection, Measurements Of Pollution In The Troposphere (MOPITT) was turned off because the Terra satellite had insufficient power. February …

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SARP Data Release Announcement

April 18, 2025, 11:54 a.m.

The Atmospheric Science Data Center (ASDC) has released data for the Student Airborne Research Program (SARP). SARP is an eight-week summer internship program for rising …

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