MLS/Aura Daily Binned Temperature on Assorted Grids V005

ML3DBT is the EOS Aura Microwave Limb Sounder daily binned temperature product derived from 118 and 240 GHz radiometer radiances. The data provides near-global coverage from -82 to +82 degrees latitude at a 4x5 degree resolution, with a vertical range from 261 to 0.001 hPa. It is produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and archived in netCDF4 format.

Use Cases

• Analyzing global temperature distributions based on daily binned lat-lon maps versus pressure.
• Studying zonal mean temperature trends based on latitude versus pressure data.
• Investigating atmospheric vortex dynamics based on vortex average versus theta data.
• Assessing data variability and uncertainty based on provided standard deviation and RMS fields.

Strengths

• Data version is specified as 5.1, indicating a mature processing pipeline.
• Spatial coverage is near-global (-82 to +82 degrees latitude) at 4x5 degree resolution.
• Vertical resolution is between 3 and 6 km across a recommended range from 261 to 0.001 hPa.
• Files contain six structured group objects with average, min, max, std dev, and rms data.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2026-03-13 00:32:11.952832; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Derived from radiances measured by the 118 and 240 GHz radiometers on the EOS Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS).

Time Range

Daily binned product; specific temporal coverage is not provided in the input.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 00:32:11.952832

Geography

Near-global (-82 to +82 degrees latitude).