MOP03N_9: Global Carbon Monoxide Daily Gridded Satellite Data

Global coverage is provided by the MOPITT instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite, launched on December 18, 1999. The dataset contains daily mean-gridded versions of Level 2 carbon monoxide profile and total column retrievals using near-infrared radiances, including gridded averaging kernels. Data collection for this version 9 product is ongoing.

Use Cases

• Tracking global atmospheric carbon monoxide concentrations based on daily gridded means
• Analyzing long-term pollution trends based on time-series data from a satellite launched in 1999
• Assessing retrieval quality and limitations using the included gridded averaging kernels
• Studying tropospheric air pollution using near-infrared radiance retrievals

Strengths

• Provides a long-term, continuous record from a satellite launched on December 18, 1999
• Includes gridded averaging kernels for each retrieval, allowing for quality assessment
• Data collection is ongoing, indicating current relevance

Limitations

• Column names and dataset size (rows, file size) are unknown across all sources
• Last updated dates conflict between sources (2026-04-09 on datagov vs. 2025-02-01 on nasa_earthdata)
• License information is incomplete or unspecified ('other-license-specified' or null)

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), instrument funded by the Canadian Space Agency

Collection Method

Satellite remote sensing by the MOPITT instrument on the Terra spacecraft

Time Range

From December 18, 1999 onward (ongoing)

Freshness

2026-04-09 23:48:28.196633

Geography

Global (sun-synchronous polar orbit)