TIMED SABER: Atmospheric Profiles for Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere

TIMED SABER Level 2B data provides processed atmospheric profiles from satellite observations. The dataset includes mixing ratios for gases like CO2, O, and H, cooling and heating rates, reaction rates, airglow intensity, and geostrophic wind speeds. It is produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Modeling atmospheric cooling rates based on CO2, NO, O3, and H2O cooling rate data
• Analyzing atmospheric heating rates based on O3, O2, and CO2 heating rate data
• Studying chemical reaction kinetics based on reaction rates data
• Investigating upper atmosphere airglow emissions based on airglow intensity data
• Calculating geostrophic wind patterns based on geostrophic wind speed data

Strengths

• Includes multiple processed atmospheric variables such as mixing ratios, cooling/heating rates, and wind speeds
• Data originates from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 09:38:48.142278; freshness should be verified