Atmos Composition
Please review the Data Quality Information Summary before using the SORCE data.
The SORCE data products may be accessed via the different methods described below. Please see the "TOOLS" link on the menu bar for ways to read the SORCE data files.
SORCE data granules are in either HDF5 (ending in .h5) or ASCII (ending in .txt) file format, and each has an accompanying metadata file in XML format (naming convention is <data file>.xml).
Getting Data
We have SORCE datasets as well as data from other sensors on multiple platforms. The following methods are available for getting SORCE and other data products. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Use keywords to find data quickly in a Google-like interface. |
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Find data online by navigating our available online datasets. For FTP via command line, please see FTP Command Line Access below. |
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| WIST is a client for searching and ordering SORCE and other Earth science data from various NASA and affiliated centers. |
Data Discovery
If you're not sure what SORCE or other data you want or what SORCE data we have, use the following to assist you.
While we don't have SORCE data available in Giovanni, you can explore our other data in your Web browser through visualizations and analysis without having to download the data. To learn more, start here. |
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Short descriptions of important geophysical parameters with links to the associated datasets. |
Other Data Access
The following items may also be useful to some of our users.
UARS SOLSTICE and SUSIM solar irradiance data are available from the GES DISC. |
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| Online/FTP resource for heritage datasets that may complement SORCE datasets. | |
Links to other data centers. |
FTP Command Line Access
For ftp command line users you must run ftp in passive mode, and login as anoymous:
$ ftp -p acdisc.gsfc.nasa.gov
ftp> user anonymous
Password: <your e-mail address>
ftp> cd /data/s4pa/SORCE_Level3
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The top SORCE Level 3 directory contains directories for each of the available SORCE data products. Under each product directory are additional sub-directories by year which contain a pair of files, the data file in either HDF5 (ending in .h5) or ASCII (ending in .txt) file format, plus an accompanying metadata file in XML format (naming convention <data file>.xml).
