Measurement of Air Pollution from Satellites

Measurement of Air Pollution from Satellites (MAPS) data were collected during Space Shuttle flights in 1981, 1984 and 1994. The main pollutant measured was carbon monoxide (CO). The spatial coverage of the data is 70N to 70S Latitude.

Disciplines:   Tropospheric Composition
Collection Disciplines Spatial Temporal
MAPS_OSTA3_CO5X5_HDF_1
Measurement of Air Pollution from Satellites (MAPS) Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications - 3 (OSTA3) Carbon Monoxide 5 degree by 5 degree data
Tropospheric Composition Spatial Coverage:
(S: -70, N: 70), (W: -180, E: 180)
Temporal Coverage:
1984-10-06 - 1984-10-13
Temporal Resolution:
Daily
MAPS_SRL1_CO5X5_HDF_1
Measurement of Air Pollution from Satellites (MAPS) Space Radar Laboratory - 1 (SRL1) Carbon Monoxide 5 degree by 5 degree data
Tropospheric Composition Spatial Coverage:
(S: -70, N: 70), (W: -180, E: 180)
Temporal Coverage:
1994-04-09 - 1994-04-19
Temporal Resolution:
Daily
MAPS_SRL2_CO5X5_HDF_1
Measurement of Air Pollution from Satellites (MAPS) Space Radar Laboratory - 2 (SRL2) Carbon Monoxide 5 degree by 5 degree data
Tropospheric Composition Spatial Coverage:
(S: -70, N: 70), (W: -180, E: 180)
Temporal Coverage:
1994-09-30 - 1994-10-11
Temporal Resolution:
Daily
Collection Disciplines Spatial Temporal
MAPS_OSTA3_COSEC_HDF_1
Measurement of Air Pollution from Satellites (MAPS) Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications - 3 (OSTA3) Carbon Monoxide Second by Second data
Tropospheric Composition Spatial Coverage:
(S: -70, N: 70), (W: -180, E: 180)
Temporal Coverage:
1984-10-06 - 1984-10-13
Temporal Resolution:
1 second
MAPS_SRL1_COSEC_HDF_1
Measurement of Air Pollution from Satellites (MAPS) Space Radar Laboratory - 1 (SRL1) Carbon Monoxide Second by Second data
Tropospheric Composition Spatial Coverage:
(S: -70, N: 70), (W: -180, E: 180)
Temporal Coverage:
1994-04-09 - 1994-04-19
Temporal Resolution:
1 second
MAPS_SRL2_COSEC_HDF_1
Measurement of Air Pollution from Satellites (MAPS) Space Radar Laboratory - 2 (SRL2) Carbon Monoxide Second by Second data
Tropospheric Composition Spatial Coverage:
(S: -70, N: 70), (W: -180, E: 180)
Temporal Coverage:
1994-09-30 - 1994-10-11
Temporal Resolution:
1 second

MAPS Mission Publications

Connors VS, Gormsen BB, Nolf S, Reichle HG (1999). Spaceborne observations of the global distribution of carbon monoxide in the middle troposphere during April and October 1994. Journal of Geophysical Research, 104 (D17), 21455. https://doi.org/10.1029/1998JD100085