ASDC Distribution and Services of TEMPO Data: Tracking North America's Air Quality from Space

The Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) instrument marks a significant leap in remote sensing technology, offering real-time, high-resolution measurements of atmospheric pollutants and air quality. This presentation will emphasize the importance of TEMPO and the role of NASA’s Atmospheric Science Data Center (ASDC) in distributing its data to support research and user communities. TEMPO's geostationary orbit enables continuous, high-resolution monitoring of critical pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone (O3), and formaldehyde (HCHO). Consequently, researchers can examine these pollutants' distribution patterns on an hourly basis, yielding crucial insights into regional and temporal variations in air quality. Additionally, this presentation will cover how TEMPO data complements ground-based air quality monitoring networks. ASDC provides tools and services for efficient data management and analysis, aiding research and applications of TEMPO data. As part of NASA’s Earthdata ecosystem, TEMPO data is accessible via Earthdata Search and Worldview, offering capabilities for variable, temporal and spatial subsetting. The presentation will offer an overview of the data access and services available for TEMPO data.