A computer model generated this image of atmosphere escaping Jupiter. (Courtesy LASP)
LASP generates, maintains, and disseminates a range of space and atmospheric science data, including both individual data sets and broad data collections. Available data sets span many scientific disciplines and more than four decades of space-based research at LASP, and are summarized below. For data user assistance, please see the contact information within each data resource below.
Key LASP Data Sets
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| Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission | Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrograph (IUVS), all in-situ instrumentation, ephemeris, solar wind dynamic pressure, spacecraft potential | Sun; Mars | 2014-present |
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| Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission | Plasmas, particles, magnetic and electric fields, and ephemeris | Sun; Earth | 2015-present |
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| Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) EUV Variability Experiment (EVE) | Soft X-ray and Ultraviolet Spectral Solar Irradiance (SSI) | Sun | 2010-present |
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| Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) | Total Solar Irradiance (TSI); Soft X-ray, UV, Visible, and near-Infrared Solar Spectral Irradiance (SSI) | Sun | 2003-present |
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| Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) Cloud Imaging and Particle Size instrument (CIPS) | Ultraviolet albedo; Polar Mesospheric cloud images, ice water content, particle radius | Earth | 2007-present |
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| Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics Solar EUV Experiment (TIMED) | Soft X-ray and Ultraviolet solar spectral irradiance | Sun | 2002-present |
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| Precision Solar Photometric Telescope (PSPT) | Red and blue continuum and CaIIK full-disk photometric images; magnetic structure image maps | Sun | 2005-present |
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| Toroidal Imaging Mass-Angle Spectrograph (TIMAS) | Subsets of three-dimensional velocity distribution functions of magnetospheric ion species | Earth | 1996-2008 |
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| Student Nitric Oxide Explorer (SNOE) | Nitric oxide; sub-satellite auroral emissions; Solar soft X-rays | Earth; Sun | 1998-2000 |
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| Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) | Ultraviolet solar spectral irradiance | Sun | 1991-2001 |
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| Galileo | Ultraviolet spectra (UVS); extreme ultraviolet (EUV) | Earth + moon; Venus; Jupiter; Io Torus; Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9; Ida |
1995-2002 |
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| Solar Mesosphere Explorer (SME) | UV & IR Ozone Profiles, UV & IR Vertical Ozone and NO2 Mixing Ratios, UV & IR Limb Radiance Profiles, Visible Spectrometer Radiance, UV & IR Ozone Radiance Data, Ultraviolet Solar Spectral Irradiance, NO2 Density Profiles | Sun; Earth | 1981-1989 |
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| Pioneer Venus | Spectra; Spin-scan images; airglow limb profiles; Interplanetary Lyman Alpha; Spectra of bright UV stars | Venus; Interplanetary | 1978-1992 |
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| Voyager 2 | UV & Visible intensity and linear polarization | Jupiter; Saturn; Uranus; Neptune; Earth + Moon; Venus | 1977-1989 |
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| Mariner 9 (Mariner 71) | Ultraviolet spectra; cartography; ultraviolet aeronomy of upper atmosphere | Mars | 1971-1972 |
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| Mariner 6 & 7 | Ultraviolet planetary spectra; limb profiles; upper atmosphere aeronomy | Mars | 1969 |
Data Collections
| Name | Parameter(s) | Spatial coverage | Temporal coverage |
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| LASP Interactive Solar Irradiance Datacenter (LISIRD) | Total solar irradiance (TSI); solar spectral irradiance (SSI); solar models | Sun/Earth | 1980-present |