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BOREAS/AES READAC 15-minute Surface Meteorological Data 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, THERMISTORS, TEMPERATURE PROBES, Visibility Sensor, RAIN GAUGES, WIND MONITOR, CEILOMETERS 1994-05-24 to 1994-09-20

N: 52.7 S: 52.7 E: -102.32 W: -102.32

ASCII
BOREAS/SRC AMS Suite A Surface Meteorological and Radiation Data: 1994 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS WIND MONITOR, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, TEMPERATURE PROBES, RAIN GAUGES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, PYRANOMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, BAROMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS 1993-12-15 to 1994-12-31

N: 56.89 S: 52.15 E: -97.87 W: -108.51

ASCII
BOREAS/SRC AMS Suite A Surface Meteorological and Radiation Data: 1995 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS WIND MONITOR, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, TEMPERATURE PROBES, RAIN GAUGES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, PYRANOMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, BAROMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS 1995-01-01 to 1995-12-31

N: 56.89 S: 52.15 E: -97.87 W: -108.51

ASCII
BOREAS/SRC AMS Suite A Surface Meteorological and Radiation Data: 1996 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS INFRARED THERMOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, RAIN GAUGES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, PYRANOMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, BAROMETERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES 1996-01-01 to 1996-12-31

N: 59.34 S: 50.57 E: -94.08 W: -110.05

ASCII
Bowen Ratio Surf. Flux: Fritschen (FIFE) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION THERMOCOUPLES, Bowen Ratio Devices, HYGROMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS 1987-05-26 to 1989-08-14

N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61

CSV
Bowen Ratio Surface Flux: GSFC (FIFE) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION THERMOCOUPLES, Bowen Ratio Devices, HYGROMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS 1987-05-26 to 1987-10-16

N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61

multiple
Bowen Ratio Surface Flux: KSU (FIFE) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION THERMOCOUPLES, Bowen Ratio Devices, HYGROMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS 1987-05-29 to 1989-08-13

N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61

CSV
Bowen Ratio Surface Flux: Smith (FIFE) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION THERMOCOUPLES, BAROMETERS, Bowen Ratio Devices, HYGROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, ANEMOMETERS 1987-05-27 to 1989-08-13

N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61

multiple
Bowen Ratio Surface Flux: UNL (FIFE) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION THERMOCOUPLES, Bowen Ratio Devices, HYGROMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS 1987-05-28 to 1987-10-17

N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61

multiple
Bowen Ratio Surface Flux: USGS (FIFE) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION THERMOCOUPLES, Bowen Ratio Devices, HYGROMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS 1987-05-26 to 1987-10-17

N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61

multiple
Burned and Unburned Field Site Data, Noatak, Seward, and North Slope, AK, 2016-2018 1 FIELD SURVEYS SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, THERMOMETERS 2016-07-22 to 2018-08-27

N: 69.6632 S: 65.0181 E: -148.641 W: -164.929

multiple
CAMEX-3 AIRBORNE VERTICAL ATMOSPHERE PROFILING SYSTEM (AVAPS) V1 1 NASA DC-8 AVAPS 1998-08-15 to 1998-09-22

N: 34.06 S: 14.0367 E: -63.549 W: -85.7233

ASCII, netCDF-3
CAMEX-3 ANDROS ISLAND RAWINSONDE AND RADIOSONDES V1 1 BALLOONS RADIOSONDES, RAWINSONDES 1998-08-04 to 1998-09-20

N: 25.139 S: 24.34 E: -77.403 W: -78.584

ASCII, netCDF-3
CAMEX-3 DC-8 NAVIGATION (DADS) DATA 1 NASA DC-8 DADS 1998-08-15 to 1998-09-23

N: 39.0333 S: 14.045 E: -62.96 W: -86.165

ASCII
CAMEX-3 GOES-8 PRODUCTS V1 1 GOES-8 GOES-8 Imager 1998-08-05 to 1998-09-30

N: 50 S: 10 E: -50 W: -100

McIDAS
CAMEX-3 JPL LASER HYGROMETER V1 1 NASA DC-8 LASER HYGROMETERS 1998-08-15 to 1998-09-23

N: 39.0333 S: 14.045 E: -62.96 W: -86.165

ASCII
CAMEX-3 JPL SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE (SAW) HYGROMETER V1 1 NASA DC-8 HYGROMETERS 1998-08-15 to 1998-09-23

N: 39.0333 S: 14.045 E: -62.96 W: -86.165

ASCII
CAMEX-3 NAST-I RADIANCE PRODUCTS V1 1 NASA ER-2 NAST-I 1998-08-13 to 1998-09-27

N: 36.0668 S: 13.5693 E: -62.3263 W: -94.3327

TAR
CAMEX-3 POLARIMETRIC SCANNING RADIOMETER (PSR) V1 1 NASA DC-8 PSR 1998-08-06 to 1998-09-23

N: 50 S: 10 E: -50 W: -105

TAR
CAMEX-3 SCANNING RAMAN LIDAR V1 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS RL 1998-08-06 to 1998-09-20

N: 24.8 S: 24.7 E: -77.8 W: -77.9

ASCII
CAMEX-4 AEROSONDE V1 1 AEROSONDE BAROMETERS, GPS, HYGROMETERS, THERMISTORS 2001-08-19 to 2001-09-10

N: 30.5738 S: 30.2039 E: -80.649 W: -81.4325

Excel
CAMEX-4 ANDROS ISLAND RAWINSONDE AND RADIOSONDES V1 1 BALLOONS BAROMETERS, GPS, HYGROMETERS, RADIOSONDES, RAWINSONDES, THERMISTORS 2001-08-16 to 2001-09-24

N: 24.768 S: 24.766 E: -77.842 W: -77.844

ASCII
CAMEX-4 DC-8 NEVZOROV TOTAL CONDENSED WATER CONTENT SENSOR V1 1 NASA DC-8 NEVZOROV PROBE 2001-08-25 to 2001-09-23

N: 39.0433 S: 23.905 E: -58.635 W: -84.4033

ASCII
CAMEX-4 ER-2 HIGH ALTITUDE DROPSONDE V1 1 NASA ER-2 DROPWINDSONDES, EHAD 2001-08-18 to 2001-09-24

N: 37.967 S: 24.743 E: -62.005 W: -82.028

ASCII
CAMEX-4 GOES-8 PRODUCTS V1 1 GOES-8 GOES-8 Imager 2001-08-03 to 2001-09-21

N: 75 S: 15 E: -10 W: -130

McIDAS
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Featured Atmospheric Rivers Observation Method: VIIRS

The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instruments are aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) and NOAA-platforms. The orbits of the platforms make them ideally positioned to observe atmospheric rivers reaching the west coast of North America. The VIIRS instruments include five high-resolution image bands, sixteen moderate-resolution bands, and one unique panchromatic day/night band ultra-sensitive in low-light conditions. The VIIRS instruments build on the heritage of their successful predecessors, the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), and the Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWIFS).

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Near real-time atmosphere data from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) are available through NASA's Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for Earth observation (LANCE).

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