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Atmospheric Winds Data Access and Tools
NASA’s atmospheric wind data range from hourly primary forcing measurements to inter-related suites of atmospheric wind and other data. Our datasets and tools help users find and integrate the information they need to see how this primary weather force effects our lives and planet.
Atmospheric Winds Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worldview | Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events |
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Featured Atmospheric Winds Observation Method: MODIS
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) flies aboard the Terra and Aqua satellites and surveys Earth every one to two days. The multi-spectral instrument can be used in a variety of ways including detecting winds in different levels of the atmosphere.
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Atmospheric Winds Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABoVE/ASCENDS: Merged Atmospheric CO2, CH4, and Meteorological Data, 2017 | NASA DC-8 | AVOCET, HYDROMETERS, CO2 ANALYZERS | 2017-07-20 to 2017-08-09 | ALASKA, YUKON TERRITORY, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES | N: 71.2664 S: 34.594 E: -98.1479 W: -165.685 | ICARTT |
| ABoVE: Atmospheric Profiles of CO, CO2 and CH4 Concentrations from Arctic-CAP, 2017 | NASA DC-8 | PICARRO G2401-mc CO2, CH4, CO, H2O INSTRUMENT, HUMIDITY SENSORS, WIND MONITOR | 2017-04-26 to 2017-11-05 | NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, ARCTIC, ALASKA, YUKON TERRITORY | N: 71.2874 S: 40.0387 E: -104.112 W: -166.045 | netCDF-4 |
| ABoVE: CO2 and CH4 Fluxes and Meteorology at Flux Tower Sites, Alaska, 2015-2017 | FIELD SURVEYS, GROUND STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | PROBES, NET RADIOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, THERMOCOUPLES, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, PYRANOMETERS | 2015-01-01 to 2017-03-09 | N: 71.282 S: 68.4864 E: -155.75 W: -157.41 | CSV | |
| ABoVE: Level-4 WRF-STILT Footprint Files for Circumpolar Receptors, 2016-2019 | OCO-2, MODELS, WRF | OCO-2, Computer | 2016-07-24 to 2019-12-31 | POLAR | N: 90 S: 30 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-4 |
| ABoVE: Level-4 WRF-STILT Particle Trajectories for Circumpolar Receptors, 2016-2019 | WRF, COMPUTERS, OCO-2 | Computer, OCO-2 | 2016-07-24 to 2019-12-31 | POLAR | N: 90 S: 10 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-4 |
| ACES CONTINUOUS DATA V1 | ALTUS | ACCELEROMETERS, DOPS, ELECTRIC FIELD MILL, FLUXGATE MAGNETOMETERS, GERDIEN CONDUCTIVITY PROBE, RF ANTENNA, SCM | 2002-07-10 to 2002-08-30 | CARIBBEAN | N: 26 S: 23 E: -81 W: -85 | Binary |
| ACES TRIGGERED DATA | ALTUS | ACCELEROMETERS, DOPS, ELECTRIC FIELD MILL, GERDIEN CONDUCTIVITY PROBE, RF ANTENNA, SCM | 2002-07-10 to 2002-08-30 | CARIBBEAN | N: 26 S: 23 E: -81 W: -85 | Binary |
| ACT-America: L1 Meteorological and Aircraft Navigational Data | C-130, B-200 | AIRCRAFT MOTION SENSOR, GPS | 2016-05-27 to 2019-07-27 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MID-LATITUDE, WESTERN HEMISPHERE | N: 50.5498 S: 27.2303 E: -71.9109 W: -106.494 | multiple |
| Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT) CPEX | METOP-B, METOP-A | ASCAT | 2017-05-24 to 2017-07-16 | CARIBBEAN | N: 42.5176 S: 3.9062 E: -25.0958 W: 160.241 | netCDF-3 |
| Advanced Vertical Atmospheric Profiling System Dropsondes (AVAPS) IMPACTS | NASA P-3 | AVAPS | 2020-01-12 to 2023-02-28 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | N: 44.17 S: 33.54 E: -65.44 W: -77.815 | ASCII |
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