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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LBA-ECO CD-32 Flux Tower Network Data Compilation, Brazilian Amazon: 1999-2006, V2 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | ANEMOMETERS, IRGA, PYRANOMETERS | 1999-01-01 to 2006-12-31 | AMAZONIA, BRAZIL | N: -1.74 S: -21.62 E: -47.65 W: -62.36 | Text File |
| LBA-ECO CD-32 LBA Model Intercomparison Project (LBA-MIP) Forcing Data | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | PYRRADIOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1999-01-01 to 2006-12-31 | N: -1.7483 S: -21.6195 E: -47.6499 W: -62.3572 | Shapefile | |
| LBA-ECO LC-15 Aerodynamic Roughness Maps of Vegetation Canopies, Amazon Basin: 2000 | OV-105, JERS-1, COMPUTERS | SRTM, SAR, Computer | 2000-02-11 to 2000-02-22 | AMAZONIA | N: 13.8583 S: -23.4268 E: -47.0231 W: -82.7208 | GeoTIFF |
| Millersville University Upper Air Radiosondes IMPACTS V1 | GROUND STATIONS | RADIOSONDES | 2022-01-16 to 2023-02-28 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | N: 43.097 S: 39.927 E: -72.503 W: -76.455 | ASCII |
| Mobile UIUC Soundings IMPACTS V1 | GROUND STATIONS | RAWINSONDES | 2020-01-18 to 2023-02-28 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | N: 44.707 S: 38.958 E: -70.661 W: -88.253 | netCDF-4 |
| NACP Site: Tower Meteorology, Flux Observations with Uncertainty, and Ancillary Data | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOMETERS | 1991-01-01 to 2007-12-31 | N: 71.3225 S: 33.3739 E: -68.7403 W: -157.409 | Shapefile | |
| NACP: Climate Data Inputs (3-hourly) for Community Land Model, Western USA, 1979-2015 | MODELS | Computer | 1979-01-01 to 2016-01-01 | WASHINGTON, MONTANA, UTAH, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO | N: 49.0208 S: 31.1875 E: -101.979 W: -124.812 | netCDF-4 classic |
| NAMMA DC-8 DROPSONDE V1 | NASA DC-8 | DROPSONDES | 2006-08-07 to 2006-09-12 | CAPE VERDE | N: 47.4533 S: 7.31667 E: -12.7411 W: -90.0467 | ASCII |
| NAMMA DC-8 NAVIGATION AND HOUSEKEEPING (ICATS) V1 | NASA DC-8 | ICATS, INS, TEMPERATURE PROBES | 2006-08-19 to 2006-09-12 | CAPE VERDE | N: 21.9783 S: 7.03833 E: -10.5583 W: -34.1533 | Various: ASCII, Binary |
| NAMMA LANGLEY AEROSOL RESEARCH GROUP EXPERIMENT NAVIGATION DATA V1 | NASA DC-8 | BAROMETERS, GPS, TEMPERATURE PROBES | 2006-08-19 to 2006-09-12 | CAPE VERDE | N: 21.9783 S: 7.03833 E: -10.5583 W: -34.1533 | ASCII |
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