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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 Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMS (Automated Met Station) Data (FIFE) | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOMETERS, ANEROID PRESSURE SENSOR, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, NET RADIOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-01 to 1989-11-10 |
N: 39.12 S: 38.98 E: -96.47 W: -96.61 |
CSV | |
| AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Global Weekly Ascending/Descending .25x.25 deg Ocean Grids V001 | 1 | Aqua, GCOM-W1 | AMSR-E, AMSR2 | 2012-07-02 |
N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | HDF-EOS5 |
| AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 Global Ascending/Descending .25x.25 deg Ocean Grids V002 | 2 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-03 |
N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | HDF-EOS2 |
| AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Global Swath Ocean Products derived from Wentz Algorithm V002 | 2 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-03 |
N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS2, ASCII | |
| AMSR-E/Aqua Monthly L3 Global Ascending/Descending .25x.25 deg Ocean Grids V002 | 2 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-01 |
N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | HDF-EOS2 |
| AMSR-E/Aqua Weekly L3 Global Ascending/Descending .25x.25 deg Ocean Grids V002 | 2 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-02 |
N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | HDF-EOS2 |
| ARCSIX LaRC G-III Dropsonde Data | 1 | G-III | AVAPS | 2024-05-28 to 2024-08-18 |
N: 85.87 S: 36.65 E: 2.79 W: -108.39 |
ICARTT, NetCDF-4, PNG | |
| ARCSIX LaRC G-III In-Situ Meteorology and Navigation Data | 1 | G-III | Computer | 2024-05-28 to 2024-08-18 |
N: 85.87 S: 36.65 E: 2.79 W: -108.39 |
ICARTT, KML | |
| ARCSIX Learjet In-Situ Meteorology and Navigation Data | 1 | LEARJET | NOT APPLICABLE | 2024-07-25 to 2024-08-17 |
N: 84.18 S: 63.58 E: -39.13 W: -110.53 |
ICARTT | |
| ARCSIX P-3B In-Situ Meteorology and Navigation Data | 1 | P-3B | DLH, UNS-1Fw | 2024-05-17 to 2024-08-18 |
N: 86.06 S: 37.68 E: -8.31 W: -105.18 |
ICARTT, KML | |
| ARCTAS DC-8 Aircraft In-situ Meteorological and Navigational Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DLH, GPS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HYGROMETERS | 2008-03-16 to 2008-07-15 | ICARTT | ||
| ARCTAS DC-8 Aircraft Merge Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | Computer | 2008-03-30 to 2008-07-15 | ICARTT | ||
| ARCTAS Kinematic Trajectories | 1 | B-200 | Computer | 2008-03-30 to 2008-07-14 | ICARTT | ||
| ARCTAS Model Data | 1 | CLIMATE MODELS, GEOS-5, GEOS-Chem | Computer | 2008-03-30 to 2008-07-14 | netCDF-3, ICARTT | ||
| ARCTAS Ozonesondes Data | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | OZONESONDES | 2008-04-01 to 2008-07-12 | ICARTT | ||
| ARCTAS P-3B Aircraft In-situ Meteorological and Navigational Data | 1 | P-3B | GPS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HYGROMETERS | 2008-03-25 to 2008-07-12 | ICARTT | ||
| ARCTAS P-3B Aircraft Merge Data | 1 | P-3B | Computer | 2008-03-31 to 2008-07-13 | ICARTT | ||
| Arctic Tundra Flux Study in the Kuparuk River Basin (Alaska), 1994-1996 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, PYRANOMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, IRGA, HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMISTORS, BAROMETERS, SONIC ANEMOMETER, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR | 1994-01-01 to 1997-01-01 |
N: 69 S: 45 E: -130 W: -171 |
ASCII | |
| ARISE 2014 C-130 In-Situ Meteorological and Navigational Data | 1 | C-130 | GPS, HYGROMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PITOT-STATIC SYSTEM, TEMPERATURE SENSORS | 2014-09-01 to 2014-10-05 | ICARTT | ||
| ARISE C-130 Aircraft Merge Data Files | 1 | C-130 | Computer | 2014-08-30 to 2014-10-06 | ICARTT | ||
| ASHOE/MAESA Balloonsondes and Ozonesondes Data | 1 | RADIOSONDES | OZONESONDES | 1994-01-20 to 1994-12-03 |
N: 76.23 S: -77.85 E: 180 W: -180 |
AMES | |
| ASHOE/MAESA ER-2 Aircraft In-Situ Meteorology and Navigational Data | 1 | NASA ER-2 | MMS, NAVREC, MTP, CPFM, HIS | 1994-01-21 to 1994-11-06 |
N: 73.14 S: -80.05 E: 180 W: -180 |
AMES, EPS | |
| ASHOE/MAESA ER-2 Analysis Model Data | 1 | NASA ER-2, Data Analysis | NOT APPLICABLE | 1994-01-21 to 1994-11-06 |
N: 73.14 S: -80.05 E: 180 W: -180 |
AMES | |
| ASHOE/MAESA Model Data | 1 | Data Analysis | Computer | 1994-03-07 to 1994-10-04 |
N: 73.14 S: -80.05 E: 180 W: -180 |
AMES | |
| ASIA-AQ DC-8 In-Situ Meteorology and Navigation Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DLH, MMS | 2024-01-23 to 2024-04-02 |
N: 61.37 S: 12.46 E: 180 W: -180 |
ICARTT |
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