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.

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First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) SOFIA Le Suroit Meteorological Data	1	Ships	BAROMETERS, PRESSURE GAUGES, ANEMOMETERS, THERMISTORS	1992-05-27 to 1992-06-23	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) SOFIA Le Suroit Tethered Balloon Data	1	Ships, BALLOONS	NOT APPLICABLE	1992-06-11 to 1992-06-19	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) SOFIA Radiosonde Data	1	GROUND STATIONS	RADIOSONDES	1992-05-31 to 1992-06-20	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) United Kingdom Meteorological Office (UKMO) C-130 Aircraft Data	1	C-130	PYRANOMETERS, PRT, HYGROMETERS, PMS, GUST PROBES, CLOUD LIQUID WATER PROBE, RADIOMETERS, THERMOMETERS	1992-05-30 to 1992-06-23	Binary
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) University of Washington C-131A Aircraft Data	1	C-131A	PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, RADIOMETERS, THERMOMETERS	1992-06-02 to 1992-06-27	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) Valdivia Radiosonde Data	1	Ships	RADIOSONDES	1992-05-28 to 1992-06-22	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASxTEX) ECMWF Basic Fields Data	1	MODELS	NOT APPLICABLE	1992-06-01 to 1992-06-28	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus 1 Colorado State University Sabreliner Aircraft Radiometric and Meteorological Data	1	T-39	PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, GUST PROBES	1986-10-13 to 1986-11-02	Binary
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase I National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Kingair Aircraft Data	1	King Air	PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, GUST PROBES, BRTS, CLOUD LIQUID WATER PROBE, THERMOMETERS, PHOTOMETERS, RADIOMETERS	1986-10-14 to 1986-11-02	Binary
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase I National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Sabreliner Aircraft Data	1	T-39	PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, GUST PROBES, RADIOMETERS	1986-10-13 to 1986-11-02	ZIP
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase I Rawinsonde Data	1	GROUND STATIONS	RAWINSONDES	1986-10-13 to 1986-11-03	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase I University of North Dakota Citation Aircraft 24 Hertz Data	1	AIRCRAFT	THERMOMETERS	1991-11-14 to 1991-12-07	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Colorado State University (CSU) Station 1 Data	1	GROUND STATIONS	PYRANOMETERS, PYRHELIOMETERS	1991-11-11 to 1991-12-08	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Colorado State University (CSU) Station 2 Data	1	GROUND STATIONS	PYRANOMETERS, PYRHELIOMETERS	1991-11-13 to 1991-12-08	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Colorado State University (CSU) Wind Profiler Data	1	GROUND STATIONS	WIND PROFILERS	1991-11-12 to 1991-12-07	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Cross-chain LORAN Atmospheric Sounding System (CLASS) Data	1	GROUND STATIONS	RAWINSONDES	1991-11-06 to 1991-12-07	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Mesoscale Analysis and Prediction System	1	METEOSAT-4	Computer	1991-11-12 to 1991-12-08	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Kingair Aircraft Data	1	B-200	GUST PROBES, Hotwire LWC, HYGROMETERS, PHOTOMETERS, PMS 2D-C PROBE, PMS 2D-P PROBE, PRT, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, RADIOMETERS	1991-11-09 to 1991-12-06	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Sabreliner Aircraft Data	1	T-39	PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, HYGROMETERS, GUST PROBES, RADIOMETERS	1991-11-17 to 1991-12-07	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Wind Profiler Data	1	GROUND STATIONS	WIND PROFILERS	1991-11-13 to 1991-12-07	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II National Weather Service(NWS) Inner-Network Rawinsonde Data	1	GROUND STATIONS	RAWINSONDES	1991-11-13 to 1991-12-07	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II National Weather Service(NWS) Outer-Network Rawinsonde Data	1	GROUND STATIONS	RAWINSONDES	1991-11-20 to 1991-12-07	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II NCAR Kingair Aircraft Microphysical Data	1	B-200	PMS 2D-C PROBE, PMS 2D-P PROBE	1991-11-09 to 1991-12-06	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II NCAR Sabreliner Aircraft Microphysical Data	1	Airplane	PMS 2D-C PROBE, PMS 2D-P PROBE	1991-11-17 to 1991-12-07	ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II NOAA Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Doppler & Lidar	1	GROUND STATIONS	LIDAR	1991-11-21 to 1991-12-07	ASCII

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