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PACE-PAX Ivanpah Playa Data 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS SUN PHOTOMETERS 2024-09-17 to 2025-09-17

N: 35.57 S: 35.56 E: -115.39 W: -115.4

CSV, PDF
Particle Habit Imaging and Polar Scattering Probe (PHIPS) IMPACTS V1 1 NASA P-3 PHIPS 2020-01-18 to 2023-02-28

N: 48.237 S: 33.261 E: -64.987 W: -95.243

PNG
PISTON 2018 Research Vessel (RV) Thompson ship datasets of ocean, atmosphere, and air-sea interaction 1 R/V Thompson SEA-POL, CTD, ADCP, CHAM, SO, ROSR, W-Band Radar, CEILOMETERS, RADIOMETERS, RAWINSONDES, DISDROMETERS, GPS, Hemisphere VS1000, Gill WindMaster Pro, Vaisala HMT330, ORG-815-DA, Vaisala PTB330, NOAA PSL Sea Snake, SBE-21, Riegl LD90-3100VHS-FLP, Eppley PIR, Vaisala HMT337 2018-08-18 to 2018-10-13

N: 22.7 S: 7.3 E: 136.997 W: 120.06

netCDF-4, Text File, TAR
PISTON 2019 Research Vessel (RV) Sally Ride Data 1 R/V Sally Ride CTD, ADCP, SEA-POL, CHAM, SO, ROSR, HSRL, W-Band Radar, CEILOMETERS, RAWINSONDES, DISDROMETERS, LIDAR, GPS, Hemisphere VS1000, Gill WindMaster Pro, Vaisala HMT337, Vaisala HMT330, ORG-815-DA, Vaisala PTB330, NOAA PSL Sea Snake, SBE-21, Riegl LD90-3100VHS-FLP, Eppley PIR 2019-08-31 to 2019-09-26

N: 21.41 S: 14.98 E: 130 W: 125.628

NetCDF-4, TAR, Text File
Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Cloud Properties from PREFIRE Satellite 1 R01 R01 PREFIRE-SAT1 TIRS-PREFIRE 2024-07-24 to Present

N: 84 S: -84 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Cloud Properties from PREFIRE Satellite 2 R01 R01 PREFIRE-SAT2 TIRS-PREFIRE 2024-06-29 to Present

N: 84 S: -84 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Satellite 1 Cloud Mask R01 R01 PREFIRE-SAT1 TIRS-PREFIRE 2024-07-24 to Present

N: 84 S: -84 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Satellite 2 Cloud Mask R01 R01 PREFIRE-SAT2 TIRS-PREFIRE 2024-06-29 to Present

N: 84 S: -84 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
POLARIS Analysis Model Data 1 NASA ER-2, Data Analysis 1997-01-06 to 1997-09-26

N: 90 S: -29.202 E: 180 W: -180

AMES
POLARIS Photolysis Frequencies (J-Values) 1 NASA ER-2 CPFM 1997-01-06 to 1997-09-26

N: 90 S: -3.37 E: 180 W: -180

AMES
POLDER/Parasol L2 Radiation Budget subset along CloudSat track V001 (PARASOLRB_CPR) at GES DISC 001 PARASOL POLDER-1 2006-06-01 to 2010-01-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

19 Kilometers x 19 Kilometers
Reduced Resolution Geolocated and Calibrated TOA Radiance 4 ENVISAT MERIS 2002-04-29 to 2012-04-08

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
Reduced Resolution Geophysical Product for Ocean, Land and Atmosphere 4 ENVISAT MERIS 2002-04-29 to 2012-04-08

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
Remote Sensing Systems Radiometer Rain Collocations with JPL RapidScat L2B Swath Grid 1.0 DMSP 5D-3/F15, CORIOLIS, DMSP 5D-3/F17, GPM, GCOM-W1, DMSP 5D-3/F16, ISS SSM/I, WINDSAT, SSMIS, GMI, AMSR2, RapidScat 2014-10-03 to 2016-02-11

N: 61 S: -61 E: 180 W: -180

12.5 Kilometers x 12.5 Kilometers netCDF-4
RSS SSM/I OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS 3-DAY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F10 NETCDF V7 7 DMSP 5D-2/F10 SSM/I 1990-12-06 to 1997-11-14

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
RSS SSM/I OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS 3-DAY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F11 NETCDF V7 7 DMSP 5D-2/F11 SSM/I 1991-12-01 to 2000-05-16

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
RSS SSM/I OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS 3-DAY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F13 NETCDF V7 7 DMSP 5D-2/F13 SSM/I 1995-05-01 to 2009-11-04

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
RSS SSM/I OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS 3-DAY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F14 NETCDF V7 7 DMSP 5D-2/F14 SSM/I 1997-05-06 to 2008-08-08

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
RSS SSM/I OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS 3-DAY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F15 NETCDF V7 7 DMSP 5D-3/F15 SSM/I 1999-12-16 to 2011-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
RSS SSM/I OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS 3-DAY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F8 NETCDF V7 7 DMSP 5D-2/F8 SSM/I 1987-07-07 to 1991-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
RSS SSM/I OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS DAILY FROM DMSP F10 NETCDF V7 7 DMSP 5D-2/F10 SSM/I 1990-12-08 to 1997-11-14

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
RSS SSM/I OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS DAILY FROM DMSP F11 NETCDF V7 7 DMSP 5D-2/F11 SSM/I 1991-12-03 to 2000-05-16

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
RSS SSM/I OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS DAILY FROM DMSP F13 NETCDF V7 7 DMSP 5D-2/F13 SSM/I 1995-05-03 to 2009-11-04

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
RSS SSM/I OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS DAILY FROM DMSP F14 NETCDF V7 7 DMSP 5D-2/F14 SSM/I 1997-05-08 to 2008-08-08

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
RSS SSM/I OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS DAILY FROM DMSP F15 NETCDF V7 7 DMSP 5D-3/F15 SSM/I 1999-12-18 to 2011-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
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