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Surface Winds Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAOE Balloonsondes and Ozonesondes Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | WAS, MARK IV INTERFEROMETER, FTIR SPECTROMETER, CHEMILUMINESCENCE | 1987-01-04 to 1987-12-31 |
N: 37.76 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
STEP87 | |
| AAOE DC-8 Aircraft In-Situ Meteorology and Navigational Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DADS, NOAA TW | 1987-08-19 to 1987-10-05 |
N: 37.18 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
STEP87, Ames | |
| AAOE ER-2 Aircraft In-Situ Meteorology and Navigational Data | 1 | NASA ER-2 | MMS, MTP, NAVREC, FP | 1987-08-12 to 1987-10-04 |
N: 37.76 S: -72.72 E: -62.64 W: -122.2 |
STEP87, Ames | |
| AASE Balloonsondes and Ozonesondes Data | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | RADIOSONDES, OZONESONDES | 1988-05-23 to 1989-03-16 |
N: 82.51 S: 44.82 E: 68.59 W: -68.76 |
Ames | |
| AASE ER-2 Aircraft In-Situ Meteorology and Navigational Data | 1 | NASA ER-2 | MMS, NAVREC, MTP, FP | 1988-12-29 to 1989-02-22 |
N: 82.12 S: 37.02 E: 22.25 W: -122.25 |
Ames, EPS, PDF | |
| AASE II Balloonsondes and Ozonesondes Data | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | RADIOSONDES, OZONESONDES | 1991-10-01 to 1992-04-02 |
N: 82.6 S: -21.83 E: 39.87 W: -180 |
Ames | |
| AASE II DC-8 Aircraft In-Situ Meteorology and Navigational Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DADS, MTP | 1992-01-08 to 1992-03-21 |
N: 90 S: -22.55 E: 151.73 W: -152.64 |
Ames, EPS | |
| AASE II DC-8 Analysis Model Data | 1 | NASA DC-8, Data Analysis | NOT APPLICABLE, Computer | 1992-01-08 to 1992-03-21 |
N: 90 S: -22.55 E: 180 W: -180 |
Ames | |
| AASE II ER-2 Aircraft In-Situ Meteorology and Navigational Data | 1 | NASA ER-2 | MMS, NAVREC, MTP, FP | 1991-08-20 to 1992-03-29 |
N: 90 S: 21.88 E: 180 W: -180 |
Ames, EPS | |
| AASE II ER-2 Analysis Model Data | 1 | NASA ER-2, Data Analysis | NOT APPLICABLE, Computer | 1991-08-20 to 1992-03-29 |
N: 90 S: -80.11 E: 180 W: -180 |
Ames | |
| AASE II Model Data | 1 | Data Analysis | Computer | 1991-10-02 to 1992-03-29 |
N: 90 S: -80.11 E: 180 W: -180 |
Ames | |
| AASE Model Data | 1 | Data Analysis | Computer | 1988-12-29 to 1989-02-25 |
N: 90 S: -80.02 E: 180 W: -180 |
Ames | |
| ABLE-2A Electra Meteorological and Navigational Data | 1 | NASA ELECTRA | TAMMS | 1985-07-11 to 1985-08-15 |
N: 37.1 S: -7.2 E: -47.48 W: -76.3 |
GTE | |
| ABLE-2A Sondes Data | 1 | RADIOSONDES | RAWINSONDES, TETHERSONDES | 1985-07-11 to 1985-08-15 |
N: 37.1 S: -7.2 E: -47.48 W: -76.3 |
GTE | |
| ABLE-2B Electra Meteorological and Navigational Data | 1 | NASA ELECTRA | TAMMS | 1987-04-01 to 1987-05-15 |
N: 37.54 S: -84.1 E: -31.29 W: -81.47 |
GTE | |
| ABLE-2B Sondes Data | 1 | RADIOSONDES | RAWINSONDES | 1987-04-01 to 1987-05-15 |
N: 37.54 S: -84.1 E: -31.29 W: -81.47 |
GTE | |
| ABLE-3A Electra Meteorological and Navigational Data | 1 | NASA ELECTRA | TAMMS | 1988-07-07 to 1988-08-18 |
N: 83.332 S: 37.082 E: -55.443 W: -168.402 |
GTE, JPEG | |
| ABLE-3B Electra Meteorological and Navigational Data | 1 | NASA ELECTRA | TAMMS | 1990-06-11 to 1990-08-18 |
N: 63.748 S: 37.053 E: -49.4 W: -106.178 |
GTE, JPEG | |
| ABoVE: CO2 and CH4 Fluxes and Meteorology at Flux Tower Sites, Alaska, 2015-2017 | 1 | 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 | |
| ACCLIP WB-57 Aircraft Model Data | 1 | GEOS, NASA WB-57F | Computer, MMS | 2022-07-14 to 2022-09-14 |
N: 61.5 S: 16.6 E: 180 W: -180 |
ICARTT | |
| ACCLIP WB-57 Meteorological and Navigational Data | 1 | NASA WB-57F | MMS, DLH | 2022-07-14 to 2022-09-14 |
N: 61.5 S: 16.6 E: 180 W: -180 |
ICARTT | |
| ACTIVATE King Air Meteorological and Navigational Data | 1 | King Air | GPS, DROPSONDES, HYGROMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PITOT-STATIC SYSTEM, TEMPERATURE SENSORS | 2019-12-16 to 2022-06-30 |
N: 50 S: 25 E: -58.5 W: -85 |
ICARTT | |
| Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT) CPEX | 1 | METOP-B, METOP-A | ASCAT | 2017-05-24 to 2017-07-16 |
N: 42.5176 S: 3.9062 E: -25.0958 W: 160.241 |
netCDF-3 | |
| Advanced Vertical Atmospheric Profiling System Dropsondes (AVAPS) IMPACTS | 1 | NASA P-3 | AVAPS | 2020-01-12 to 2023-02-28 |
N: 44.17 S: 33.54 E: -65.44 W: -77.815 |
ASCII | |
| Aeolus CalVal DAWN Wind Profiles | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DAWN | 2019-04-17 to 2019-04-30 |
N: 52 S: 5 E: -113 W: -159 |
NetCDF-4 |
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