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Surface Winds Data Access and Tools
From discovery to visualization, data tools such as Giovanni, Panoply, and State of the Ocean (SOTO) guide users in making the most of surface wind data.
Surface Winds Datasets
| Dataset | Version Sort ascending | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIREX-AQ ER-2 In-Situ Meteorological and Navigational Data | 1 | NASA ER-2 | NASDAT | 2019-08-01 to 2019-08-23 | ICARTT | ||
| VIRGAS WB-57 Aircraft In-Situ Meteorology and Navigation Data | 1 | NASA WB-57F | MMS | 2015-10-24 to 2015-11-02 | ICARTT | ||
| CPEX-AW Dropsonde Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DROPSONDES | 2021-08-05 to 2021-09-17 | NetCDF-3, ICARTT | ||
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION GCPEX SNOW MICROPHYSICS CASE STUDY V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8, GROUND STATIONS, UND CITATION II | APR-2, CIPS, D3R, DPR, HVPS, PMS 2D-C PROBE | 2012-02-24 to 2012-02-25 |
N: 46.3966 S: 43.4595 E: -78.7616 W: -80.4026 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Aircraft Flux-Detrended: U of Wy. (FIFE) | 1 | B-200 | HYGROMETERS, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, RADAR ALTIMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS | 1987-08-11 to 1989-10-31 |
N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102 |
multiple | |
| SAFARI 2000 Modeled Tropospheric Air Mass Trajectories, Dry Season 2000 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 2000-08-14 to 2000-09-23 |
N: -15.3 S: -30 E: 31 W: 17.1 |
Shapefile | |
| CERES and MISR Along-Track Footprint Radiances, Fluxes, and Clouds Terra-FM1 | 1 | Terra | MODIS, CERES-FM1, CERES SCANNER, MISR, CERES-FM2 | 2000-04-12 to 2004-11-02 | HDF4 | ||
| LMOS Scientific Aviation In-Situ Data | 1 | SA Mooney | Aerodyne CAPS, OZONE SENSOR, GAS SENSORS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, PRESSURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS | 2017-05-22 to 2017-06-24 | ICARTT | ||
| SnowEx Meteorological Station Measurements from Grand Mesa, CO V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | CNR4, Campbell Scientific CS106, HC2S3, HydraProbe, RM Young 05103 Wind Monitor, SR50A | 2016-10-09 to 2022-08-30 |
N: 39.03388 S: 39.03388 E: -108.21399 W: -108.21399 N: 39.03954 S: 39.03954 E: -107.94174 W: -107.94174 N: 39.10358 S: 39.10358 E: -107.88383 W: -107.88383 N: 39.05084 S: 39.05084 E: -108.06144 W: -108.06144 N: 39.05225 S: 39.05225 E: -108.09792 W: -108.09792 |
CSV, PNG | |
| BOREAS Saskatchewan Forest Fire Control Centre Surface Meteorological Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | ANEMOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOMETERS | 1995-05-05 to 1995-10-01 |
N: 55.38 S: 53.33 E: -102.48 W: -108.42 |
ASCII |
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