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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACTIVATE Falcon In-Situ Meteorological and Navigational Data | 1 | HU-25A | Applanix, GPS, HYGROMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PITOT-STATIC SYSTEM, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, DLH | 2020-02-10 to 2022-06-20 | ICARTT | ||
| 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 | ||
| SARP 2014 Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | UHSAS, WAS, Thermo Model 49C O3 Analyzer, DADS | 2014-06-23 to 2014-06-26 |
N: 37.37 S: 32.71 E: -115.28 W: -120.81 |
ICARTT | |
| Aircraft Flux-Detrended: Univ. Col. (FIFE) | 1 | B-200 | HYGROMETERS, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, RADAR ALTIMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS | 1987-05-26 to 1989-10-31 |
N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102 |
multiple | |
| SAFARI 2000 MODIS Water and Heat Fluxes, Maun, Botswana, Dry Season 2001 | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION, Terra, MODELS | PRESSURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, HUMIDITY SENSORS, NET RADIOMETERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, MODIS, Computer | 2001-09-02 to 2001-09-29 |
N: -17.9946 S: -21.0004 E: 24.5004 W: 21.4946 |
Shapefile | |
| MACPEX Balloonsondes and Ozonesondes Data | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | OZONESONDES, RADIOSONDES, HYGROMETERS | 2011-04-12 to 2011-04-25 | ICARTT | ||
| SnowEx21 Prairie Station Hourly Meteorological Data V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | BAROMETERS, RM Young 05103 Wind Monitor, THERMOMETERS | 2020-11-12 to 2021-04-02 |
N: 47.060545 S: 47.060545 E: -109.956783 W: -109.956783 |
CSV | |
| BOREAS/AES Campbell Scientific 15-minute Surface Meteorological Data: 1994 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES, PRESSURE SENSORS, THERMISTORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, ANEMOMETERS | 1994-01-01 to 1994-12-31 |
N: 58.18 S: 50.95 E: -94.7 W: -108.52 |
ASCII | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment - Arctic Cloud Experiment Utrecht University Tethered Balloon | 1 | BALLOONS | COMPASSES, ACTINOMETER, ANEMOMETERS, THERMISTORS | 1998-05-02 to 1998-05-25 | ASCII | ||
| BOREAS TGB-04 NSA-BVP Tower Flux and Meteorological Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, ANEMOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, PSYCHROMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, ANEROID PRESSURE SENSOR, WATER LEVEL GAUGES, STREAM GAUGES, NET RADIOMETERS, IRGA, Bowen Ratio Devices | 1994-05-28 to 1994-09-17 |
N: 55.84 S: 55.84 E: -98.03 W: -98.03 |
ASCII |
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