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Surface Winds Datasets
| Dataset | Version Sort ascending | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACPEX WB-57 Aircraft In-situ Meteorology and Navigational Data | 1 | NASA WB-57F | MMS, GPS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS | 2011-03-18 to 2011-04-27 | ICARTT | ||
| BOREAS/SRC AMS Suite A Surface Meteorological and Radiation Data: 1996 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | INFRARED THERMOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, RAIN GAUGES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, PYRANOMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, BAROMETERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES | 1996-01-01 to 1996-12-31 |
N: 59.34 S: 50.57 E: -94.08 W: -110.05 |
ASCII | |
| Saildrone 2021 Arctic field campaign for the Multi-Sensor Improved SST (MISST) project | 1 | Saildrone | CTD, ADCP, ANEMOMETERS, FLUOROMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, PYROMETERS, PAR SENSORS, BAROMETERS | 2021-07-06 to 2021-10-21 |
N: 71 S: 65 E: -164.5 W: -168 |
netCDF-4 | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) Porto Santo Radiosonde Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RADIOSONDES | 1992-06-01 to 1992-06-29 | ASCII | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) CSU Surface Observations (FIRE_AX_CSU_MET_SFC) | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1992-05-30 to 1992-06-30 | ASCII | ||
| PEM West B Ground Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | NDIR GAS ANALYZER, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, RAWINSONDES, OZONESONDES, GC-ECD, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS | 1991-02-22 to 1995-01-01 |
N: 52.92 S: 21.33 E: 180 W: -180 |
GTE | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION SATELLITE SIMULATED ORBITS TWP-ICE V1 | 1 | CRM | DPR, GMI | 2006-01-23 to 2006-02-06 |
N: -10 S: -25 E: 140 W: 125 |
netCDF-3 | |
| Atmos. Profile: Std. Press. Level (FIFE) | 1 | BALLOONS | RADIOSONDES | 1987-05-26 to 1989-08-12 |
N: 39.12 S: 39.12 E: -96.56 W: -96.56 |
CSV | |
| VEMAP 1: U.S. Site Files | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1961-01-01 to 1990-12-31 |
N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5 |
Text File | |
| NARSTO SOS99 Nashville Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Surface Meteorology and Chemistry Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | NDIR GAS ANALYZER, UV OZONE DETECTORS, PYRANOMETERS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY, ANEMOMETERS, THERMISTORS | 1999-06-15 to 1999-07-16 | ASCII |
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