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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 | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 Global Ascending/Descending .25x.25 deg Ocean Grids V002 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-03 | GLOBAL OCEAN | N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 | HDF-EOS2 |
| AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Global Swath Ocean Products derived from Wentz Algorithm V002 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-03 | GLOBAL OCEAN | N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 | HDF-EOS2, ASCII |
| AMSR-E/Aqua Monthly L3 Global Ascending/Descending .25x.25 deg Ocean Grids V002 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-01 | GLOBAL OCEAN | N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 | HDF-EOS2 |
| AMSR-E/Aqua Weekly L3 Global Ascending/Descending .25x.25 deg Ocean Grids V002 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-02 | GLOBAL OCEAN | N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 | HDF-EOS2 |
| ARCSIX LaRC G-III Dropsonde Data | G-III | AVAPS | 2024-05-28 to 2024-08-18 | GREENLAND, NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, WESTERN HEMISPHERE, TROPOSPHERE | N: 85.87 S: 36.65 E: 2.79 W: -108.39 | ICARTT, NetCDF-4, PNG |
| ARCSIX LaRC G-III In-Situ Meteorology and Navigation Data | G-III | Computer | 2024-05-28 to 2024-08-18 | GREENLAND, TROPOSPHERE, NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, WESTERN HEMISPHERE | N: 85.87 S: 36.65 E: 2.79 W: -108.39 | ICARTT, KML |
| ARCSIX Learjet In-Situ Meteorology and Navigation Data | LEARJET | NOT APPLICABLE | 2024-07-25 to 2024-08-17 | GREENLAND, NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, WESTERN HEMISPHERE, TROPOSPHERE | N: 84.18 S: 63.58 E: -39.13 W: -110.53 | ICARTT |
| ARCSIX P-3B In-Situ Meteorology and Navigation Data | P-3B | DLH, UNS-1Fw | 2024-05-17 to 2024-08-18 | GREENLAND, TROPOSPHERE, WESTERN HEMISPHERE, NORTHERN HEMISPHERE | N: 86.06 S: 37.68 E: -8.31 W: -105.18 | ICARTT, KML |
| ARCTAS DC-8 Aircraft In-situ Meteorological and Navigational Data | NASA DC-8 | DLH, GPS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HYGROMETERS | 2008-03-16 to 2008-07-15 | CONTINENT, NORTH AMERICA, CANADA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARCTIC | ICARTT | |
| ARCTAS DC-8 Aircraft Merge Data | NASA DC-8 | Computer | 2008-03-30 to 2008-07-15 | NORTH AMERICA, CANADA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARCTIC, MID-LATITUDE | ICARTT |
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