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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 Sort descending | Version | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 1x1 deg Yearly Climatology, Set1 and NCEP V2c (GSSTFYC) at GES DISC | 2c | DMSP | SSM/I | 1988-01-01 to 2008-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| GOES-R PLT Surface Radiance Red Lake V1 | 1 | SURFRAD | BAROMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, PYRHELIOMETERS, RADIOMETERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES | 2017-03-27 to 2017-04-12 |
N: 35.67 S: 35.65 E: -114.055 W: -114.075 |
ASCII | |
| GPM Ground Validation Albert Head (AHD) Ground Meteorological Station (MET) OLYMPEX V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | FD12P WEATHER SENSOR, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, Visibility Sensor | 2015-11-13 to 2016-01-17 |
N: 48.39 S: 48.37 E: -123.46 W: -123.48 |
ASCII - XML | |
| GPM Ground Validation Duke Microwave Radiometer (MWR) IPHEx | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | MWR | 2014-05-01 to 2014-06-15 |
N: 35.8046 S: 35.5199 E: -82.6604 W: -83.0948 |
netCDF-3 | |
| GPM Ground Validation Environment Canada (EC) Weather Station XET C3VP V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | THERMOMETERS, PRESSURE PROBE, ANEMOMETERS, WIND VANES, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, SUNSHINE RECORDERS, ULTRASONIC DEPTH SENSOR | 2006-10-04 to 2007-03-31 |
N: 44.24 S: 44.22 E: -79.77 W: -79.79 |
ASCII | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION ENVIRONMENT CANADA (EC) WIND PROFILER GCPEX V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | LAP-3000 | 2012-01-15 to 2012-03-01 |
N: 44.3 S: 44.1 E: -79.6 W: -79.8 |
ASCII | |
| 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 | |
| GPM Ground Validation Kumpula Mast Meteorological Data LPVEx V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | ANEMOMETERS, RADIOMETERS, THERMOMETERS | 2010-09-16 to 2010-10-21 |
N: 60.2125 S: 60.1925 E: 24.9717 W: 24.9517 |
ASCII | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION METEOROLOGICAL TOWER ENVIRONMENT CANADA GCPEX V1 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | BAROMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, PYRANOMETERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES, WIND MONITOR | 2012-01-15 to 2012-03-01 |
N: 44.69 S: 44.18 E: -79.64 W: -79.93 |
ASCII | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION NOAA SURFACE METEOROLOGICAL STATION MC3E | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | HUMIDITY SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR | 2011-04-05 to 2011-06-07 |
N: 36.61 S: 36.61 E: -97.49 W: -97.49 |
ASCII |
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