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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 Sort descending | Version | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain Asia Langtang Automatic Weather Station Measurements V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | IceCube | 2017-10-22 to 2018-11-01 |
N: 28.214 S: 28.214 E: 85.61 W: 85.61 |
CSV | |
| High Mountain Asia MAR V3.5 Regional Climate Model Output V001 | 1 | MODELS | NOT APPLICABLE | 2000-01-01 to 2015-12-31 |
N: 38.84 S: 22.41 E: 87.92 W: 65.2 |
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| HURRICANE AND SEVERE STORM SENTINEL (HS3) GLOBAL HAWK HIGH ALTITUDE MMIC SOUNDING RADIOMETER (HAMSR) V1 | 1 | GLOBAL HAWK | HAMSR | 2011-09-09 to 2013-09-26 |
N: 51.942 S: 9.239 E: -54.876 W: -175.713 |
netCDF-3 - PDF | |
| Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) Dust Aerosol Optical Thickness Imagery V1 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 2014-08-11 to 2014-10-05 |
N: 50 S: -10 E: 0 W: -111 |
PNG | |
| HURRICANE AND SEVERE STORM SENTINEL (HS3) HURRICANE IMAGING RADIOMETER (HIRAD) V1 | 1 | GLOBAL HAWK | HIRAD | 2012-11-05 to 2014-10-17 |
N: 52.0268 S: 12.3911 E: -55.0826 W: -175.343 |
netCDF-3 | |
| ISLSCP II ECMWF Near-Surface Meteorology Parameters | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1985-01-01 to 1998-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
ASCII Grid | |
| ISLSCP II Reanalysis Near-Surface Meteorology Data | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
ASCII Grid | |
| JPL SMAP Level 2B CAP Sea Surface Salinity V5.0 Validated Dataset | 5.0 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-03-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
25000 Meters x 25000 Meters | HDF5 |
| JPL SMAP Level 3 CAP Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image 8-Day Running Mean V5.0 Validated Dataset | 5.0 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-04-30 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.6 Decimal Degrees x 0.6 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| JPL SMAP Level 3 CAP Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image Monthly V5.0 Validated Dataset | 5.0 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-04-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.6 Decimal Degrees x 0.6 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
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