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Surface Winds Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWLETS-2 Surface (Ground) Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, Vaisala HydroMet AWS | GAS SENSORS, LGR CRDS, Picarro G2401, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, PRESSURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS | 2018-05-23 to 2018-08-02 |
N: 39.26 S: 39.24 E: -76.36 W: -76.72 |
ICARTT | |
| OWLETS-2 University of Maryland Cessna Aircraft Data | 1 | UMD Cessna, HU-25A | GPS, GAS SENSORS, TSI-3563 Neph, AETHALOMETER, PSAP, Picarro G2401, LGR CRDS, GeoTASO | 2017-07-07 to 2018-07-20 |
N: 42.14 S: 37.23 E: -71.94 W: -77.48 |
ICARTT, HDF5 | |
| P-3 Meteorological and Navigation Data IMPACTS | 1 | NASA P-3 | GPS, HYGROMETERS, KT19 Pyrometer, RADAR ALTIMETERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES, TEMPERATURE SENSORS | 2020-01-12 to 2023-02-28 |
N: 48.237 S: 33.261 E: -64.987 W: -95.243 |
ASCII | |
| PACE-PAX CIRPAS Twin Otter Facility Instrument Data | 1 | TWIN OTTER CIRPAS NPS | CAS, CIP, PCASP | 2024-08-29 to 2024-09-28 |
N: 38.11 S: 33.49 E: -116.98 W: -125.33 |
ICARTT | |
| PACE-PAX CIRPAS Twin Otter In-Situ Aerosol Retrieval Algorithm (ISARA) Analysis Data | 1 | TWIN OTTER CIRPAS NPS | Computer | 2024-09-03 to 2024-09-29 |
N: 38.1 S: 33.62 E: -116.98 W: -124.24 |
NetCDF-4 | |
| PACE-PAX ER-2 High Spectral Resolution Lidar-2 Data | 1 | NASA ER-2 | HSRL-2 | 2024-09-06 to 2024-10-01 |
N: 40.77 S: 32.56 E: -113.22 W: -127.56 |
HDF5, PDF | |
| PACE-PAX ER-2 In-Situ Meteorology and Navigation Data | 1 | NASA ER-2 | Computer | 2024-08-28 to 2024-10-02 |
N: 42.42 S: 31.42 E: -112.36 W: -128.49 |
ICARTT, KML | |
| PACE-PAX ER-2 Research Scanning Polarimeter (RSP) Data | 1 | NASA ER-2 | RSP-2 | 2024-08-29 to 2024-10-02 |
N: 42.42 S: 31.58 E: -112.42 W: -128.52 |
NetCDF-4 | |
| Parametrized Rain Impact Model for SMAP L2 V1.0 | 1.0 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-03-31 to 2021-10-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PEM Tropics A DC-8 Trajectory Data | 1 | Data Analysis | 1996-08-22 to 1996-10-07 |
N: 50 S: -80 E: 180 W: -180 |
GTE | ||
| PEM Tropics A In-Situ DC-8 Meteorology and Navigation Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DADS, DLH | 1996-08-31 to 1996-10-07 |
N: 50 S: -72.55 E: 180 W: -180 |
GTE | |
| PEM Tropics A In-Situ P-3B Meteorology and Navigation Data | 1 | P-3B | TAMMS | 1996-08-06 to 1996-09-27 |
N: 39.07 S: -34.83 E: -74 W: -165 |
GTE | |
| PEM Tropics A P-3B Trajectory Data | 1 | P-3B, Data Analysis | 1996-08-07 to 1996-09-27 |
N: 50 S: -79.03 E: 180 W: -180 |
GTE | ||
| PEM Tropics B In-Situ DC-8 Meteorology and Navigation Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DADS, MTP, DLH | 1999-02-20 to 1999-04-19 |
N: 35.8 S: -36.4 E: 180 W: -180 |
GTE | |
| PEM West A In-Situ DC-8 Meteorology and Navigation Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DADS, GRAB SAMPLERS | 1991-09-08 to 1991-10-23 |
N: 61.338 S: -62 E: 180 W: -180 |
GTE | |
| 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 | |
| PEM West B In-Situ DC-8 Meteorology and Navigation Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DADS | 1994-01-26 to 1994-03-15 |
N: 90 S: -9.7 E: 180 W: -180 |
GTE | |
| PISTON 2018 Research Vessel (RV) Mirai Ship Data | 1 | R/V Mirai | RADAR, RAWINSONDES | 2018-08-13 to 2018-09-02 |
N: 33.48 S: -1 E: 156.1409 W: 120.43 |
ASCII, TAR | |
| PISTON 2018 Research Vessel (RV) Thompson ship datasets of ocean, atmosphere, and air-sea interaction | 1 | R/V Thompson | SEA-POL, CTD, ADCP, CHAM, SO, ROSR, W-Band Radar, CEILOMETERS, RADIOMETERS, RAWINSONDES, DISDROMETERS, GPS, Hemisphere VS1000, Gill WindMaster Pro, Vaisala HMT330, ORG-815-DA, Vaisala PTB330, NOAA PSL Sea Snake, SBE-21, Riegl LD90-3100VHS-FLP, Eppley PIR, Vaisala HMT337 | 2018-08-18 to 2018-10-13 |
N: 22.7 S: 7.3 E: 136.997 W: 120.06 |
netCDF-4, Text File, TAR | |
| PISTON 2018-2019 Island Rawinsonde Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RAWINSONDES | 2018-08-13 to 2019-10-13 |
N: 22.701 S: 7.34 E: 144.7939 W: 114.3 |
ASCII | |
| PISTON 2019 Research Vessel (RV) Sally Ride Data | 1 | R/V Sally Ride | CTD, ADCP, SEA-POL, CHAM, SO, ROSR, HSRL, W-Band Radar, CEILOMETERS, RAWINSONDES, DISDROMETERS, LIDAR, GPS, Hemisphere VS1000, Gill WindMaster Pro, Vaisala HMT337, Vaisala HMT330, ORG-815-DA, Vaisala PTB330, NOAA PSL Sea Snake, SBE-21, Riegl LD90-3100VHS-FLP, Eppley PIR | 2019-08-31 to 2019-09-26 |
N: 21.41 S: 14.98 E: 130 W: 125.628 |
NetCDF-4, TAR, Text File | |
| Polar Winds I - Doppler Aerosol WiNd (DAWN) - KingAirUC-12B | 1 | UC-12B | DAWN | 2014-10-29 to 2014-11-13 |
N: 69 S: 59 E: -42 W: -58 |
ASCII | |
| Polar Winds II - Doppler Aerosol WiNd (DAWN) - DC8 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | 2015-05-11 to 2015-05-25 |
N: 70.5 S: 49 E: 15.5 W: -59 |
ASCII | ||
| POLARIS Balloonsondes and Ozonesondes Data | 1 | BALLOONS | OZONESONDES | 1996-10-29 to 1997-10-29 |
N: 82.6 S: 52.3 E: -62.3 W: -147.71 |
AMES | |
| Pre-ABoVE: Particle Trajectories for WRF-STILT Model, Barrow, AK, 1982-2011 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 1982-08-10 to 2011-10-15 |
N: 90 S: 30 E: 180 W: -180 |
multiple |
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