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Wind Speed Data Access and Tools
Wind Speed Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOLVE II DC-8 Analysis Model Data | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 2002-12-13 to 2003-02-06 |
N: 90 S: -9.1 E: 180 W: -180 |
AMES | |
| SOLVE II Rocket Data | 1 | SOUNDING ROCKETS | ROCKETSONDES | 2003-01-15 to 2003-01-31 |
N: 68 S: 67.8 E: 21.2 W: 21 |
AMES | |
| SPADE Balloonsondes and Ozonesondes Data | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | RADIOSONDES | 1992-10-10 to 1993-10-27 |
N: 76.23 S: 30.12 E: 179.32 W: -179.48 |
AMES | |
| SPADE ER-2 Aircraft In-Situ Meteorology and Navigational Data | 1 | NASA ER-2 | MMS, NAVREC, CPFM | 1992-10-13 to 1993-10-26 |
N: 60.25 S: -80.01 E: 125.44 W: -127.01 |
AMES, EPS | |
| St. Croix Radiosondes CPEX-AW V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RADIOSONDES | 2021-08-19 to 2021-09-14 |
N: 18.0047 S: 17.4441 E: -64.6749 W: -65.2209 |
ASCII, netCDF-4 | |
| STAQS Balloonsondes and Ozonesondes Data | 1 | BALLOONS | OZONESONDES, RADIOSONDES | 2023-05-26 to 2023-10-21 |
N: 42.92 S: 28.84 E: -71.6 W: -107 |
ICARTT | |
| STAQS GMAP Data | 1 | EPA GMAP | Teledyne API Ozone Analyzer, GPS | 2023-08-01 to 2023-08-12 |
N: 42.02 S: 41.71 E: -87.6 W: -87.96 |
ICARTT | |
| STAQS Ground Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | DOAS | 2023-06-01 to 2023-11-08 |
N: 42.59 S: 41.96 E: -87.67 W: -87.88 |
ICARTT | |
| STAQS JSC GV High Spectral Resolution Lidar-2 Data | 1 | G-V | HSRL-2 | 2023-06-24 to 2023-08-16 |
N: 44.22 S: 29.25 E: -72.1 W: -119.8 |
HDF5 | |
| STEP ER-2 Aircraft In-Situ Meteorology and Navigational Data | 1 | NASA ER-2 | MMS, NAVREC, MTP | 1987-01-08 to 1987-02-21 |
N: 37.72 S: -30.11 E: 180 W: -180 |
AMES, STEP87, EPS | |
| STRAT Balloonsondes and Ozonesondes Data | 1 | RADIOSONDES | RADIOSONDES | 1995-04-25 to 1996-12-21 |
N: 82.6 S: -18.1 E: 180 W: -180 |
AMES | |
| STRAT ER-2 Meteorological and Navigational Data | 1 | NASA ER-2 | MMS, NAVREC, MTP, CPFM | 1995-03-24 to 1996-12-21 |
N: 68.23 S: -2.14 E: 180 W: -180 |
AMES | |
| STRAT Model Data | 1 | Data Analysis | 1995-05-03 to 1996-02-16 |
N: 68.23 S: -2.14 E: 180 W: -180 |
AMES | ||
| Sub-daily Climate Forcings for Puerto Rico | 1 | COMPUTERS | Computer | 1950-01-01 to 2019-12-31 |
N: 19.94 S: 16.84 E: -64.1 W: -67.9928 |
netCDF-4 | |
| SUCCESS DC-8 Aircraft In-Situ Meteorology and Navigational Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | MMS, MTP, DADS, DLH, FPH | 1996-04-10 to 1996-05-17 |
N: 47 S: 33.4 E: -88.25 W: -126.58 |
AMES, EPS | |
| SUCCESS ER-2 Aircraft In-Situ Meteorology and Navigational Data | 1 | NASA ER-2 | NAVREC | 1996-04-02 to 1996-05-17 |
N: 45.94 S: 28.67 E: -88.13 W: -127.79 |
AMES, EPS, GIF | |
| SWOT Level 2 Radiometer Brightness Temperatures and Troposphere Interim Data Product | 2.0 | SWOT | AMR | 2022-12-16 |
N: 77.6 S: -77.6 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| SWOT Level 2 Radiometer Brightness Temperatures and Troposphere Interim Data Product Version D | D | SWOT | AMR | 2022-12-16 |
N: 77.6 S: -77.6 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| SWOT Level 2 Radiometer Brightness Temperatures and Troposphere Operational Data Product | 2.0 | SWOT | AMR | 2022-12-16 |
N: 77.6 S: -77.6 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| SWOT Level 2 Radiometer Brightness Temperatures and Troposphere Operational Data Product Version D | D | SWOT | AMR | 2022-12-16 |
N: 77.6 S: -77.6 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| TOLNet City College of New York Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | DIAL | 2022-04-13 to Present |
N: 40.83 S: 40.81 E: -73.94 W: -73.95 |
HDF4, HDF-EOS2, ICARTT, ASCII | |
| TOLNet NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | GSFC TROPOZ DIAL | 2013-09-19 to Present |
N: 52 S: 29.65 E: 4.94 W: -105.14 |
HDF4, ICARTT, ASCII | |
| TOLNet NASA Langley Research Center Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | LMOL | 2013-09-17 to Present |
N: 42 S: 18.7 E: -73 W: -118 |
HDF4, HDF-EOS2, ICARTT, ASCII | |
| TOLNet NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | TOPAZ | 2015-03-04 to Present |
N: 41.26 S: 34.3 E: -72.72 W: -119.5 |
HDF4, ASCII | |
| TRACE-A Kinematic Trajectory Data | 1 | Data Analysis | 1990-03-13 to 1992-11-02 |
N: 19.95 S: -60 E: 58.69 W: -180 |
GTE |
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