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Wind Speed Data Access and Tools
NASA data includes ocean surface wind speed and direction from satellite instruments, vertical wind profiles from airborne instruments and dropsondes, and surface wind measurements and models. Our datasets and tools help researchers translate these interconnected data points into actionable knowledge.
Wind Speed Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MWOW 6-Hourly High Resolution Global Ocean Wind with Expanded Platform Inputs Level 3 Version 0.1 | 0.1 | METOP-B, METOP-C, IRS E06, SMAP, SWOT, HY2-B, HY2-C | ASCAT, SCAT-3, SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER, KaRIn, SCATTEROMETERS | 2023-01-01 to 2027-08-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.015625 Decimal Degrees x 0.015625 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| NAAMES C-130 Aircraft Merge Data Files | 1 | C-130 | Computer | 2015-11-10 to 2017-09-22 | ICARTT | ||
| NAAMES C-130 Navigational and Meteorological Data, Version 1 | 1 | C-130 | GPS, HYGROMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PITOT-STATIC SYSTEM, TEMPERATURE SENSORS | 2015-11-04 to 2018-03-26 | ICARTT | ||
| NAAMES R/V Atlantis Navigational and Meteorological In Situ Data, Version 1 | 1 | R/V Atlantis | THERMOMETERS, RADIOMETERS, COMPASSES, ANEMOMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS | 2015-11-05 to 2018-04-12 | ICARTT | ||
| NAAMES Sonde Meteorological InSitu Data, Version 1 | 1 | RADIOSONDES | RADIOSONDES | 2015-11-07 to 2016-06-03 | ICARTT | ||
| NACP: Climate Data Inputs (3-hourly) for Community Land Model, Western USA, 1979-2015 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 1979-01-01 to 2016-01-01 |
N: 49.0208 S: 31.1875 E: -101.979 W: -124.812 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| NAMMA DC-8 NAVIGATION AND HOUSEKEEPING (ICATS) V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | ICATS, INS, TEMPERATURE PROBES | 2006-08-19 to 2006-09-12 |
N: 21.9783 S: 7.03833 E: -10.5583 W: -34.1533 |
TAR | |
| NAMMA LANGLEY AEROSOL RESEARCH GROUP EXPERIMENT NAVIGATION DATA V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | BAROMETERS, GPS, TEMPERATURE PROBES | 2006-08-19 to 2006-09-12 |
N: 21.9783 S: 7.03833 E: -10.5583 W: -34.1533 |
ASCII | |
| NAMMA PRAIA CAPE VERDE RADIOSONDE V1 | 1 | RADIOSONDES | GPS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, TELEMETER, THERMISTORS | 2006-08-18 to 2006-09-14 |
N: 15.2707 S: 14.6689 E: -23.4742 W: -24.5327 |
ASCII | |
| NAMMA Raw DC-8 Dropsonde V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DROPSONDES | 2006-08-07 to 2006-09-12 |
N: 47.453 S: 7.485 E: -12.741 W: -93.799 |
ASCII | |
| NAMMA SENEGAL RADIOSONDE AND TOWER FLUX DATA V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, RADIOSONDES | NET RADIOMETERS, GPS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, PRESSURE SENSORS, TELEMETER, TEMPERATURE SENSORS | 2006-08-19 to 2006-09-17 |
N: 15.5 S: 13.91 E: 17.09 W: -17.97 |
ASCII | |
| NAMMA SMART-COMMIT MOBILE LABORATORIES V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | GAS SENSORS, TSI, PHOTOMETERS, RADIOSONDES, AERI, AETHALOMETER, MPL, PYRHELIOMETERS, TSI-3562 Nephelometer, APS, PYRANOMETERS, CG4, RADIOMETERS | 2006-08-25 to 2006-09-26 |
N: 16.734 S: 16.731 E: -22.934 W: -22.937 |
ASCII, netCDF-3, TIFF | |
| NCSU Soundings IMPACTS | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RAWINSONDES | 2020-02-20 to 2023-02-12 |
N: 35.777 S: 35.757 E: -78.623 W: -78.643 |
netCDF-4 | |
| NOAA Soundings IMPACTS | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RAWINSONDES | 2020-01-01 to 2023-03-01 |
N: 48.5747 S: 27.6953 E: -68.0036 W: -98.4233 |
netCDF-4 | |
| NRT AMSR2 Unified L2B Global Swath Ocean Products V1 | 1 | GCOM-W1 | AMSR2 | 2020-06-01 |
N: 89 S: -89 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 - HDF-EOS5 | |
| ORACLES Merge Data Files | 1 | NASA P-3, NASA ER-2 | Computer | 2016-07-28 to 2019-03-23 | NetCDF-4 | ||
| ORACLES Navigational and Meteorological Data | 1 | NASA P-3, NASA ER-2 | 4STAR, LGR, WVISO, GPS, HYGROMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PITOT-STATIC SYSTEM, TEMPERATURE SENSORS | 2016-08-02 to 2018-10-27 | ICARTT | ||
| OWLETS-1 Ozonesonde Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | OZONESONDES | 2017-07-06 to 2017-09-13 | ICARTT | ||
| OWLETS-1 Sherpa Aircraft Data | 1 | C-23 Sherpa, UC-12B | GC-MS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, LGR, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, GPS, HYGROMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PITOT-STATIC SYSTEM, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, CAFE, 2B Technologies, GeoTASO | 2017-07-07 to 2017-09-12 | HDF5 | ||
| OWLETS-2 Ozonesonde Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | OZONESONDES | 2018-06-07 to 2018-07-11 | ICARTT | ||
| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
| 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 |
netCDF4 | |
| PISTON 2018 Research Vessel (RV) Mirai Ship Data | 1 | R/V Mirai | RADAR, RAWINSONDES | 2018-08-13 to 2018-09-02 | ASCII, TAR |
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