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Ocean Winds Data Access and Tools

NASA has ocean winds datasets that help researchers characterize the flow of air moving across the ocean. Access a range of data and data tools such as AppEEARS, Worldview, and Giovanni to make the most of ocean winds data.

Ocean Winds Datasets

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
ECCO Ocean and Sea-Ice Surface Stress - Monthly Mean llc90 Grid (Version 4 Release 4) V4r4 MODELS, MITgcm 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) ERS-1 Altimeter Data 1 ERS-1 RADAR ALTIMETERS 1992-06-01 to 1992-06-15 ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) ERS-1 Wind Scatterometer Data 1 ERS-1 SCATTEROMETERS 1992-06-01 to 1992-06-29 ZIP
Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes Climatology, 0.25 x 0.25 deg, Monthly Grid V3 (GSSTFMC) at GES DISC 3 DMSP SSM/I 1988-01-01 to 2008-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes Climatology, 0.25 x 0.25 deg, Seasonal Grid V3 (GSSTFSC) at GES DISC 3 DMSP SSM/I 1988-03-01 to 2008-11-30

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes Climatology, 0.25 x 0.25 deg, Yearly Grid V3 (GSSTFYC) at GES DISC 3 DMSP SSM/I 1988-01-01 to 2008-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 0.25 x 0.25 deg, Daily Grid F08 V3 (GSSTF_F08) at GES DISC 3 DMSP 5D-2/F8 SSM/I 1987-07-09 to 1992-01-01

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 0.25 x 0.25 deg, Daily Grid F10 V3 (GSSTF_F10) at GES DISC 3 DMSP 5D-2/F10 SSM/I 1991-01-07 to 1997-11-15

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 0.25 x 0.25 deg, Daily Grid F11 V3 (GSSTF_F11) at GES DISC 3 DMSP 5D-2/F11 SSM/I 1992-01-01 to 2000-05-17

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 0.25 x 0.25 deg, Daily Grid F13 V3 (GSSTF_F13) at GES DISC 3 DMSP 5D-2/F13 SSM/I 1995-05-03 to 2009-01-01

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

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Featured Ocean Winds Observation Method: S-MODE
The Sub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics Experiment (S-MODE) was a NASA campaign studying small-scale ocean eddies and fronts. S-MODE consisted of three deployments off the coast of San Francisco during the fall of 2021-2022 and spring of 2023. Airborne measurements were taken with different remote instruments including the Doppler Scatterometry (DopplerScatt), Multiscale Observing System of the Ocean Surface (MOSES), Modular Aerial Sensing System (MASS), and Portable Remote Imaging SpectroMeter (PRISM). In-situ measurements were obtained through research vessels, gliders, drifters, and other water-based platforms.
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Ocean Winds Data Tools

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Earthdata Search Earthdata Search enables data discovery, search, comparison, visualization, and access across NASA’s Earth science data holdings. Search and Discovery, Access, Cataloging, Cloud Computing, Downloading
Worldview Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events
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