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First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Marine Stratocumulus Ceilometer and Cross-chain Loran Atmospheric Sounding System (CLASS) Data 1 GROUND STATIONS CLASS, RAWINSONDES, CEILOMETERS 1987-06-30 to 1987-07-19 Binary
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Marine Stratocumulus Colorado State University (CSU) Surface Radiation Data 1 GROUND STATIONS PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer 1987-06-30 to 1987-07-19 Binary
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Marine Stratocumulus Colorado State University (CSU) Tethered Balloon Data 1 GROUND STATIONS, BALLOONS PSYCHROMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer 1987-07-07 to 1987-07-14 Binary
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Marine Stratocumulus Microwave Radiometer Data 1 GROUND STATIONS MR, RADIOMETERS 1987-07-01 to 1987-07-19 ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Marine Stratocumulus National Center forAtmospheric Research (NCAR) Electra Aircraft Data 1 NCAR ELECTRA PARTICLE DETECTORS, ALTIMETERS, AEROSOL MONITOR, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, FSSP, GUST PROBES, Hotwire LWC, HYGROMETERS, LIDAR, PMS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PRT, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, VIDEO CAMERA 1987-06-29 to 1987-07-18 ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Marine Stratocumulus United Kingdom Meteorological Office (UKMO) C-130 Aircraft Data 1 C-130 PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, RADIOMETERS, THERMOMETERS 1987-07-07 to 1987-07-18 Binary
FLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Global Monthly 0.1 x 0.1 degree (GDAS and CHIRPS-PRELIM) V001 (FLDAS_NOAH01_CP_GL_M) at GES DISC 001 Noah-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2019-01-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees
FLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Global Monthly 0.1 x 0.1 degree (MERRA-2 and CHIRPS) V001 (FLDAS_NOAH01_C_GL_M) at GES DISC 001 Noah-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 1982-01-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees
FLDAS2 Noah-MP GDAS Land Surface Model L4 Central Asia Daily 0.01 degree x 0.01 degree V001 (FLDAS_NOAHMP001_G_CA_D) 001 Noah-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2000-10-01 to Present

N: 56 S: 21 E: 100 W: 30

0.01 Decimal Degrees x 0.01 Decimal Degrees
FLUXNET Canada Research Network - Canadian Carbon Program Data Collection, 1993-2014 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, FIELD SURVEYS PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOCOUPLES, THERMOMETERS, THERMISTORS, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, CO2 ANALYZERS, PROBES 1993-01-01 to 2014-12-31

N: 55.88 S: 42.6609 E: -67.0993 W: -125.334

CSV
FLUXNET Marconi Conference Gap-Filled Flux and Meteorology Data, 1992-2000 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, THERMOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, THERMISTORS 1992-01-01 to 2000-12-31

N: 70.4696 S: -2.6091 E: 24.295 W: -157.409

multiple
GEWEX SRB Integrated Product (Rel-4) Ancillary 3-Hourly 1 SATELLITES RADIOMETERS 1988-01-01 to 2009-12-31 NetCDF-4
GEWEX SRB Integrated Product (Rel-4) Ancillary 3-Hourly Land-only 1 SATELLITES RADIOMETERS 1983-07-01 to 1987-12-31 NetCDF-4
GEWEX SRB Integrated Product (Rel-4) Ancillary 3-Hourly Ocean-only 1 SATELLITES RADIOMETERS 2010-01-01 to 2017-06-30 NetCDF-4
GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 1.0 x 1.0 degree Early Product V2.1 (GLDAS_CLSM10_3H_EP) at GES DISC 2.1 Catchment-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2019-12-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.0 (GLDAS_CLSM10_3H) at GES DISC 2.0 Catchment-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 1948-01-01 to 2014-12-31

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.1 (GLDAS_CLSM10_3H) at GES DISC 2.1 Catchment-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2000-01-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 daily 0.25 x 0.25 degree GRACE-DA1 V2.2 (GLDAS_CLSM025_DA1_D) at GES DISC 2.2 Catchment-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2003-02-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 daily 0.25 x 0.25 degree GRACE-DA1 V2.2 (GLDAS_CLSM025_DA1_D_EP) at GES DISC 2.2 Catchment-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2020-01-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 daily 0.25 x 0.25 degree V2.0 (GLDAS_CLSM025_D) at GES DISC 2.0 Catchment-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 1948-01-01 to 2014-12-30

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 monthly 1.0 x 1.0 degree Early Product V2.1 (GLDAS_CLSM10_M_EP) at GES DISC 2.1 Catchment-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2019-12-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 monthly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.0 (GLDAS_CLSM10_M) at GES DISC 2.0 Catchment-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 1948-01-01 to 2014-12-31

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 monthly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.1 (GLDAS_CLSM10_M) at GES DISC 2.1 Catchment-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2000-01-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS CLM Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 1.0 x 1.0 degree Subsetted V001 (GLDAS_CLM10SUBP_3H) at GES DISC 001 CLM-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 1979-01-02 to 2020-03-31

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 0.25 x 0.25 degree Early Product V2.1 (GLDAS_NOAH025_3H_EP) at GES DISC 2.1 Noah-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2019-12-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees
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