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Atmospheric Winds Data Access and Tools
NASA’s atmospheric wind data range from hourly primary forcing measurements to inter-related suites of atmospheric wind and other data. Our datasets and tools help users find and integrate the information they need to see how this primary weather force effects our lives and planet.
Atmospheric Winds Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABoVE: Atmospheric Profiles of CO, CO2 and CH4 Concentrations from Arctic-CAP, 2017 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | PICARRO G2401-mc CO2, CH4, CO, H2O INSTRUMENT, HUMIDITY SENSORS, WIND MONITOR | 2017-04-26 to 2017-11-05 |
N: 71.2874 S: 40.0387 E: -104.112 W: -166.045 |
netCDF-4 | |
| ABoVE: CO2 and CH4 Fluxes and Meteorology at Flux Tower Sites, Alaska, 2015-2017 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS, GROUND STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | PROBES, NET RADIOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, THERMOCOUPLES, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, PYRANOMETERS | 2015-01-01 to 2017-03-09 |
N: 71.282 S: 68.4864 E: -155.75 W: -157.41 |
CSV | |
| ABoVE: Level-4 WRF-STILT Footprint Files for Circumpolar Receptors, 2016-2019 | 1 | OCO-2, MODELS, WRF | OCO-2, Computer | 2016-07-24 to 2019-12-31 |
N: 90 S: 30 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| ABoVE: Level-4 WRF-STILT Particle Trajectories for Circumpolar Receptors, 2016-2019 | 1 | WRF, COMPUTERS, OCO-2 | Computer, OCO-2 | 2016-07-24 to 2019-12-31 |
N: 90 S: 10 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| ABoVE/ASCENDS: Merged Atmospheric CO2, CH4, and Meteorological Data, 2017 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | AVOCET, HYDROMETERS, CO2 ANALYZERS | 2017-07-20 to 2017-08-09 |
N: 71.2664 S: 34.594 E: -98.1479 W: -165.685 |
ICARTT | |
| ACCLIP WB-57 Aircraft Merge Data | 1 | NASA WB-57F | Computer | 2022-07-16 to 2022-09-14 |
N: 61.5 S: 16.6 E: 180 W: -180 |
ICARTT | |
| ACCLIP WB-57 Aircraft Model Data | 1 | GEOS, NASA WB-57F | Computer, MMS | 2022-07-14 to 2022-09-14 | ICARTT | ||
| ACCLIP WB-57 Meteorological and Navigational Data | 1 | NASA WB-57F | MMS, DLH | 2022-07-14 to 2022-09-14 | ICARTT | ||
| ACEPOL ER-2 Meteorological and Navigational Data Version 1 | 1 | NASA ER-2 | GPS, HYGROMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PITOT-STATIC SYSTEM, TEMPERATURE SENSORS | 2017-10-19 to 2017-11-09 | ICARTT | ||
| ACES CONTINUOUS DATA V1 | 1 | ALTUS | ACCELEROMETERS, DOPS, ELECTRIC FIELD MILL, GERDIEN CONDUCTIVITY PROBE, RF ANTENNA, SCM, DIFLUX MAGNETOMETERS | 2002-07-10 to 2002-08-30 |
N: 26 S: 23 E: -81 W: -85 |
Binary | |
| ACES TRIGGERED DATA | 1 | ALTUS | ACCELEROMETERS, DOPS, ELECTRIC FIELD MILL, GERDIEN CONDUCTIVITY PROBE, RF ANTENNA, SCM | 2002-07-10 to 2002-08-30 |
N: 26 S: 23 E: -81 W: -85 |
Binary | |
| ACT-America: L1 Meteorological and Aircraft Navigational Data | 1.1 | C-130, B-200 | AIRCRAFT MOTION SENSOR, GPS | 2016-05-27 to 2019-07-27 |
N: 50.5498 S: 27.2303 E: -71.9109 W: -106.494 |
multiple | |
| ACTIVATE Falcon Aircraft Merge Data Files | 1 | HU-25A | AMS, LASER SPECTROMETER, CPC, TSI-3563 Neph, PSAP, SMPS, CAS, CDP, FCDP, 2DS, GAS SENSORS, DLH, CRDS, Applanix, GPS, HYGROMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PITOT-STATIC SYSTEM | 2020-02-14 to 2022-06-30 | ICARTT | ||
| ACTIVATE Falcon In-Situ Meteorological and Navigational Data | 1 | HU-25A | Applanix, GPS, HYGROMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PITOT-STATIC SYSTEM, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, DLH | 2020-02-10 to 2022-06-20 | ICARTT | ||
| ACTIVATE King Air Meteorological and Navigational Data | 1 | King Air | GPS, DROPSONDES, HYGROMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PITOT-STATIC SYSTEM, TEMPERATURE SENSORS | 2019-12-16 to 2022-06-30 | ICARTT | ||
| ACTIVATE Miscellaneous and Ancillary Data | 1 | Data Analysis | 2020-02-10 to 2022-06-30 | ICARTT | |||
| Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT) CPEX | 1 | METOP-B, METOP-A | ASCAT | 2017-05-24 to 2017-07-16 |
N: 42.5176 S: 3.9062 E: -25.0958 W: 160.241 |
netCDF-3 | |
| Advanced Vertical Atmospheric Profiling System Dropsondes (AVAPS) IMPACTS | 1 | NASA P-3 | AVAPS | 2020-01-12 to 2023-02-28 |
N: 44.17 S: 33.54 E: -65.44 W: -77.815 |
ASCII | |
| Advanced Vertical Atmospheric Profiling System Dropsondes (AVAPS) WHyMSIE | 1 | G-III | AVAPS | 2024-10-30 to 2024-11-18 |
N: 41.1 S: 23.502 E: -72.719 W: -129.605 |
ICARTT, netCDF, PNG | |
| Aeolus CalVal DAWN Wind Profiles | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DAWN | 2019-04-17 to 2019-04-30 | NetCDF-4 | ||
| Aeolus CalVal Dropsonde Profiles | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DROPSONDES | 2019-04-18 to 2019-04-30 | ASCII | ||
| Aeolus CalVal Meteorological and Navigational | 1 | NASA DC-8 | GPS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HYGROMETERS, PRESSURE SENSORS | 2019-04-17 to 2019-04-30 | ICARTT | ||
| Aerosol Wind Profiler (AWP) WHyMSIE | 1 | G-III | 2024-09-20 to 2024-11-15 |
N: 52.654 S: 23.318 E: -66.987 W: -131.046 |
netCDF-4, PNG | ||
| Aircraft Flux-Detrended: NRCC (FIFE) | 1 | DHC-6 | HYGROMETERS, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, RADAR ALTIMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS | 1987-06-26 to 1989-10-31 |
N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102 |
multiple | |
| Aircraft Flux-Detrended: U of Wy. (FIFE) | 1 | B-200 | HYGROMETERS, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, RADAR ALTIMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS | 1987-08-11 to 1989-10-31 |
N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102 |
multiple |
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