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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 | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEM West B Ground Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | NDIR GAS ANALYZER, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, RAWINSONDES, OZONESONDES, GC-ECD, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS | 1991-02-22 to 1995-01-01 |
N: 52.92 S: 21.33 E: 180 W: -180 |
GTE | |
| PEM West B In-Situ DC-8 Meteorology and Navigation Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DADS | 1994-01-26 to 1994-03-15 |
N: 90 S: -9.7 E: 180 W: -180 |
GTE | |
| PISTON 2018 Research Vessel (RV) Mirai Ship Data | 1 | R/V Mirai | RADAR, RAWINSONDES | 2018-08-13 to 2018-09-02 | ASCII, TAR | ||
| PISTON 2018 Research Vessel (RV) Thompson ship datasets of ocean, atmosphere, and air-sea interaction | 1 | R/V Thompson | SEA-POL, CTD, ADCP, CHAM, SO, ROSR, W-Band Radar, CEILOMETERS, RADIOMETERS, RAWINSONDES, DISDROMETERS, GPS, Hemisphere VS1000, Gill WindMaster Pro, Vaisala HMT330, ORG-815-DA, Vaisala PTB330, NOAA PSL Sea Snake, SBE-21, Riegl LD90-3100VHS-FLP, Eppley PIR, Vaisala HMT337 | 2018-08-18 to 2018-10-13 | netCDF-4, Text File, TAR | ||
| PISTON 2018-2019 Island Rawinsonde Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RAWINSONDES | 2018-08-13 to 2019-10-13 | ASCII | ||
| PISTON 2019 Research Vessel (RV) Sally Ride Data | 1 | R/V Sally Ride | CTD, ADCP, SEA-POL, CHAM, SO, ROSR, HSRL, W-Band Radar, CEILOMETERS, RAWINSONDES, DISDROMETERS, LIDAR, GPS, Hemisphere VS1000, Gill WindMaster Pro, Vaisala HMT337, Vaisala HMT330, ORG-815-DA, Vaisala PTB330, NOAA PSL Sea Snake, SBE-21, Riegl LD90-3100VHS-FLP, Eppley PIR | 2019-08-31 to 2019-09-26 | NetCDF-4, TAR, Text File | ||
| Polar Ozone and Aerosol Measurement II Version 6 | 1 | SPOT-3 | POAM II, PHOTOMETERS | 1993-10-15 to 1996-11-13 | HDF | ||
| Polar Ozone and Aerosol Measurement III | 1 | SPOT-4 | POAM III, PHOTOMETERS | 1998-04-22 to 2005-12-05 | HDF4 | ||
| Polar Winds I - Doppler Aerosol WiNd (DAWN) - KingAirUC-12B | 1 | UC-12B | 2014-10-29 to 2014-11-13 | ASCII | |||
| Polar Winds II - Doppler Aerosol WiNd (DAWN) - DC8 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | 2015-05-11 to 2015-05-25 | ASCII |
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