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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOREAS TF-02 SSA-OA Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Precipitation Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES, SONIC ANEMOMETER, THERMOCOUPLES, BAROMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, OZONE SENSOR, NET RADIOMETERS, IRGA, DEWPOINT HYDROMETERS | 1994-01-01 to 1994-10-27 |
N: 53.63 S: 53.63 E: -106.2 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TF-03 NSA-OBS Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, NET RADIOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, RAIN GAUGES, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES | 1994-03-16 to 1996-10-31 |
N: 55.88 S: 55.88 E: -98.48 W: -98.48 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TF-04 SSA-YJP Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Canopy Condition Data, R1 | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | PSYCHROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, ANEROID PRESSURE SENSOR, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, IRGA, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOCOUPLES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR | 1993-09-02 to 1994-09-20 |
N: 53.88 S: 53.88 E: -104.65 W: -104.65 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TF-05 Tower Flux & Meteorological Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, WIND MONITOR, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, THERMOCOUPLES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, OZONE SENSOR, IR CO2 ANALYZER, NET RADIOMETERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES | 1994-05-23 to 1994-09-16 |
N: 53.92 S: 53.92 E: -104.69 W: -104.69 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TF-06 SSA-YA Surface Energy Flux and Meteorological Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | NET RADIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SONIC ANEMOMETER, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, THERMOCOUPLES, WIND MONITOR, HYGROMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, BAROMETERS | 1994-07-19 to 1994-09-19 |
N: 53.66 S: 53.66 E: -105.32 W: -105.32 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TF-07 SSA-OBS Tower Flux and Meteorological Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | IRGA, SONIC ANEMOMETER, THERMOCOUPLES, PYRANOMETERS, PSYCHROMETERS, TUNABLE DIODE LASER, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES | 1994-05-24 to 1994-09-18 |
N: 53.99 S: 53.99 E: -105.12 W: -105.12 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TF-08 NSA-OJP Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | HYGROMETERS, IRGA, NET RADIOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, PYRHELIOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, RAIN GAUGES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SONIC ANEMOMETER, TEMPERATURE PROBES, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, BAROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1994-05-24 to 1996-11-12 |
N: 55.93 S: 55.93 E: -98.62 W: -98.62 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TF-09 SSA-OBS Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, IR CO2 ANALYZER, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, WIND MONITOR, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE PROBES, PYRANOMETERS, PSYCHROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES | 1994-05-23 to 1996-11-29 |
N: 53.99 S: 53.99 E: -105.12 W: -105.12 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TF-10 NSA-Fen Tower Flux and Meteorological Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | ANEMOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, HYGROMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, ANEROID PRESSURE SENSOR, Pyrgeometer, HUMIDITY SENSORS, WATER LEVEL GAUGES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, IRGA, NET RADIOMETERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES | 1993-08-15 to 1996-11-10 |
N: 55.91 S: 55.91 E: -98.42 W: -98.42 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TF-10 NSA-YJP Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Porometry Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | IRGA, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, ANEMOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, RAIN GAUGES, HYGROMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, LICOR PLANT CANOPY ANALYZER, NET RADIOMETERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, POROMETER, PRESSURE SENSORS | 1993-08-15 to 1996-11-15 |
N: 55.9 S: 55.9 E: -98.29 W: -98.29 |
ASCII |
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