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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 AFM-05 Level-1 Upper Air Network Data, R1 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, BALLOONS | ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMOMETERS, RADIOSONDES | 1993-08-16 to 1996-10-22 |
N: 59.98 S: 50.09 E: -93.5 W: -111 |
multiple | |
| BOREAS AFM-05 Level-2 Upper Air Network Standard Pressure Level Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, BALLOONS | ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMOMETERS, RADIOSONDES | 1993-08-16 to 1996-10-22 |
N: 59.98 S: 50.09 E: -93.5 W: -111 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS AFM-06 Mean Wind Profile Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | RASS | 1994-05-21 to 1994-09-21 |
N: 53.91 S: 53.91 E: -104.4 W: -104.4 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS AFM-06 Surface Meteorological Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES | 1994-05-21 to 1994-09-20 |
N: 53.91 S: 53.91 E: -104.4 W: -104.4 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS AFM-08 ECMWF Hourly Surface and Upper Air Data for the SSA and NSA | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1994-05-13 to 1997-03-31 |
N: 62 S: 48 E: -92 W: -114 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS Derived Surface Meteorological Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOCOUPLES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR | 1994-01-01 to 1996-12-31 |
N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.23 W: -106.32 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS Follow-On FLX-01 NSA-OBS Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temp. Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOCOUPLES, NET RADIOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR | 1996-10-31 to 1999-01-01 |
N: 55.8801 S: 55.8801 E: -98.4814 W: -98.4814 |
CSV | |
| BOREAS Follow-On HMet-02 Area and Regional Hourly Gridded Met. Data, 1994-1996 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, GOES-7 | TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, RAIN GAUGES, PRESSURE SENSORS, VAS | 1994-01-01 to 1997-01-01 |
N: 60 S: 48 E: -90 W: -111 |
Binary | |
| BOREAS Follow-On HMet-03 Hourly Meteorological Data at Flux Towers, 1994-1996 | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | THERMOCOUPLES, ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS | 1994-01-01 to 1996-12-01 |
N: 56 S: 53 E: -98 W: -106 |
CSV | |
| BOREAS Follow-On HMet-04 1996-1998 NSA Meteorological Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE PROBES, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, WIND MONITOR, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS | 1994-01-01 to 1999-01-01 |
N: 60 S: 48 E: -90 W: -111 |
CSV |
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