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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 |
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| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 1x1 deg Daily Grid, Satellite F13 V2c (GSSTF_F13) at GES DISC | 2c | DMSP 5D-2/F13 | SSM/I | 1995-05-03 to 2009-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 1x1 deg Daily Grid, Satellite F14 V2c (GSSTF_F14) at GES DISC | 2c | DMSP 5D-2/F14 | SSM/I | 1997-05-08 to 2008-08-08 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 1x1 deg Daily Grid, Satellite F15 V2c (GSSTF_F15) at GES DISC | 2c | DMSP 5D-2/F15 | SSM/I | 2000-01-01 to 2009-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 1x1 deg Daily Grid, Set1 V2c (GSSTF) at GES DISC | 2c | DMSP | SSM/I | 1987-07-09 to 2009-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 1x1 deg Monthly Climatology, Set1 and NCEP V2c (GSSTFMC) at GES DISC | 2c | DMSP | SSM/I | 1988-01-01 to 2008-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 1x1 deg Monthly Grid, Set1 and Interpolated Data V2c (GSSTFM) at GES DISC | 2c | DMSP | SSM/I | 1987-07-01 to 2008-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 1x1 deg Seasonal Climatology, Set1 and NCEP V2c (GSSTFSC) at GES DISC | 2c | DMSP | SSM/I | 1988-03-01 to 2008-11-30 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 1x1 deg Yearly Climatology, Set1 and NCEP V2c (GSSTFYC) at GES DISC | 2c | DMSP | SSM/I | 1988-01-01 to 2008-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes Climatology, 0.25 x 0.25 deg, Monthly Grid V3 (GSSTFMC) at GES DISC | 3 | DMSP | SSM/I | 1988-01-01 to 2008-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes Climatology, 0.25 x 0.25 deg, Seasonal Grid V3 (GSSTFSC) at GES DISC | 3 | DMSP | SSM/I | 1988-03-01 to 2008-11-30 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes Climatology, 0.25 x 0.25 deg, Yearly Grid V3 (GSSTFYC) at GES DISC | 3 | DMSP | SSM/I | 1988-01-01 to 2008-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| GOES WATER VAPOR TRANSPORT V1 | 1 | GOES-8 | GOES-8 Imager | 1987-05-05 to 1988-11-30 |
N: 45 S: -30 E: -30 W: -120 |
Not Provided | |
| GOES-R PLT Surface Radiance Red Lake V1 | 1 | SURFRAD | BAROMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, PYRHELIOMETERS, RADIOMETERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES | 2017-03-27 to 2017-04-12 |
N: 35.67 S: 35.65 E: -114.055 W: -114.075 |
ASCII | |
| GPM Ground Validation Advanced Vertical Atmospheric Profiling System (AVAPS) OLYMPEX V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | AVAPS | 2015-11-12 to 2015-12-19 |
N: 48.202 S: 46.2982 E: -124.564 W: -128.876 |
ASCII | |
| GPM Ground Validation Albert Head (AHD) Ground Meteorological Station (MET) OLYMPEX V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | FD12P WEATHER SENSOR, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, Visibility Sensor | 2015-11-13 to 2016-01-17 |
N: 48.39 S: 48.37 E: -123.46 W: -123.48 |
ASCII, XML | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION DC-8 NAVIGATION AND HOUSEKEEPING DATA GCPEX | 1 | NASA DC-8 | GPS, RTMM, TEMPERATURE PROBES | 2012-01-11 to 2020-02-06 |
N: 46.9027 S: 31.5641 E: -67.7583 W: -124.985 |
ASCII | |
| GPM Ground Validation Duke Microwave Radiometer (MWR) IPHEx | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | MWR | 2014-05-01 to 2014-06-15 |
N: 35.8046 S: 35.5199 E: -82.6604 W: -83.0948 |
netCDF-3 | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION ENVIRONMENT CANADA (EC) RADIOSONDE GCPEX V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RADIOSONDES | 2012-01-17 to 2012-02-29 |
N: 44.96 S: 43.38 E: -78 W: -79.85 |
ASCII | |
| GPM Ground Validation Environment Canada (EC) Weather Station XET C3VP V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | THERMOMETERS, PRESSURE PROBE, ANEMOMETERS, WIND VANES, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, SUNSHINE RECORDERS, ULTRASONIC DEPTH SENSOR | 2006-10-04 to 2007-03-31 |
N: 44.24 S: 44.22 E: -79.77 W: -79.79 |
ASCII | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION ENVIRONMENT CANADA (EC) WIND PROFILER GCPEX V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | LAP-3000 | 2012-01-15 to 2012-03-01 |
N: 44.3 S: 44.1 E: -79.6 W: -79.8 |
ASCII | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION GCPEX SNOW MICROPHYSICS CASE STUDY V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8, GROUND STATIONS, UND CITATION II | APR-2, CIPS, D3R, DPR, HVPS, PMS 2D-C PROBE | 2012-02-24 to 2012-02-25 |
N: 46.3966 S: 43.4595 E: -78.7616 W: -80.4026 |
netCDF-4 | |
| GPM Ground Validation Kumpula Mast Meteorological Data LPVEx V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | ANEMOMETERS, RADIOMETERS, THERMOMETERS | 2010-09-16 to 2010-10-21 |
N: 60.2125 S: 60.1925 E: 24.9717 W: 24.9517 |
ASCII | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION MCGILL W-BAND RADAR GCPEX V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | W-Band Radar | 2012-02-01 to 2012-02-29 |
N: 44.2336 S: 44.2328 E: -79.7802 W: -79.781 |
netCDF-3 | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION METEOROLOGICAL TOWER ENVIRONMENT CANADA GCPEX V1 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | BAROMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, PYRANOMETERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES, WIND MONITOR | 2012-01-15 to 2012-03-01 |
N: 44.69 S: 44.18 E: -79.64 W: -79.93 |
ASCII | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION MICRO RAIN RADAR (MRR) NASA HYMEX V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | MRR | 2012-09-07 to 2012-11-12 |
N: 44.2 S: 41.8 E: 12.5 W: 4.06 |
ASCII |
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