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Atmospheric Winds Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase I Rawinsonde Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RAWINSONDES | 1986-10-13 to 1986-11-03 |
N: 50 S: 39 E: -81.1 W: -96.2 |
ASCII | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase I University of North Dakota Citation Aircraft 24 Hertz Data | 1 | AIRCRAFT | THERMOMETERS | 1991-11-14 to 1991-12-07 |
N: 38.82 S: 33.35 E: -92.74 W: -96.52 |
ASCII | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Colorado State University (CSU) Station 1 Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | PYRANOMETERS, PYRHELIOMETERS | 1991-11-11 to 1991-12-08 |
N: 37.19 S: 37.17 E: -95.06 W: -95.08 |
ASCII | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Colorado State University (CSU) Station 2 Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | PYRANOMETERS, PYRHELIOMETERS | 1991-11-13 to 1991-12-08 |
N: 37.34 S: 37.32 E: -95.4 W: -95.6 |
ASCII | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Colorado State University (CSU) Wind Profiler Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | WIND PROFILERS | 1991-11-12 to 1991-12-07 |
N: 37.19 S: 37.17 E: -95.07 W: -95.08 |
ASCII | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Cross-chain LORAN Atmospheric Sounding System (CLASS) Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RAWINSONDES | 1991-11-06 to 1991-12-07 |
N: 38 S: 35.65 E: -95 W: -97.16 |
ASCII | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Mesoscale Analysis and Prediction System | 1 | METEOSAT-4 | Computer | 1991-11-12 to 1991-12-08 |
N: 58 S: 19 E: -59 W: -137 |
ASCII | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Kingair Aircraft Data | 1 | B-200 | GUST PROBES, Hotwire LWC, HYGROMETERS, PHOTOMETERS, PMS 2D-C PROBE, PMS 2D-P PROBE, PRT, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, RADIOMETERS | 1991-11-09 to 1991-12-06 |
N: 41.25 S: 35.95 E: -94 W: -105.31 |
ASCII | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Sabreliner Aircraft Data | 1 | T-39 | PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, HYGROMETERS, GUST PROBES, RADIOMETERS | 1991-11-17 to 1991-12-07 |
N: 38.96 S: 27.08 E: -92.66 W: -99.25 |
ASCII | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Wind Profiler Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | WIND PROFILERS | 1991-11-13 to 1991-12-07 |
N: 44.67 S: 31.78 E: -71.49 W: -106.35 |
ASCII | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II National Weather Service(NWS) Inner-Network Rawinsonde Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RAWINSONDES | 1991-11-13 to 1991-12-07 |
N: 41.4 S: 29.4 E: -88.8 W: -106.6 |
ASCII | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II National Weather Service(NWS) Outer-Network Rawinsonde Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RAWINSONDES | 1991-11-20 to 1991-12-07 |
N: 48.6 S: 27.8 E: -82.6 W: -123 |
ASCII | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II NCAR Kingair Aircraft Microphysical Data | 1 | B-200 | PMS 2D-C PROBE, PMS 2D-P PROBE | 1991-11-09 to 1991-12-06 |
N: 43 S: 34 E: -93 W: -106.3 |
ASCII | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II NCAR Sabreliner Aircraft Microphysical Data | 1 | Airplane | PMS 2D-C PROBE, PMS 2D-P PROBE | 1991-11-17 to 1991-12-07 |
N: 38.96 S: 27.08 E: -92.65 W: -99.49 |
ASCII | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II NOAA Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Doppler & Lidar | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | LIDAR | 1991-11-21 to 1991-12-07 |
N: 37.07 S: 37.05 E: -95.33 W: -95.35 |
ASCII | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Portable Automated Mesonet Station (PAMS) Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, PAM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1991-11-13 to 1991-12-07 |
N: 38.01 S: 35.66 E: -95.09 W: -97.16 |
ASCII | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II University of North Dakota Citation Aircraft 1 Hertz Data | 1 | Airplane | CNC, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, HYGROMETERS, WIND MONITOR, Hotwire LWC, ROSEMOUNT ICING DETECTOR, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES | 1991-11-14 to 1991-12-07 |
N: 38.82 S: 33.36 E: -92.75 W: -96.42 |
ASCII | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II University of North Dakota Citation Aircraft 5 Second Data | 1 | NASA WB-57F | RT, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PMS, CLOUD LIQUID WATER PROBE, THERMOMETERS | 1991-11-22 to 1991-11-22 |
N: 38.82 S: 37.04 E: -93 W: -96.42 |
Binary | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II University of North Dakota Citation Aircraft Microphysical Data | 1 | Airplane | PMS 2D-C PROBE, PMS 2D-P PROBE | 1991-11-14 to 1991-12-07 |
N: 38.82 S: 33.36 E: -92.75 W: -96.42 |
Binary | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Marine Stratocumulus Ceilometer and Cross-chain Loran Atmospheric Sounding System (CLASS) Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | CLASS, RAWINSONDES, CEILOMETERS | 1987-06-30 to 1987-07-19 |
N: 33.25 S: 33.23 E: -119.39 W: -119.41 |
Binary | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Marine Stratocumulus Colorado State University (CSU) Surface Radiation Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer | 1987-06-30 to 1987-07-19 |
N: 33.25 S: 33.23 E: -119.39 W: -119.41 |
Binary | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Marine Stratocumulus Colorado State University (CSU) Tethered Balloon Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, BALLOONS | PSYCHROMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer | 1987-07-07 to 1987-07-14 |
N: 33.25 S: 33.23 E: -119.39 W: -119.41 |
Binary | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Marine Stratocumulus National Center forAtmospheric Research (NCAR) Electra Aircraft Data | 1 | NCAR ELECTRA | PARTICLE DETECTORS, ALTIMETERS, AEROSOL MONITOR, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, FSSP, GUST PROBES, Hotwire LWC, HYGROMETERS, LIDAR, PMS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PRT, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, VIDEO CAMERA | 1987-06-29 to 1987-07-18 |
N: 38.72 S: -5.06 E: -116.01 W: -125.79 |
ASCII | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Marine Stratocumulus National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Wind Profiler Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | SODAR, CLASS, RADIOSONDES, WIND PROFILERS | 1987-07-01 to 1987-07-20 |
N: 33.51 S: 33.49 E: -119.59 W: -119.61 |
Binary | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Marine Stratocumulus United Kingdom Meteorological Office (UKMO) C-130 Aircraft Data | 1 | C-130 | PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, RADIOMETERS, THERMOMETERS | 1987-07-07 to 1987-07-18 |
N: 35 S: 29 E: -116 W: -126 |
Binary |
Featured Atmospheric Winds Observation Method: MODIS
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) flies aboard the Terra and Aqua satellites and surveys Earth every one to two days. The multi-spectral instrument can be used in a variety of ways including detecting winds in different levels of the atmosphere.
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