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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPM Ground Validation UND Citation Navigation Data OLYMPEX V1 | 1 | UND CITATION II | INS | 2015-11-12 to 2015-12-19 |
N: 48.2994 S: 46.2209 E: -122.134 W: -126.129 |
ASCII | |
| GPM Ground Validation Upper Air Radiosonde LPVEx V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RADIOSONDES | 2010-09-15 to 2011-01-28 |
N: 61.01 S: 58.8 E: 26.96 W: 24.877 |
ASCII | |
| GPM Ground Validation Upper Air Radiosonde OLYMPEX V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8, GROUND STATIONS | DROPSONDES, RADIOSONDES | 2015-10-28 to 2016-01-16 |
N: 50.68 S: 43.5473 E: -120.439 W: -128.88 |
ASCII, netCDF-3 | |
| GPM Ground Validation Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Images MC3E V1 | 1 | WRF | Computer | 2011-04-19 to 2011-06-06 |
N: 45 S: 25 E: -80 W: -115 |
GIF, PNG | |
| GRIP BARBADOS/CAPE VERDE RADIOSONDE V1 | 1 | BALLOONS | RADIOSONDES | 2010-08-14 to 2010-09-24 |
N: 16.8644 S: 13.1 E: -24.8671 W: -59.6251 |
ASCII | |
| GRIP DC-8 DROPSONDE V3 | 3 | NASA DC-8 | DROPSONDES | 2010-08-17 to 2010-09-22 |
N: 34.7358 S: 12.0041 E: -55.3201 W: -96.7127 |
ASCII | |
| GRIP DC-8 Dropsonde Version 1 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | ASCII EOL | ||||
| GRIP DC-8 METEOROLOGICAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM (MMS) V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | AIRCRAFT MOTION SENSOR, GPS, INS, PITOT-STATIC SYSTEM, TEMPERATURE PROBES | 2010-08-10 to 2010-09-25 |
N: 34.754 S: 11.991 E: -55.322 W: -118.433 |
ASCII | |
| GRIP DC-8 NAVIGATION AND HOUSEKEEPING DATA V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | GPSP, TEMPERATURE PROBES | 2010-08-10 to 2010-09-22 |
N: 34.7533 S: 11.9998 E: -55.3183 W: -118.43 |
ASCII | |
| GRIP DOPPLER AEROSOL WIND LIDAR (DAWN) V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DAWN | 2010-08-24 to 2010-09-22 |
N: 34.752 S: 11.9999 E: -55.3185 W: -97.8173 |
ASCII | |
| GRIP GLOBAL HAWK NAVIGATION AND HOUSEKEEPING DATA V1 | 1 | GLOBAL HAWK | GPS, INS | 2010-08-15 to 2010-09-24 |
N: 37.068 S: 12.0902 E: -71.4565 W: -124.4 |
ASCII, XML | |
| GRIP HURRICANE IMAGING RADIOMETER (HIRAD) V0 | 0 | NASA WB-57F | HIRAD | 2010-09-01 to 2010-09-16 |
N: 28.5 S: 18.5 E: -71.5 W: -95.2 |
MAT, netCDF-3, ASCII | |
| GRIP HURRICANE IMAGING RADIOMETER (HIRAD) V1 | 1 | NASA WB-57F | HIRAD | 2010-09-01 to 2010-09-16 |
N: 30.1404 S: 18.2751 E: -71.0313 W: -95.5915 |
netCDF-3 | |
| GRIP NOAA GLOBAL HAWK IN-FLIGHT TURBULENCE SENSOR (GHIS) V1 | 1 | GLOBAL HAWK | GHIS | 2010-08-15 to 2010-09-24 |
N: 37.068 S: 12.0902 E: -71.4565 W: -124.4 |
ASCII | |
| GRIP WB-57 NAVIGATION AND HOUSEKEEPING DATA V1 | 1 | NASA WB-57F | GPS, INS | 2010-08-27 to 2010-09-17 |
N: 30.6829 S: 17.2358 E: -71.5164 W: -96.3391 |
ASCII | |
| High Mountain Asia 1 km 6-hourly Downscaled Meteorological Data 2003 to 2018 V001 | 1 | CHIRPS, ECMWF | NOT APPLICABLE | 2003-01-01 to 2018-12-31 |
N: 48.5 S: 12.95 E: 102.59 W: 56.94 |
0.01 Decimal Degrees x 0.01 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4, GeoTIFF |
| High Mountain Asia COAWST 6-Hourly 4km Regional Climate Model Simulations V001 | 1 | MODELS | NOT APPLICABLE | 1999-10-01 to 2014-10-01 |
N: 46.34996 S: 20.96392 E: 120.8316 W: 49.1684 |
4 Kilometers x 4 Kilometers | netCDF-3 |
| High Mountain Asia COAWST Daily 4km Regional Climate Model Simulations V001 | 1 | MODELS | NOT APPLICABLE | 1999-10-01 to 2014-09-30 |
N: 46.34996 S: 20.96392 E: 120.8316 W: 49.1684 |
4 Kilometers x 4 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| High Mountain Asia COAWST Hourly 4km Regional Climate Model Simulations V001 | 1 | MODELS | NOT APPLICABLE | 1999-10-01 to 2014-10-01 |
N: 46.34996 S: 20.96392 E: 120.8316 W: 49.1684 |
4 Kilometers x 4 Kilometers | netCDF-3 |
| High Mountain Asia COAWST Monthly 4km Regional Climate Model Simulations V001 | 1 | MODELS | NOT APPLICABLE | 1999-10-01 to 2014-09-30 |
N: 46.34996 S: 20.96392 E: 120.8316 W: 49.1684 |
4 Kilometers x 4 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| High Mountain Asia Langtang Automatic Weather Station Measurements V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | IceCube | 2017-10-22 to 2018-11-01 |
N: 28.214 S: 28.214 E: 85.61 W: 85.61 |
CSV | |
| High Mountain Asia MAR V3.5 Regional Climate Model Output V001 | 1 | MODELS | NOT APPLICABLE | 2000-01-01 to 2015-12-31 |
N: 38.84 S: 22.41 E: 87.92 W: 65.2 |
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| High-Impact Weather Assessment Toolkit (HIWAT) | 1 | COMPUTERS | Computer | 2017-04-02 to 2022-10-02 |
N: 45.951 S: 10.632 E: 111.438 W: 60.562 |
netCDF-3 | |
| HURRICANE AND SEVERE STORM SENTINEL (HS3) GLOBAL HAWK ADVANCED VERTICAL ATMOSPHERIC PROFILING SYSTEM (AVAPS) DROPSONDE SYSTEM V2 | 2 | GLOBAL HAWK | AVAPS, DROPSONDES | 2012-09-07 to 2014-09-30 |
N: 47.1646 S: 7.9001 E: -19.0779 W: -97.5988 |
ASCII | |
| HURRICANE AND SEVERE STORM SENTINEL (HS3) GLOBAL HAWK HIGH ALTITUDE MMIC SOUNDING RADIOMETER (HAMSR) V1 | 1 | GLOBAL HAWK | HAMSR | 2011-09-09 to 2013-09-26 |
N: 51.942 S: 9.239 E: -54.876 W: -175.713 |
PDF, netCDF-3 |
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