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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.

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GPM GROUND VALIDATION SATELLITE SIMULATED ORBITS LPVEX V1 1 CRM DPR, GMI 2010-09-21 to 2010-10-21

N: 75 S: 34 E: 25 W: 23

netCDF-3
GPM GROUND VALIDATION SATELLITE SIMULATED ORBITS MC3E V1 1 CRM DPR, GMI 2011-04-25 to 2011-05-21

N: 43 S: 28 E: -91 W: -121

netCDF-3
GPM GROUND VALIDATION SATELLITE SIMULATED ORBITS TWP-ICE V1 1 CRM DPR, GMI 2006-01-23 to 2006-02-06

N: -10 S: -25 E: 140 W: 125

netCDF-3
GPM Ground Validation SEA FLUX ICE POP V1 1 MODELS Computer 2017-09-01 to 2018-04-30

N: 54.25 S: 8.5 E: 177.5 W: 98.5

netCDF-4
GPM GROUND VALIDATION TOTAL PRECIPITATION SENSOR (HOTPLATE) GCPEX V1 1 GROUND STATIONS Total Precipitation Sensor (Hotplate) 2011-11-07 to 2012-02-21

N: 44.3 S: 44.2 E: -79.64 W: -79.78

ASCII
GPM Ground Validation UNCA Upper Air Radiosonde IPHEx V1 1 GROUND STATIONS RADIOSONDES 2014-04-29 to 2014-06-12

N: 36.5301 S: 35.1665 E: -81.4548 W: -82.5944

ASCII
GPM GROUND VALIDATION UND CITATION CLOUD MICROPHYSICS GCPEX V2 2 UND CITATION II CDP, CPC, CPI PROBES, HVPS, INS, LASER HYGROMETERS, NEVZOROV PROBE, PMS 2D-C PROBE, PMS KING PROBE, ROSEMOUNT ICING DETECTOR 2012-01-19 to 2012-02-24

N: 46.3615 S: 43.4595 E: -78.7659 W: -80.3847

Multiple
GPM GROUND VALIDATION UND CITATION CLOUD MICROPHYSICS MC3E V1 1 UND CITATION II CDP, CPI PROBES, HVPS, INS, LASER HYGROMETERS, PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS, PMS 2D-C PROBE, PMS KING PROBE, ROSEMOUNT ICING DETECTOR, UHSAS 2011-04-22 to 2011-06-02

N: 40.944 S: 34.3247 E: -95.2302 W: -99.1654

ASCII, Binary
GPM GROUND VALIDATION UND CITATION NAVIGATION DATA GCPEX V2 2 UND CITATION II ACCELEROMETERS, GNSS, GPS 2012-01-19 to 2012-02-24

N: 46.3966 S: 43.4595 E: -78.7659 W: -80.549

PDF, ASCII
GPM GROUND VALIDATION UND CITATION NAVIGATION DATA IPHEx V1 1 UND CITATION II ACCELEROMETERS, GNSS, GPS 2014-03-06 to 2014-06-13

N: 46.5 S: 43.5 E: -78 W: -81

ASCII
GPM GROUND VALIDATION UND CITATION NAVIGATION DATA MC3E V1 1 UND CITATION II ACCELEROMETERS, GNSS, GPS 2011-04-01 to 2011-06-02

N: 48.5123 S: 34.3247 E: -95.2302 W: -99.4669

ASCII
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 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
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