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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

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Dataset Sort descending Version Platform Instrument Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
Aircraft Flux-Filtered: Univ. Col. (FIFE) 1 B-200 HYGROMETERS, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, RADAR ALTIMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS 1987-05-26 to 1989-10-31

N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102

multiple
Aircraft Flux-Raw: NRCC (FIFE) 1 DHC-6 HYGROMETERS, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, RADAR ALTIMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS 1987-06-26 to 1989-10-31

N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102

multiple
Aircraft Flux-Raw: U of Wy. (FIFE) 1 B-200 HYGROMETERS, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, RADAR ALTIMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS 1987-08-11 to 1989-10-31

N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102

multiple
Aircraft Flux-Raw: Univ. Col. (FIFE) 1 B-200 HYGROMETERS, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, RADAR ALTIMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS 1987-05-26 to 1989-10-31

N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102

multiple
AirSHARP CIRPAS Twin Otter In-Situ Meteorology and Navigation Data 1 TWIN OTTER CIRPAS NPS Computer 2024-10-07 to 2025-05-21

N: 36.97 S: 36.42 E: -121.38 W: -122.43

ICARTT
Alpha Jet Atmopsheric eXperiment Meteorological Measurement System (MMS) Data 1 Alpha MMS 2013-06-20 to 2019-07-19

N: 42 S: 34 E: -105.2 W: -125.39

ICARTT
AMAZE-08 Aerosol Characterization and Meteorological Data, Central Amazon Basin: 2008 1 LABORATORY, FIELD SURVEYS LOPC-PMS, MASS SPECTROMETERS, CNC, AEROSOL/CLOUD PARTICLE SIZER 2008-02-05 to 2008-04-21

N: -2.4282 S: -2.75745 E: -60.0272 W: -60.3678

CSV
AMS (Automated Met Station) Data (FIFE) 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS THERMOMETERS, ANEROID PRESSURE SENSOR, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, NET RADIOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS 1987-05-01 to 1989-11-10

N: 39.12 S: 38.98 E: -96.47 W: -96.61

CSV
AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Global Weekly Ascending/Descending .25x.25 deg Ocean Grids V001 1 Aqua, GCOM-W1 AMSR-E, AMSR2 2012-07-02

N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180

0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees HDF-EOS5
AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 Global Ascending/Descending .25x.25 deg Ocean Grids V002 2 Aqua AMSR-E 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-03

N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180

0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees HDF-EOS2
AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Global Swath Ocean Products derived from Wentz Algorithm V002 2 Aqua AMSR-E 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-03

N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180

HDF-EOS2, ASCII
AMSR-E/Aqua Monthly L3 Global Ascending/Descending .25x.25 deg Ocean Grids V002 2 Aqua AMSR-E 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-01

N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180

0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees HDF-EOS2
AMSR-E/Aqua Weekly L3 Global Ascending/Descending .25x.25 deg Ocean Grids V002 2 Aqua AMSR-E 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-02

N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180

0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees HDF-EOS2
ARCSIX LaRC G-III Dropsonde Data 1 G-III AVAPS 2024-05-28 to 2024-08-18

N: 85.87 S: 36.65 E: 2.79 W: -108.39

ICARTT, NetCDF-4, PNG
ARCSIX LaRC G-III In-Situ Meteorology and Navigation Data 1 G-III Computer 2024-05-28 to 2024-08-18

N: 85.87 S: 36.65 E: 2.79 W: -108.39

ICARTT, KML
ARCSIX Learjet In-Situ Meteorology and Navigation Data 1 LEARJET NOT APPLICABLE 2024-07-25 to 2024-08-17

N: 84.18 S: 63.58 E: -39.13 W: -110.53

ICARTT
ARCSIX Model Data 1 Data Analysis Computer 2024-05-01 to 2024-09-01

N: 90 S: 36.65 E: 180 W: -180

NetCDF-4
ARCSIX P-3B In-Situ Meteorology and Navigation Data 1 P-3B DLH, UNS-1Fw 2024-05-17 to 2024-08-18

N: 86.06 S: 37.68 E: -8.31 W: -105.18

ICARTT, KML
ARCTAS DC-8 Aircraft In-situ Meteorological and Navigational Data 1 NASA DC-8 DLH, GPS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HYGROMETERS 2008-03-16 to 2008-07-15

N: 90 S: 32 E: 180 W: -180

ICARTT
ARCTAS DC-8 Aircraft Merge Data 1 NASA DC-8 Computer 2008-03-30 to 2008-07-15

N: 90 S: 32 E: 180 W: -180

ICARTT
ARCTAS Kinematic Trajectories 1 B-200 Computer 2008-03-30 to 2008-07-14

N: 90 S: 7.5 E: 180 W: -180

ICARTT
ARCTAS Model Data 1 CLIMATE MODELS, GEOS-5, GEOS-Chem Computer 2008-03-30 to 2008-07-14

N: 90 S: 32 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-3, ICARTT
ARCTAS Ozonesondes Data 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS OZONESONDES 2008-04-01 to 2008-07-12

N: 74.71 S: 39.95 E: 156.6 W: 38.48

ICARTT
ARCTAS P-3B Aircraft In-situ Meteorological and Navigational Data 1 P-3B GPS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HYGROMETERS 2008-03-25 to 2008-07-12

N: 80.67 S: 32.93 E: -68.69 W: -163.6

ICARTT
ARCTAS P-3B Aircraft Merge Data 1 P-3B Computer 2008-03-31 to 2008-07-13

N: 90 S: 32 E: -60 W: -167

ICARTT

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