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 Data Access and Tools
Atmospheric Winds Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAMMA DC-8 DROPSONDE V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DROPSONDES | 2006-08-07 to 2006-09-12 |
N: 47.4533 S: 7.31667 E: -12.7411 W: -90.0467 |
ASCII | |
| NAMMA DC-8 NAVIGATION AND HOUSEKEEPING (ICATS) V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | ICATS, INS, TEMPERATURE PROBES | 2006-08-19 to 2006-09-12 |
N: 21.9783 S: 7.03833 E: -10.5583 W: -34.1533 |
TAR | |
| NAMMA LANGLEY AEROSOL RESEARCH GROUP EXPERIMENT NAVIGATION DATA V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | BAROMETERS, GPS, TEMPERATURE PROBES | 2006-08-19 to 2006-09-12 |
N: 21.9783 S: 7.03833 E: -10.5583 W: -34.1533 |
ASCII | |
| NAMMA PRAIA CAPE VERDE RADIOSONDE V1 | 1 | RADIOSONDES | GPS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, TELEMETER, THERMISTORS | 2006-08-18 to 2006-09-14 |
N: 15.2707 S: 14.6689 E: -23.4742 W: -24.5327 |
ASCII | |
| NAMMA Raw DC-8 Dropsonde V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DROPSONDES | 2006-08-07 to 2006-09-12 |
N: 47.453 S: 7.485 E: -12.741 W: -93.799 |
ASCII | |
| NAMMA SENEGAL RADIOSONDE AND TOWER FLUX DATA V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, RADIOSONDES | NET RADIOMETERS, GPS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, PRESSURE SENSORS, TELEMETER, TEMPERATURE SENSORS | 2006-08-19 to 2006-09-17 |
N: 15.5 S: 13.91 E: 17.09 W: -17.97 |
ASCII | |
| NAMMA SMART-COMMIT MOBILE LABORATORIES V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | GAS SENSORS, TSI, PHOTOMETERS, RADIOSONDES, AERI, AETHALOMETER, MPL, PYRHELIOMETERS, TSI-3562 Nephelometer, APS, PYRANOMETERS, CG4, RADIOMETERS | 2006-08-25 to 2006-09-26 |
N: 16.734 S: 16.731 E: -22.934 W: -22.937 |
ASCII, netCDF-3, TIFF | |
| NARSTO EPA Supersite (SS) Atlanta 1999 Air Chemistry, Particulate Matter (PM), and Meteorological Data | 1 | LABORATORY, GROUND STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | BAROMETERS, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, UV OZONE DETECTORS, TEOM, PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, ANEMOMETERS | 1999-07-30 to 1999-09-03 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO EPA Supersite (SS) Atlanta 1999 University of Alabama-Huntsville (UAH) Mobile Integrated Profiling System (MIPS) Wind Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RASS | 1999-07-29 to 1999-09-02 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO EPA Supersite (SS) Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Meteorolgical Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | BAROMETERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES, SONIC ANEMOMETER, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS | 2002-02-13 to 2003-03-15 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO EPA Supersite (SS) Fresno, Beta Attenuation Monitors (BAM) Meteorological Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | BAROMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, THERMISTORS | 2000-05-24 to 2007-01-01 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO EPA Supersite (SS) Houston, Texas Air Quality Study 2000 (TexAQS2000) Department of Energy (DOE) G-1 Air Chemistry, Aerosol, and Met Data | 1 | Aircraft | BAROMETERS, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, TEMPERATURE PROBES, UV OZONE DETECTORS, HPLC, PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, GUST PROBES, FLUOROMETERS, PHOTOMETERS | 2000-08-19 to 2000-09-12 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO EPA Supersite (SS) Houston, Texas Air Quality Study 2000 (TexAQS2000) Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) continuous ambient monitoring stations (CAMS) Air Quality Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | NDIR GAS ANALYZER, UV OZONE DETECTORS, TEOM, PYRANOMETERS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY, ANEMOMETERS, THERMISTORS | 2000-08-02 to 2000-09-30 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO EPA Supersite (SS) New York Air Chemistry, Particulate Matter, and Meteorological Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | BAROMETERS, UV OZONE DETECTORS, PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, ANEMOMETERS, THERMISTORS | 2000-01-01 to 2006-01-01 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO EPA Supersite (SS) Pittsburgh Meteorological Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, SPECTRORADIOMETERS, THERMISTORS | 2001-07-01 to 2002-11-01 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO ICARTT NEAX 2004 DOE G-1 Air Chemistry, Aerosol, and Met Data | 1 | AIRCRAFT | BAROMETERS, UV OZONE DETECTORS, PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, ANEMOMETERS, THERMISTORS | 2004-07-24 to 2004-08-11 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO PAC2001 CFS Cessna VOC, Particle Count, Ozone, and Meteorological Data | 1 | CESSNA 188 | BAROMETERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES, UV OZONE DETECTORS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, WIND VANES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, OPC | 2001-08-14 to 2001-08-31 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO PAC2001 Langley Site Gaseous, Particle, and Meteorological Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | AETHALOMETER, TEMPERATURE PROBES, UV OZONE DETECTORS, GC-MS, TEOM, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, IR CO2 ANALYZER, PRESSURE SENSORS | 2001-08-08 to 2001-09-02 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO PAC2001 NRC-IAR Convair 580 Particle Count, Ozone, Meteorological Data | 1 | CONVAIR CV-580 | BAROMETERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES, UV OZONE DETECTORS | 2001-08-14 to 2001-08-30 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO Pacific 2001 Air Quality Study (PAC2001) Golden Ears Gaseous and Particulate Matter (PM) Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | AETHALOMETER, TEMPERATURE PROBES, UV OZONE DETECTORS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, XRF, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY ANALYZERS, WIND MONITOR, PRESSURE SENSORS | 2001-08-03 to 2001-08-11 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO Pacific 2001 Air Quality Study (PAC2001) Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) and and Canadian Air and Precipitation Monitoring Network (CAPMoN) Supplemental Air Quality Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | TEMPERATURE PROBES, UV OZONE DETECTORS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, TEOM, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, WIND MONITOR | 2001-01-01 to 2002-01-01 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO Pacific 2001 Air Quality Study (PAC2001) Slocan Park (SLPK) Slocan Park Site Gaseous, Partculate Matter (PM), and Meteorological Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | AETHALOMETER, TEMPERATURE PROBES, UV OZONE DETECTORS, GC-MS, TEOM, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, IR CO2 ANALYZER, PRESSURE SENSORS | 2001-08-11 to 2001-09-01 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO SOS99 Nashville Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Surface Meteorology and Chemistry Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | NDIR GAS ANALYZER, UV OZONE DETECTORS, PYRANOMETERS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY, ANEMOMETERS, THERMISTORS | 1999-06-15 to 1999-07-16 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO SOS99 Nashville WP-3D Orion Air Chemistry Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | BAROMETERS, LOPC-PMS, HPLC, HYGROMETERS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, GPS, SPECTRORADIOMETERS, THERMISTORS | 1999-06-26 to 1999-07-19 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO SOS99NASH DOE G-1 Air Chemistry Data | 1 | G-1 AIRCRAFT | BAROMETERS, AEROSOL COLLECTORS, HYGROMETERS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, GUST PROBES, SPECTRORADIOMETERS | 1999-06-26 to 1999-06-26 | ASCII |
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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