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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMEX-4 MIPS SURFACE STATION 1 V1 | 1 | MIPS, GROUND STATIONS | ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, HYGROMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOMETERS | 2001-08-15 to 2001-09-08 |
N: 24.8 S: 24.6 E: -81.5 W: -81.7 |
ASCII | |
| CAMEX-4 MIPS SURFACE STATION 2 V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, MIPS | BAROMETERS, HYGROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOMETERS | 2001-08-26 to 2001-09-12 |
N: 24.8 S: 24.6 E: -81.5 W: -81.7 |
ASCII | |
| CAMEX-4 NOAA WP-3D FLIGHT LEVEL DATA V1 | 1 | WP-3D ORION | DEWPOINT HYDROMETERS, GPS, TEMPERATURE PROBES | 2001-09-09 to 2001-09-19 |
N: 50 S: 10 E: -60 W: -100 |
Not Provided | |
| CAMP2Ex Learjet In-Situ Meteorological and Navigational Data | 1 | LEARJET | AIMMS | 2019-09-07 to 2019-09-29 | ICARTT | ||
| CAMP2Ex Merge Data Files | 1 | NASA P-3 | Computer | 2019-08-22 to 2019-10-07 | ICARTT, ZIP | ||
| CAMP2Ex Miscellaneous Data | 1 | SATELLITES | 2018-08-01 to 2019-10-08 | NetCDF-4, ICARTT, GIF, PNG, JPEG | |||
| CAMP2Ex P-3 In-Situ Meteorological and Navigational Data | 1 | NASA P-3 | GPS, HYGROMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PITOT-STATIC SYSTEM, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, MMS, DLH | 2019-08-03 to 2019-10-10 | ICARTT | ||
| CAMP2Ex P-3 Remotely Sensed Aerosol Data | 1 | NASA P-3 | RSP, HSRL-2, AMPR, APR-3 | 2019-08-03 to 2019-10-12 | ICARTT, HDF5, NetCDF-4 | ||
| CARAFE: Regional Airborne Greenhouse Gases Eddy Covariance Measurements, 2016-2017 | 1.1 | C-23 Sherpa | TAMMS, LGR, Applanix, DLH, NASDAT, PICARRO G2401-mc CO2, CH4, CO, H2O INSTRUMENT, FLIR | 2016-09-07 to 2017-05-26 |
N: 41.1145 S: 35.1761 E: -73.56 W: -79.8926 |
multiple | |
| CARVE: L1 Daily Flight Path and Winds Data, Alaska, 2015 | 1 | C-23 Sherpa | 2015-04-15 to 2015-11-13 |
N: 71.3182 S: 58.8438 E: -132.238 W: -168.069 |
netCDF-4 | ||
| CARVE: L4 Gridded Footprints from WRF-STILT model, 2012-2016 | 1.1 | Models | Computer | 2012-01-01 to 2016-04-28 |
N: 90 S: 30 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| CARVE: L4 Gridded Particle Trajectories for WRF-STILT model, 2012-2016 | 1.1 | Models | Computer | 2012-01-01 to 2016-04-28 |
N: 90 S: 30 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| CERES and MISR Along-Track Footprint Radiances, Fluxes, and Clouds Terra-FM1 | 1 | Terra | MODIS, CERES-FM1, CERES SCANNER, MISR, CERES-FM2 | 2000-04-12 to 2004-11-02 | HDF4 | ||
| CERES and MISR Along-Track Footprint Radiances, Fluxes, and Clouds Terra-FM2 | 1 | Terra | MODIS, CERES-FM1, CERES SCANNER, MISR, CERES-FM2 | 2000-04-12 to 2005-02-28 | HDF4 | ||
| CERES A-Train Integrated CALIPSO, CloudSat, CERES, and MODIS (CCCM) Merged Release B1 | RelB1 | CALIPSO, Aqua, CloudSat | CALIOP, MODIS, CERES SCANNER, CERES-FM3, CloudSat-CPR | 2006-07-01 to 2011-04-30 | HDF4 | ||
| CERES A-Train Integrated CALIPSO, CloudSat, CERES, and MODIS (CCCM) Merged Release D1 | RelD1 | CALIPSO, Aqua, CloudSat | CALIOP, CERES-FM3, MODIS, CloudSat-CPR | 2006-07-01 to 2011-04-30 | HDF4 | ||
| CERES A-Train Integrated CALIPSO, CloudSat, CERES, and MODIS (CCCM) Merged Release D2 | RelD2 | CALIPSO, Aqua, CloudSat | CALIOP, CERES-FM3, MODIS, CloudSat-CPR | 2006-07-01 to 2017-12-31 | HDF4 | ||
| CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Aqua FM3 MODIS Edition2C | Edition2C | AQUA | CERES-FM3 | 2006-05-01 to 2007-12-31 | HDF4 | ||
| CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath (CRS) Aqua-FM3 MODIS Edition2B | Edition2B | AQUA | CERES-FM3 | 2002-07-02 to 2006-05-01 | HDF4 | ||
| CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Terra FM1 MODIS Edition2B | Edition2B | Terra | CERES-FM1 | 2000-05-01 to 2006-06-30 | HDF4 | ||
| CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Terra FM1 MODIS Edition2F | Edition2F | Terra | CERES-FM1 | 2006-05-01 to 2007-12-31 | HDF4 | ||
| CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Terra FM1 MODIS Edition2G | Edition2G | Terra | CERES-FM1 | 2007-12-01 to 2010-06-30 | HDF4 | ||
| CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Terra FM2 MODIS Edition2B | Edition2B | Terra | CERES-FM2 | 2000-03-01 to 2006-03-01 | HDF4 | ||
| CERES Regionally Averaged Computed TOA, within the Atmosphere, and Surface Fluxes Hourly Aqua Edition4A | Edition4A | Aqua | CERES-FM3, CERES-FM4 | 2018-01-01 to 2022-12-31 | HDF4 | ||
| CERES Regionally Averaged Computed TOA, within the Atmosphere, and Surface Fluxes Hourly Terra Edition4A | Edition4A | Terra | CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2 | 2018-01-01 to 2022-12-31 | HDF4 |
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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