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SASSIE Arctic Field Campaign Shipboard Meteorology Data Fall 2022 1 Ships PYRANOMETERS, SONIC ANEMOMETER, Pyrgeometer 2022-08-06 to 2022-10-01

N: 73.55 S: 69 E: -144.8 W: -166

NetCDF-4
SASSIE Arctic Field Campaign Shipboard Meteorology Data Fall 2022 Version 3 3 Ships PYRANOMETERS, SONIC ANEMOMETER, Pyrgeometer 2022-09-06 to 2022-10-01

N: 73.52 S: 69.2 E: -144.9 W: -165.96

NetCDF-4
SBU Micro Rain Radar 2 (MRR2) IMPACTS 1 GROUND STATIONS MRR 2020-01-01 to 2023-03-02

N: 40.975 S: 40.7182 E: -72.864 W: -74.0168

netCDF-4, netCDF-3
SBU Microwave Radiometer (MWR) IMPACTS 1 GROUND STATIONS MWR 2023-01-01 to 2023-03-06

N: 40.8657 S: 40.8655 E: -72.8813 W: -72.8815

netCDF-4
SBU Parsivel IMPACTS 1 GROUND STATIONS DISDROMETERS 2020-01-01 to 2023-03-02

N: 40.975 S: 40.727930518751 E: -72.880730518751 W: -74.007069481249

netCDF-3
SBU Pluvio Precipitation Gauge IMPACTS 1 GROUND STATIONS DISDROMETERS 2020-01-07 to 2023-03-02

N: 40.90712 S: 40.8556 E: -72.8714 W: -73.138

ASCII
SCATSAT-1 ESDR Level 2 Ancillary Ocean Surface Fields Version 1.1 1.1 MODELS, SCATSAT-1 Computer, OSCAT-2 2018-04-01 to 2021-03-01

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

12.5 Kilometers x 12.5 Kilometers netCDF-4
Site Averaged AMS Data: 1987 (Betts) 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS 1987-05-01 to 1987-12-31

N: 39.1161 S: 38.9753 E: -96.447 W: -96.611

CSV
Site Averaged AMS Data: 1987-1989 (Betts) 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS 1987-05-01 to 1989-11-19

N: 39.1161 S: 38.9753 E: -96.447 W: -96.611

CSV
Site Averaged AMS Data: 1988 (Betts) 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS 1988-01-01 to 1988-12-31

N: 39.1161 S: 38.9753 E: -96.447 W: -96.611

CSV
Site Averaged AMS Data: 1989 (Betts) 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS 1989-01-01 to 1989-11-10

N: 39.1161 S: 38.9753 E: -96.447 W: -96.611

CSV
SMAPVEX16 Manitoba Meteorological Data V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS HUMIDITY SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE PROBES 2016-05-02 to 2016-09-30

N: 49.68033 S: 49.49968 E: -97.98999 W: -98.0334

CSV, KMZ
SMAPVEX16 Manitoba Station Soil Moisture Data V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS DIELECTRIC PROBE, RAIN GAUGES, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE 2016-05-01 to 2016-08-31

N: 49.75644 S: 49.38416 E: -97.75639 W: -98.09842

CSV, KMZ
Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 2: Atmospheric state at Standard Pressure Levels derived from CLIMCAPS V2.1 (SNDRAQIML2PLEVCPS) 2.1 Aqua AIRS 2002-08-31 to 2016-09-25

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

Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 2 CLIMCAPS: Retrieved atmospheric state V2.1 (SNDRAQIML2CPS) 2.1 Aqua AIRS, AMSU-A 2002-08-31 to 2016-09-25

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

Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 3 CLIMCAPS : Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Daily V2 (SNDRAQIML3CDCCP) 2 Aqua AIRS, AMSU-A 2002-08-31 to 2016-09-26

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 3 CLIMCAPS : Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Monthly V2 (SNDRAQIML3CMCCP) 2 Aqua AIRS, AMSU-A 2002-08-31 to 2016-10-01

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 3 CLIMCAPS: Specific Quality Control Gridded Monthly V2 (SNDRAQIML3SMCCP) 2 Aqua AIRS, AMSU-A 2002-08-31 to 2016-10-01

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR MW Level 3 CLIMCAPS : Specific Quality Control Gridded Daily V2 (SNDRAQIML3SDCCP) 2 Aqua AIRS, AMSU-A 2002-08-31 to 2016-09-26

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR-only Level 2 CLIMCAPS : Atmosphere, cloud and surface geophysical state V2 (SNDRAQIL2CCPRET) 2 Aqua AIRS 2002-08-30 to Present

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

Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR-only Level 2 CLIMCAPS: retrieved atmospheric state V2.1 (SNDRAQIL2CPS) 2.1 Aqua AIRS 2002-08-31 to Present

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

Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR-only Level 3 CLIMCAPS : Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Daily V2 (SNDRAQIL3CDCCP) 2 Aqua AIRS 2002-08-31 to Present

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR-only Level 3 CLIMCAPS: Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Monthly V2 (SNDRAQIL3CMCCP) 2 Aqua AIRS 2002-08-31 to Present

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR-only Level 3 CLIMCAPS: Specific Quality Control Gridded Daily V2 (SNDRAQIL3SDCCP) 2 Aqua AIRS 2002-08-31 to Present

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR-only Level 3 CLIMCAPS: Specific Quality Control Gridded Monthly V2 (SNDRAQIL3SMCCP) 2 Aqua AIRS 2002-08-31 to Present

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
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