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SAFARI 2000 Annual Soil Respiration Data (Raich and Schlesinger 1992) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION PHOTOSYNTHESIS CHAMBER, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOMETERS, IRGA 1963-01-01 to 1992-01-01

N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5

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SAFARI 2000 BVOC Measurements at Skukuza and Maun Flux Towers, Wet Season 2001 1 LABORATORY, FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION GC-MS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, SONIC ANEMOMETER, PAR SENSORS, PHOTOSYNTHESIS CHAMBER, THERMOCOUPLES 2001-02-01 to 2001-02-12

N: -19.9 S: -19.9 E: 23.55 W: 23.55

CSV
SAFARI 2000 CV-580 Aerosol and Cloud Data, Dry Season 2000 (CARG) 1 CONVAIR CV-580 UV OZONE DETECTORS, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, IR CO2 ANALYZER, PYRANOMETERS, CNC, AEROSOL/CLOUD PARTICLE SIZER, THERMOMETERS 2000-08-10 to 2000-09-18

N: -14 S: -26 E: 36 W: 11

Shapefile
SAFARI 2000 Estimated BVOC Emissions for Southern African Land Cover Types 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, Terra THERMOMETERS, MODIS 2001-01-01 to 2001-12-31

N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5

CSV
SAFARI 2000 ETA Atmospheric Model Data, Wet and Dry Seasons 2000 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 2000-02-01 to 2000-09-30

N: -9 S: -53 E: 53 W: -13

Shapefile
SAFARI 2000 Global Historical Climatology Network, V. 1, 1874-1990 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, RAIN GAUGES 1874-07-01 to 1990-12-31

N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: -5

multiple
SAFARI 2000 Global Historical Climatology Network, V. 2, 1990-2001 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS RAIN GAUGES, BAROMETERS, THERMOMETERS 1990-01-01 to 2001-12-31

N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: -5

multiple
SAFARI 2000 JRA Aerocommander Trace Gas, Aerosol, and CCN Data, Dry Season 2000 1 AC-680E IR CO2 ANALYZER, HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMOCOUPLES, PRESSURE SENSORS, CNC, UV OZONE DETECTORS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY 2000-08-15 to 2000-09-07

N: -17.8293 S: -30.1916 E: 33.1635 W: 22.156

ASCII
SAFARI 2000 JRB Aerocommander Trace Gas and Aerosol Data, Dry Season 2000 1 AC-680E IR CO2 ANALYZER, HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMOCOUPLES, PRESSURE SENSORS, CNC, UV OZONE DETECTORS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY 2000-08-15 to 2000-09-07

N: -17.8293 S: -30.1916 E: 33.1635 W: 22.156

ASCII
SAFARI 2000 Kalahari Transect CO2, Water Vapor, and Heat Flux, Wet Season 2000 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION, FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS TDR, THERMOCOUPLES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, SONIC ANEMOMETER, IR CO2 ANALYZER, NET RADIOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS 2000-03-01 to 2000-03-19

N: -15.438 S: -24.164 E: 23.594 W: 21.713

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SAFARI 2000 Mean Climatology, 0.5-Deg, 1930-1960, V[ersion]. 2.1 (Cramer and Leemans) 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, SUN PHOTOMETERS 1931-01-01 to 1960-12-31

N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5

multiple
SAFARI 2000 Meteorological and Flux Tower Measurements in Maun, Botswana, 2000 1 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION PYRANOMETERS, IRGA, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES, RTD, ANEMOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, RAIN GAUGES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, THERMOMETERS 2000-02-01 to 2000-09-30

N: -19.9 S: -19.9 E: 23.55 W: 23.55

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SAFARI 2000 Meteorological Tower Measurements, Kruger National Park, 2000-2002 1 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS PYRANOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, WIND VANES, ANEMOMETERS, LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM, TEMPERATURE PROBES 2000-02-15 to 2002-12-31

N: -25.0197 S: -25.0197 E: 31.4969 W: 31.4969

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SAFARI 2000 MODIS Water and Heat Fluxes, Maun, Botswana, Dry Season 2001 1 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION, Terra, MODELS PRESSURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, HUMIDITY SENSORS, NET RADIOMETERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, MODIS, Computer 2001-09-02 to 2001-09-29

N: -17.9946 S: -21.0004 E: 24.5004 W: 21.4946

Shapefile
SAFARI 2000 Monthly Climatology for the 20th Century (New et al.) 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1901-01-01 to 1996-12-31

N: 35 S: -5 E: 60 W: 5

ASCII
SAFARI 2000 Surface Atmospheric Radiative Transfer (SMART), Dry Season 2000 1 GROUND STATIONS TEMPERATURE SENSORS, BAROMETERS, Pyrgeometer, PYRHELIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS 2000-08-15 to 2000-09-17

N: -24.969 S: -24.969 E: 31.593 W: 31.593

Shapefile
SAFARI 2000 TOVS Surface and Atmospheric Parameters, 1-Deg, 1999-2001 1 NOAA-9, NOAA-12, NOAA-10, NOAA-11 TOVS 1999-01-01 to 2001-12-31

N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5

Shapefile
SAFARI 2000 Upper Air Meteorological Profiles, Skukuza, Dry Seasons 1999-2000 1 BALLOONS RADIOSONDES 1999-08-14 to 2000-09-23

N: -24.969 S: -24.969 E: 31.593 W: 31.593

Shapefile
SAFARI 2000 Upper Air Meteorological Profiles, South Africa, Dry Season 2000 1 BALLOONS RADIOSONDES 2000-08-01 to 2000-09-30

N: -24 S: -41 E: 31 W: -10

Shapefile
SAGE III/ISS L2 Solar Event Species Profiles (HDF5) V006 6 ISS SAGE III 2017-06-07 to Present

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

0.01 Decimal Degrees x 0.01 Decimal Degrees HDF5
SAGE III/ISS L2 Solar Event Species Profiles (HDF5) V053 53 ISS SAGE III 2017-06-07 to 2024-12-01

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

0.01 Decimal Degrees x 0.01 Decimal Degrees HDF5
SAGE III/ISS L2 Solar Event Species Profiles (Native) V006 6 ISS SAGE III 2017-06-07 to Present

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

0.01 Decimal Degrees x 0.01 Decimal Degrees Binary
SAGE III/ISS L2 Solar Event Species Profiles (Native) V053 53 ISS SAGE III 2017-06-07 to 2024-12-01

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

0.01 Decimal Degrees x 0.01 Decimal Degrees Binary
Saildrone 2021 Arctic field campaign for the Multi-Sensor Improved SST (MISST) project 1 Saildrone CTD, ADCP, ANEMOMETERS, FLUOROMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, PYROMETERS, PAR SENSORS, BAROMETERS 2021-07-06 to 2021-10-21

N: 71 S: 65 E: -164.5 W: -168

netCDF-4
Saildrone 2022 Arctic field campaign for the Multi-Sensor Improved SST (MISST) project 1 Saildrone CTD, ADCP, ANEMOMETERS, FLUOROMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, PYROMETERS, PAR SENSORS, BAROMETERS 2022-06-18 to 2022-08-17

N: 71.6 S: 65.2 E: -157.2 W: -168.5

netCDF-4
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