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Surface Winds Data Access and Tools
From discovery to visualization, data tools such as Giovanni, Panoply, and State of the Ocean (SOTO) guide users in making the most of surface wind data.
Surface Winds Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft Flux-Raw: U of Wy. (FIFE) | 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) | 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 | |
| AMS (Automated Met Station) Data (FIFE) | 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 | |
| Arctic Tundra Flux Study in the Kuparuk River Basin (Alaska), 1994-1996 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, PYRANOMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, IRGA, HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMISTORS, BAROMETERS, SONIC ANEMOMETER, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR | 1994-01-01 to 1997-01-01 | N: 69 S: 45 E: -130 W: -171 | ASCII | |
| Atmos. Profile: Radiosonde - NCDC (FIFE) | BALLOONS | RADIOSONDES | 1988-10-01 to 1989-10-31 | N: 39.07 S: 37.77 E: -95.63 W: -99.97 | CSV | |
| Atmos. Profile: Std. Press. Level (FIFE) | BALLOONS | RADIOSONDES | 1987-05-26 to 1989-08-12 | N: 39.12 S: 39.12 E: -96.56 W: -96.56 | CSV | |
| Atmospheric Profiles: Brutsaert (FIFE) | BALLOONS | RADIOSONDES | 1987-05-26 to 1989-08-12 | N: 39.12 S: 39.12 E: -96.56 W: -96.56 | CSV | |
| BOREAS AES Canadian Hourly and Daily Surface Meteorological Data, R1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | SNOW MEASURING ROD, TEMPERATURE LOGGERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, WIND MONITOR, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, BAROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, DEWPOINT HYDROMETERS, DRY BULB THERMOMETERS, WET BULB THERMOMETERS | 1975-01-01 to 1997-01-01 | N: 57.35 S: 52.17 E: -97.83 W: -107.87 | Binary | |
| BOREAS AES Five-day Averaged Surface Meteorological and Upper Air Data | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | DEWPOINT HYDROMETERS, DRY BULB THERMOMETERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, RAIN GAUGES, SNOW MEASURING ROD, WET BULB THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1976-01-01 to 1997-01-01 | N: 57.35 S: 52.17 E: -97.83 W: -107.87 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS AFM-05 Level-1 Upper Air Network Data, R1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, BALLOONS | ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMOMETERS, RADIOSONDES | 1993-08-16 to 1996-10-22 | N: 59.98 S: 50.09 E: -93.5 W: -111 | multiple |
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