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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS MONTHLY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F17 NETCDF V7 | DMSP 5D-3/F17 | SSMIS | 2006-12-01 | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-4 |
| RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS WEEKLY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F16 NETCDF V7 | DMSP 5D-3/F16 | SSMIS | 2003-10-26 | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-4 |
| RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS WEEKLY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F17 NETCDF V7 | DMSP 5D-3/F17 | SSMIS | 2006-12-10 | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-4 |
| SAFARI 2000 ETA Atmospheric Model Data, Wet and Dry Seasons 2000 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 2000-02-01 to 2000-09-30 | N: -9 S: -53 E: 53 W: -13 | Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 Kalahari Transect CO2, Water Vapor, and Heat Flux, Wet Season 2000 | 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 | Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 Meteorological and Flux Tower Measurements in Maun, Botswana, 2000 | 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 | Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 Meteorological Tower Measurements, Kruger National Park, 2000-2002 | 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 | Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 Modeled Tropospheric Air Mass Trajectories, Dry Season 2000 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 2000-08-14 to 2000-09-23 | N: -15.3 S: -30 E: 31 W: 17.1 | Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 MODIS Water and Heat Fluxes, Maun, Botswana, Dry Season 2001 | 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 | |
| SBU Meteorological Station IMPACTS V1 | GROUND STATIONS | ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, GPS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMOMETERS | 2020-01-01 to 2023-01-25 | NEW YORK | N: 43.256 S: 40.718 E: -73.02 W: -76.882 | netCDF-4 - ASCII |
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