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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 Sort descending | Version | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CITE-3 Electra Meteorological and Navigational Data | 1 | NASA ELECTRA | Computer | 1989-08-14 to 1989-10-01 |
N: 40.13 S: 0.01 E: -26.93 W: -81.48 |
GTE | |
| COWVR STP-H8 Surface Wind Vector and Column-Integrated Atmospheric Water Measurements Version 10.0 | 10.0 | ISS | COWVR | 2022-01-08 to Present |
N: 61 S: -61 E: 180 W: -180 |
35 Kilometers x 35 Kilometers | HDF5 |
| CPEX DAWN WIND PROFILES | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DAWN | 2017-05-25 to 2017-06-25 | ASCII, Word, PNG, CSV, Text File, KMZ | ||
| CPEX-AW DAWN Doppler Aerosol WiNd Lidar | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DAWN | 2020-08-20 to 2021-09-05 | NetCDF-4 | ||
| CPEX-AW Dropsonde Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DROPSONDES | 2021-08-05 to 2021-09-17 | NetCDF-3, ICARTT | ||
| CPEX-CV DAWN Doppler Aerosol WiNd Lidar | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DAWN | 2022-09-06 to 2022-09-30 | NetCDF-4, PNG | ||
| CPEX-CV Dropsonde Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DC8 DROPSONDES | 2022-06-16 to 2022-10-03 | NetCDF-4, ICARTT, PNG | ||
| CPEX-CV Merge Data Files | 1 | NASA DC-8, Data Analysis | CIP, CAS, Computer | 2022-09-06 to 2022-10-02 | ICARTT | ||
| CYGNSS Level 2 Climate Data Record Version 1.0 | 1.0 | CYGNSS | DDMI | 2017-03-18 to 2021-02-28 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
25000 Meters x 25000 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| CYGNSS Level 2 Climate Data Record Version 1.1 | 1.1 | CYGNSS | DDMI | 2018-08-01 to Present |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
25000 Meters x 25000 Meters | netCDF-4 |
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