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Surface Winds Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Colorado State University (CSU) Wind Profiler Data | GROUND STATIONS | WIND PROFILERS | 1991-11-12 to 1991-12-07 | NORTH AMERICA, MID-LATITUDE, BOUNDARY LAYER, TROPOSPHERE, KANSAS | ASCII |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Cross-chain LORAN Atmospheric Sounding System (CLASS) Data | GROUND STATIONS | RAWINSONDES | 1991-11-06 to 1991-12-07 | NORTH AMERICA, KANSAS, MID-LATITUDE, BOUNDARY LAYER, STRATOSPHERE | ASCII |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Mesoscale Analysis and Prediction System | METEOSAT-4 | Computer | 1991-11-12 to 1991-12-08 | NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN, NORTH AMERICA, EQUATORIAL, MID-LATITUDE, BOUNDARY LAYER | ASCII |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Kingair Aircraft Data | B-200 | GUST PROBES, Hotwire LWC, HYGROMETERS, PHOTOMETERS, PMS 2D-C PROBE, PMS 2D-P PROBE, PRT, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, RADIOMETERS | 1991-11-09 to 1991-12-06 | NORTH AMERICA, MID-LATITUDE, BOUNDARY LAYER, TROPOSPHERE, KANSAS | ASCII |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Sabreliner Aircraft Data | T-39 | PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, HYGROMETERS, GUST PROBES, RADIOMETERS | 1991-11-17 to 1991-12-07 | NORTH AMERICA, KANSAS, EQUATORIAL, MID-LATITUDE, BOUNDARY LAYER | ASCII |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Wind Profiler Data | GROUND STATIONS | WIND PROFILERS | 1991-11-13 to 1991-12-07 | NORTH AMERICA, MID-LATITUDE, BOUNDARY LAYER, TROPOSPHERE, KANSAS | ASCII |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II National Weather Service(NWS) Inner-Network Rawinsonde Data | GROUND STATIONS | RAWINSONDES | 1991-11-13 to 1991-12-07 | ILLINOIS, CONTINENT, EUROPE, STRATOSPHERE, TROPOSPHERE | ASCII |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II National Weather Service(NWS) Outer-Network Rawinsonde Data | GROUND STATIONS | RAWINSONDES | 1991-11-20 to 1991-12-07 | CONTINENT, STRATOSPHERE, TROPOSPHERE, MINNESOTA, MID-LATITUDE | ASCII |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II NOAA Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Doppler & Lidar | GROUND STATIONS | LIDAR | 1991-11-21 to 1991-12-07 | NORTH AMERICA, MID-LATITUDE, BOUNDARY LAYER, TROPOSPHERE, KANSAS | ASCII |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Portable Automated Mesonet Station (PAMS) Data | GROUND STATIONS, PAM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1991-11-13 to 1991-12-07 | NORTH AMERICA, KANSAS, MID-LATITUDE, BOUNDARY LAYER, STRATOSPHERE | ASCII |
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