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Surface Winds Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) United Kingdom Meteorological Office (UKMO) C-130 Aircraft Data | C-130 | PYRANOMETERS, PRT, HYGROMETERS, PMS, GUST PROBES, CLOUD LIQUID WATER PROBE, RADIOMETERS, THERMOMETERS | 1992-05-30 to 1992-06-23 | ATLANTIC OCEAN, AZORES, BOUNDARY LAYER, TROPOSPHERE | Binary |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) Valdivia Radiosonde Data | Ships | RADIOSONDES | 1992-05-28 to 1992-06-22 | ATLANTIC OCEAN, NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN, MID-LATITUDE, BOUNDARY LAYER, STRATOSPHERE | ASCII |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASxTEX) ECMWF Basic Fields Data | MODELS | NOT APPLICABLE | 1992-06-01 to 1992-06-28 | ATLANTIC OCEAN, NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN, EQUATORIAL, MID-LATITUDE, POLAR | ASCII |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus 1 Colorado State University Sabreliner Aircraft Radiometric and Meteorological Data | T-39 | PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, GUST PROBES | 1986-10-13 to 1986-11-02 | NORTH AMERICA, MID-LATITUDE, BOUNDARY LAYER, STRATOSPHERE, TROPOSPHERE | Binary |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase I National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Kingair Aircraft Data | King Air | PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, GUST PROBES, BRTS, CLOUD LIQUID WATER PROBE, THERMOMETERS, PHOTOMETERS, RADIOMETERS | 1986-10-14 to 1986-11-02 | NORTH AMERICA, MID-LATITUDE, BOUNDARY LAYER, TROPOSPHERE, WISCONSIN | Binary |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase I National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Sabreliner Aircraft Data | T-39 | PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, GUST PROBES, RADIOMETERS | 1986-10-13 to 1986-11-02 | NORTH AMERICA, EQUATORIAL, MID-LATITUDE, BOUNDARY LAYER, TROPOSPHERE | ZIP |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase I Rawinsonde Data | GROUND STATIONS | RAWINSONDES | 1986-10-13 to 1986-11-03 | CONTINENT, STRATOSPHERE, TROPOSPHERE, MID-LATITUDE, NEBRASKA | ASCII |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase I University of North Dakota Citation Aircraft 24 Hertz Data | AIRCRAFT | THERMOMETERS | 1991-11-14 to 1991-12-07 | NORTH AMERICA, MID-LATITUDE, BOUNDARY LAYER, TROPOSPHERE, CONTINENT | ASCII |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Colorado State University (CSU) Station 1 Data | GROUND STATIONS | PYRANOMETERS, PYRHELIOMETERS | 1991-11-11 to 1991-12-08 | NORTH AMERICA, MID-LATITUDE, BOUNDARY LAYER, TROPOSPHERE, KANSAS | ASCII |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Colorado State University (CSU) Station 2 Data | GROUND STATIONS | PYRANOMETERS, PYRHELIOMETERS | 1991-11-13 to 1991-12-08 | NORTH AMERICA, MID-LATITUDE, BOUNDARY LAYER, TROPOSPHERE, KANSAS | ASCII |
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