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Surface Winds Data Access and Tools
Surface Winds Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NARSTO EPA Supersite (SS) Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Meteorolgical Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | BAROMETERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES, SONIC ANEMOMETER, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS | 2002-02-13 to 2003-03-15 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO EPA Supersite (SS) Fresno, Beta Attenuation Monitors (BAM) Meteorological Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | BAROMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, THERMISTORS | 2000-05-24 to 2007-01-01 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO EPA Supersite (SS) Houston, Texas Air Quality Study 2000 (TexAQS2000) Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) continuous ambient monitoring stations (CAMS) Air Quality Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | NDIR GAS ANALYZER, UV OZONE DETECTORS, TEOM, PYRANOMETERS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY, ANEMOMETERS, THERMISTORS | 2000-08-02 to 2000-09-30 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO EPA Supersite (SS) New York Air Chemistry, Particulate Matter, and Meteorological Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | BAROMETERS, UV OZONE DETECTORS, PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, ANEMOMETERS, THERMISTORS | 2000-01-01 to 2006-01-01 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO EPA Supersite (SS) Pittsburgh Meteorological Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, SPECTRORADIOMETERS, THERMISTORS | 2001-07-01 to 2002-11-01 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO PAC2001 Langley Site Gaseous, Particle, and Meteorological Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | AETHALOMETER, TEMPERATURE PROBES, UV OZONE DETECTORS, GC-MS, TEOM, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, IR CO2 ANALYZER, PRESSURE SENSORS | 2001-08-08 to 2001-09-02 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO Pacific 2001 Air Quality Study (PAC2001) Golden Ears Gaseous and Particulate Matter (PM) Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | AETHALOMETER, TEMPERATURE PROBES, UV OZONE DETECTORS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, XRF, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY ANALYZERS, WIND MONITOR, PRESSURE SENSORS | 2001-08-03 to 2001-08-11 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO Pacific 2001 Air Quality Study (PAC2001) Slocan Park (SLPK) Slocan Park Site Gaseous, Partculate Matter (PM), and Meteorological Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | AETHALOMETER, TEMPERATURE PROBES, UV OZONE DETECTORS, GC-MS, TEOM, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, IR CO2 ANALYZER, PRESSURE SENSORS | 2001-08-11 to 2001-09-01 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO SOS99 Nashville Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Surface Meteorology and Chemistry Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | NDIR GAS ANALYZER, UV OZONE DETECTORS, PYRANOMETERS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY, ANEMOMETERS, THERMISTORS | 1999-06-15 to 1999-07-16 | ASCII | ||
| NARSTO_EPA_SS_ST_LOUIS Air Chemistry, Particulate Matter, Met Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | AETHALOMETER, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, ANEMOMETERS, AA-Particle, PRESSURE SENSORS | 2000-06-22 to 2003-07-20 | ASCII | ||
| NCEP/DOE Reanalysis II, for GSSTF, 0.25 x 0.25 deg, Daily Grid V3 (GSSTF_NCEP) at GES DISC | 3 | NCEP-GFS | NOT APPLICABLE | 1987-07-01 to 2009-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| NCEP/DOE Reanalysis II, for GSSTF, 0.25x0.25 deg, Monthly grid V3 (GSSTFM_NCEP) at GES DISC | 3 | NCEP-GFS | NOT APPLICABLE | 1987-07-01 to 2008-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| NCEP/DOE Reanalysis II in HDF-EOS5, for GSSTF2c, 1x1 deg Daily grid V2c (GSSTF_NCEP) at GES DISC | 2c | NCEP-GFS | NOT APPLICABLE | 1987-07-01 to 2009-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| NCEP/DOE Reanalysis II in HDF-EOS5, for GSSTF2c, 1x1 deg Monthly grid V2c (GSSTFM_NCEP) at GES DISC | 2c | NCEP-GFS | NOT APPLICABLE | 1987-07-01 to 2008-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| NCSU Soundings IMPACTS | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RAWINSONDES | 2020-02-20 to 2023-02-12 |
N: 35.777 S: 35.757 E: -78.623 W: -78.643 |
netCDF-4 | |
| NIMBUS-7 SMMR GLOBAL AIR-SEA PARAMETERS IN SWATH (Wentz) | 1 | Nimbus-7 | SMMR | 1979-11-01 to 1984-09-30 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
60000 Meters x 60000 Meters | RAW |
| NLDAS Primary Forcing Data L4 Hourly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_FORA0125_H) at GES DISC | 2.0 | Forcing-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1979-01-01 to Present |
N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125 |
0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees | |
| NLDAS Primary Forcing Data L4 Monthly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_FORA0125_M) at GES DISC | 2.0 | Forcing-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1979-01-01 to Present |
N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125 |
0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees | |
| NLDAS Primary Forcing Data L4 Monthly Climatology 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_FORA0125_MC) at GES DISC | 2.0 | Forcing-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1981-01-01 to 2020-12-31 |
N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125 |
0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees | |
| NLDAS Secondary Forcing Data L4 Hourly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_FORB0125_H) at GES DISC | 2.0 | Forcing-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1979-01-01 to Present |
N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125 |
0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees | |
| NLDAS Secondary Forcing Data L4 Monthly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_FORB0125_M) at GES DISC | 2.0 | Forcing-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1979-01-01 to Present |
N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125 |
0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees | |
| NLDAS Secondary Forcing Data L4 Monthly Climatology 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_FORB0125_MC) at GES DISC | 2.0 | Forcing-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1981-01-01 to 2020-12-31 |
N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125 |
0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees | |
| NOAA CYGNSS Level 2 Science Wind Speed 25-km Product Version 1.2 | 1.2 | CYGNSS | DDMI | 2017-05-01 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
25000 Meters x 25000 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| NOAA Regional Surface Data (FIFE) | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | DRY BULB THERMOMETERS, WET BULB THERMOMETERS, ANEROID PRESSURE SENSOR, RAIN GAUGES, ANEMOMETERS | 1985-07-02 to 1988-10-23 |
N: 40 S: 39 E: -95 W: -97 |
CSV | |
| NOAA Soundings IMPACTS | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RAWINSONDES | 2020-01-01 to 2023-03-01 |
N: 48.5747 S: 27.6953 E: -68.0036 W: -98.4233 |
netCDF-4 |
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