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SMMR/Nimbus-7 Color Images V001 (SMMRN7IM) at GES DISC 001 Nimbus-7 SMMR 1978-10-30 to 1983-11-02

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers
S-MODE DopplerScatt Level 2 Ocean Winds and Currents Version 1 1 B-200 DOPPLER RADAR 2021-10-20 to 2021-11-05

N: 38.2 S: 36.3 E: -122.1 W: -126.2

netCDF-4
S-MODE DopplerScatt Level 2 Ocean Winds and Currents Version 2 2 B-200 DOPPLER RADAR 2021-10-20 to 2023-04-30

N: 38.4 S: 36 E: -122 W: -126.5

netCDF-4
S-MODE L2 Shipboard Meteorological Data from Rawinsondes Version 1 1 Ships RAWINSONDES, RADIOSONDES 2021-10-21 to 2023-05-31

N: 38.1 S: 36.3 E: -122.9 W: -125.4

netCDF-4
SMODE L2 WAVEGLIDERS TEMP SALINITY V1 1 Wave Glider CTD, ADCP, MMS, CURRENT METERS 2021-10-28 to 2023-05-14

N: 38.2 S: 36.3 E: -122.1 W: -126.2

netCDF-4
SMODE L3 WAVEGLIDERS TEMP SALINITY V1 1 Wave Glider CTD, ADCP, MMS, CURRENT METERS 2022-09-20 to 2023-05-13

N: 38.2 S: 36.3 E: -122.1 W: -126.2

netCDF-4
S-MODE Level 4 Wavegliders Version 1 1 Wave Glider CTD, ADCP, MMS, CURRENT METERS 2022-09-20 to 2023-05-13

N: 37.9 S: 35.7 E: -121.9 W: -125.8

netCDF-4
SMODE Shipboard Windcube LiDAR Observations Version 1 1 Ships MMS, WindCube 2022-10-01 to 2023-05-06

N: 38.1 S: 36.3 E: -122.9 W: -125.4

NetCDF
SnowEx Meteorological Station Measurements from Grand Mesa, CO Raw V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS CNR4, Campbell Scientific CS106, HC2S3, HydraProbe, RM Young 05103 Wind Monitor, SR50A 2016-10-09 to 2022-08-30

N: 39.03388 S: 39.03388 E: -108.21399 W: -108.21399

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N: 39.03954 S: 39.03954 E: -107.94174 W: -107.94174

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N: 39.10358 S: 39.10358 E: -107.88383 W: -107.88383

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N: 39.05084 S: 39.05084 E: -108.06144 W: -108.06144

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N: 39.05225 S: 39.05225 E: -108.09792 W: -108.09792

CSV
SnowEx Meteorological Station Measurements from Grand Mesa, CO V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS CNR4, Campbell Scientific CS106, HC2S3, HydraProbe, RM Young 05103 Wind Monitor, SR50A 2016-10-09 to 2022-08-30

N: 39.03388 S: 39.03388 E: -108.21399 W: -108.21399

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N: 39.03954 S: 39.03954 E: -107.94174 W: -107.94174

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N: 39.10358 S: 39.10358 E: -107.88383 W: -107.88383

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N: 39.05084 S: 39.05084 E: -108.06144 W: -108.06144

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N: 39.05225 S: 39.05225 E: -108.09792 W: -108.09792

CSV, PNG
SnowEx21 Prairie Station Hourly Meteorological Data V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS BAROMETERS, RM Young 05103 Wind Monitor, THERMOMETERS 2020-11-12 to 2021-04-02

N: 47.06055 S: 47.06055 E: -109.95678 W: -109.95678

CSV
SOLVE I DC-8 Analysis Model Data 1 MODELS Computer 1999-11-16 to 2000-03-15 AMES
SOLVE II DC-8 Aircraft In-situ Meteorology and Navigational Data 1 NASA DC-8 DLH, MTP 2002-12-13 to 2003-02-06 AMES
SOLVE II DC-8 Analysis Model Data 1 MODELS Computer 2002-12-13 to 2003-02-06 AMES
SPADE Balloonsondes and Ozonesondes Data 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS RADIOSONDES 1992-10-10 to 1993-10-27

N: 76.23 S: 30.12 E: 179.32 W: -179.48

AMES
SPADE ER-2 Aircraft In-Situ Meteorology and Navigational Data 1 NASA ER-2 MMS, NAVREC, CPFM 1992-10-13 to 1993-10-26

N: 60.25 S: -80.01 E: 125.44 W: -127.01

AMES, EPS
SPURS-1 research vessel Meteorological series data for N. Atlantic Endeavor cruises 1.0 R/V Endeavor, R/V Knorr MMS 2013-03-14 to 2013-10-13

N: 42 S: 32 E: -37 W: -72

1 Meters x 1 Meters netCDF-4
SPURS-1 research vessel Thermosalinograph series data for N. Atlantic cruises 1.0 R/V Knorr, R/V Endeavor, R/V Thalassa, R/V Sarmiento THERMOSALINOGRAPHS, SPURS_METEO 2012-09-01 to 2013-10-13

N: 42 S: 20 E: -14 W: -73

1 Meters x 1 Meters netCDF-4
SPURS-2 Central mooring CTD, surface flux and meterorological data for the E. Tropical Pacific field campaign 1.0 Mooring CTD, MMS 2016-08-16 to 2017-11-16

N: 10.05 S: 10.05 E: -125.03 W: -125.03

1 Meters x 1 Meters netCDF-4
SPURS-2 Passive Accoustic Listener (PAL) data from ARGO float deployments during the E. Tropical Pacific field campaign 1.0 ARGO HUMIDITY SENSORS 2016-08-25 to 2018-08-22

N: 12.106 S: 8.861 E: -116.57 W: -129.129

1 Meters x 1 Meters netCDF-4
SPURS-2 Rawinsonde meteorological data for the E. Tropical Pacific field campaign R/V Revelle cruises 1.0 RAWINSONDES WIND PROFILERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS 2016-08-20 to 2017-11-10

N: 12.35 S: 5.139 E: -123.32 W: -133.216

1 Meters x 1 Meters netCDF-4
SPURS-2 Research vessel Meteorological series data for the E. Tropical Pacific field campaign R/V Revelle cruises 1.0 R/V Endeavor, R/V Revelle THERMOSALINOGRAPHS, MMS 2016-08-20 to 2017-11-15

N: 24.203 S: 5.055 E: -119.886 W: -144.874

1 Meters x 1 Meters netCDF-4
SPURS-2 Saildrone data for the E. Tropical Pacific field campaign 1.0 Saildrone PYROMETERS, ADCP, CTD, FLUOROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS 2017-10-16 to 2017-11-17

N: 10.9 S: 8.5 E: -124.5 W: -125

1 Meters x 1 Meters netCDF-4
SPURS-2 Waveglider data for the E. Tropical Pacific field campaign 1.0 Waveglider CTD, MMS, CURRENT METERS 2016-08-24 to 2017-11-10

N: 13.8 S: 6.1 E: -108.8 W: -126.4

1 Meters x 1 Meters netCDF-4
St. Croix Radiosondes CPEX-AW V1 1 GROUND STATIONS RADIOSONDES 2021-08-19 to 2021-09-14

N: 18.0047 S: 17.4441 E: -64.6749 W: -65.2209

ASCII, netCDF-4

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