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Aquarius Official Release Level 3 Wind Speed Standard Mapped Image Seasonal Data V5.0 5.0 Aquarius_SAC-D AQUARIUS_SCATTEROMETER 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees HDF5
ARCSIX LaRC G-III Dropsonde Data 1 G-III AVAPS 2024-05-28 to 2024-08-18

N: 85.87 S: 36.65 E: 2.79 W: -108.39

ICARTT, NetCDF-4, PNG
ARCTAS DC-8 Aircraft In-situ Meteorological and Navigational Data 1 NASA DC-8 DLH, GPS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HYGROMETERS 2008-03-16 to 2008-07-15 ICARTT
ARCTAS DC-8 Aircraft Merge Data 1 NASA DC-8 Computer 2008-03-30 to 2008-07-15 ICARTT
ARCTAS Model Data 1 CLIMATE MODELS, GEOS-5, GEOS-Chem Computer 2008-03-30 to 2008-07-14 netCDF-3, ICARTT
ARCTAS Ozonesondes Data 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS OZONESONDES 2008-04-01 to 2008-07-12 ICARTT
ARCTAS P-3B Aircraft In-situ Meteorological and Navigational Data 1 P-3B GPS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HYGROMETERS 2008-03-25 to 2008-07-12 ICARTT
ARCTAS P-3B Aircraft Merge Data 1 P-3B Computer 2008-03-31 to 2008-07-13 ICARTT
Arctic Tundra Flux Study in the Kuparuk River Basin (Alaska), 1994-1996 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, PYRANOMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, IRGA, HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMISTORS, BAROMETERS, SONIC ANEMOMETER, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR 1994-01-01 to 1997-01-01

N: 69 S: 45 E: -130 W: -171

ASCII
ASHOE/MAESA Balloonsondes and Ozonesondes Data 1 RADIOSONDES OZONESONDES 1994-01-20 to 1994-12-03

N: 76.23 S: -77.85 E: 180 W: -180

AMES
ASHOE/MAESA ER-2 Aircraft In-Situ Meteorology and Navigational Data 1 NASA ER-2 MMS, NAVREC, MTP, CPFM, HIS 1994-01-21 to 1994-11-06

N: 73.14 S: -80.05 E: 180 W: -180

AMES, EPS
Atmos. Profile: Radiosonde - NCDC (FIFE) 1 BALLOONS RADIOSONDES 1988-10-01 to 1989-10-31

N: 39.07 S: 37.77 E: -95.63 W: -99.97

CSV
Atmos. Profile: Std. Press. Level (FIFE) 1 BALLOONS RADIOSONDES 1987-05-26 to 1989-08-12

N: 39.12 S: 39.12 E: -96.56 W: -96.56

CSV
Atmospheric Profiles: Brutsaert (FIFE) 1 BALLOONS RADIOSONDES 1987-05-26 to 1989-08-12

N: 39.12 S: 39.12 E: -96.56 W: -96.56

CSV
ATTREX Balloonsondes and Ozonesondes Data 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS OZONESONDES, RADIOSONDES, FPH 2014-02-13 to 2014-02-17

N: 13.58 S: 13.44 E: 145.22 W: 144.92

ICARTT
BOREAS AES Canadian Hourly and Daily Surface Meteorological Data, R1 2 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS SNOW MEASURING ROD, TEMPERATURE LOGGERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, WIND MONITOR, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, BAROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, DEWPOINT HYDROMETERS, DRY BULB THERMOMETERS, WET BULB THERMOMETERS 1975-01-01 to 1997-01-01

N: 57.35 S: 52.17 E: -97.83 W: -107.87

Binary
BOREAS AES Five-day Averaged Surface Meteorological and Upper Air Data 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS DEWPOINT HYDROMETERS, DRY BULB THERMOMETERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, RAIN GAUGES, SNOW MEASURING ROD, WET BULB THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS 1976-01-01 to 1997-01-01

N: 57.35 S: 52.17 E: -97.83 W: -107.87

ASCII
BOREAS AFM-05 Level-1 Upper Air Network Data, R1 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, BALLOONS ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMOMETERS, RADIOSONDES 1993-08-16 to 1996-10-22

N: 59.98 S: 50.09 E: -93.5 W: -111

multiple
BOREAS AFM-05 Level-2 Upper Air Network Standard Pressure Level Data 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, BALLOONS ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMOMETERS, RADIOSONDES 1993-08-16 to 1996-10-22

N: 59.98 S: 50.09 E: -93.5 W: -111

ASCII
BOREAS AFM-06 Surface Meteorological Data 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS THERMOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES 1994-05-21 to 1994-09-20

N: 53.91 S: 53.91 E: -104.4 W: -104.4

ASCII
BOREAS AFM-08 ECMWF Hourly Surface and Upper Air Data for the SSA and NSA 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1994-05-13 to 1997-03-31

N: 62 S: 48 E: -92 W: -114

ASCII
BOREAS Derived Surface Meteorological Data 1 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS THERMOCOUPLES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR 1994-01-01 to 1996-12-31

N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.23 W: -106.32

ASCII
BOREAS Follow-On FLX-01 NSA-OBS Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temp. Data 1 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOCOUPLES, NET RADIOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR 1996-10-31 to 1999-01-01

N: 55.8801 S: 55.8801 E: -98.4814 W: -98.4814

CSV
BOREAS Follow-On HMet-02 Area and Regional Hourly Gridded Met. Data, 1994-1996 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, GOES-7 TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, RAIN GAUGES, PRESSURE SENSORS, VAS 1994-01-01 to 1997-01-01

N: 60 S: 48 E: -90 W: -111

Binary
BOREAS Follow-On HMet-03 Hourly Meteorological Data at Flux Towers, 1994-1996 1 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS THERMOCOUPLES, ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS 1994-01-01 to 1996-12-01

N: 56 S: 53 E: -98 W: -106

CSV

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