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Surface Winds Data Access and Tools
From discovery to visualization, data tools such as Giovanni, Panoply, and State of the Ocean (SOTO) guide users in making the most of surface wind data.
Surface Winds Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMEX-4 MIPS SURFACE STATION 2 V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, MIPS | BAROMETERS, HYGROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOMETERS | 2001-08-26 to 2001-09-12 |
N: 24.8 S: 24.6 E: -81.5 W: -81.7 |
ASCII | |
| CAMP2Ex Miscellaneous Data | 1 | SATELLITES | 2018-08-01 to 2019-10-08 | NetCDF-4, ICARTT, GIF, PNG, JPEG | |||
| CAMP2Ex P-3 In-Situ Meteorological and Navigational Data | 1 | NASA P-3 | GPS, HYGROMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PITOT-STATIC SYSTEM, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, MMS, DLH | 2019-08-03 to 2019-10-10 | ICARTT | ||
| CAMP2Ex P-3 Remotely Sensed Aerosol Data | 1 | NASA P-3 | RSP, HSRL-2, AMPR, APR-3 | 2019-08-03 to 2019-10-12 | ICARTT, HDF5, NetCDF-4 | ||
| COWVR STP-H8 Surface Wind Vector and Column-Integrated Atmospheric Water Measurements Version 10.0 | 10.0 | ISS | COWVR | 2022-01-08 to Present |
N: 61 S: -61 E: 180 W: -180 |
35 Kilometers x 35 Kilometers | HDF5 |
| CPEX DAWN WIND PROFILES | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DAWN | 2017-05-27 to 2017-06-25 | ASCII, Word, PNG, CSV, Text File, KMZ | ||
| CPEX-AW DAWN Doppler Aerosol WiNd Lidar | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DAWN | 2020-08-20 to 2021-09-05 | NetCDF-4 | ||
| CPEX-AW Dropsonde Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DROPSONDES | 2021-08-06 to 2021-09-16 | NetCDF-3, ICARTT | ||
| CPEX-CV DAWN Doppler Aerosol WiNd Lidar | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DAWN | 2022-09-06 to 2022-09-30 | NetCDF-4, PNG | ||
| CPEX-CV Dropsonde Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DC8 DROPSONDES | 2022-06-16 to 2022-10-03 | NetCDF-4, ICARTT, PNG | ||
| CYGNSS Level 2 Climate Data Record Version 1.0 | 1.0 | CYGNSS | DDMI | 2017-03-18 to 2021-02-28 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
25000 Meters x 25000 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| CYGNSS Level 2 Climate Data Record Version 1.1 | 1.1 | CYGNSS | DDMI | 2018-08-01 to Present |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
25000 Meters x 25000 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| CYGNSS Level 2 Climate Data Record Version 1.2 | 1.2 | CYGNSS | DDMI | 2018-08-01 to Present |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
25000 Meters x 25000 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| CYGNSS Level 2 Science Data Record Version 2.1 | 2.1 | CYGNSS | DDMI | 2017-03-18 to Present |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
25000 Meters x 25000 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| CYGNSS Level 2 Science Data Record Version 3.0 | 3.0 | CYGNSS | DDMI | 2018-08-01 to Present |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
25000 Meters x 25000 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| CYGNSS Level 2 Science Data Record Version 3.1 | 3.1 | CYGNSS | DDMI | 2018-08-01 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| CYGNSS Level 2 Science Data Record Version 3.2 | 3.2 | CYGNSS | DDMI | 2018-08-01 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| CYGNSS Level 3 Climate Data Record Version 1.0 | 1.0 | CYGNSS | DDMI | 2017-03-18 to 2021-02-28 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.2 Decimal Degrees x 0.2 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| CYGNSS Level 3 Climate Data Record Version 1.1 | 1.1 | CYGNSS | DDMI | 2018-08-01 to Present |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.2 Decimal Degrees x 0.2 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| CYGNSS Level 3 Climate Data Record Version 1.2 | 1.2 | CYGNSS | DDMI | 2018-08-01 to Present |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.2 Decimal Degrees x 0.2 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| CYGNSS Level 3 MRG Science Data Record Near Real Time Version 3.2 | 3.2 | CYGNSS | DDMI | 2023-07-21 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.2 Decimal Degrees x 0.2 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| CYGNSS Level 3 MRG Science Data Record Near Real Time Version 3.2.1 | 3.2.1 | CYGNSS | DDMI | 2024-06-17 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.2 Decimal Degrees x 0.2 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| CYGNSS Level 3 MRG Science Data Record Near Real Time Version 3.2.2 | 3.2.2 | CYGNSS | DDMI | 2025-05-11 to Present |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| CYGNSS Level 3 MRG Science Data Record Version 3.2 | 3.2 | CYGNSS | DDMI | 2018-08-01 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.2 Decimal Degrees x 0.2 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| CYGNSS Level 3 MRG Science Data Record Version 3.2.1 | 3.2.1 | CYGNSS | DDMI | 2018-08-01 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.2 Decimal Degrees x 0.2 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
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