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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddy Corr. Surface Flux: GSFC (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | Bowen Ratio Devices, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, HYGROMETERS, OZONE SENSOR, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-06-26 to 1987-10-17 |
N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 |
multiple | |
| Eddy Corr. Surface Flux: UK (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | CO2 ANALYZERS, Bowen Ratio Devices, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, HYGROMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-14 to 1989-08-16 |
N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 |
multiple | |
| Eddy Corr. Surface Flux: UNL (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | CO2 ANALYZERS, Bowen Ratio Devices, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, HYGROMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-28 to 1989-08-13 |
N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 |
multiple | |
| Eddy Corr. Surface Flux: USGS (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | Bowen Ratio Devices, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, HYGROMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-25 to 1987-10-17 |
N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 |
multiple | |
| FIREX-AQ Aerodyne Mobile Lab Surface Mobile In-Situ Measurements | 1 | AML | AMS, OC-EC Analyzer | 2019-08-06 to 2019-08-30 | ICARTT | ||
| FIREX-AQ California Air Resources Board (CARB) Surface Mobile In-Situ Measurements | 1 | CARB MMP | GAS SENSORS | 2019-08-15 to 2019-11-04 | ICARTT | ||
| FIREX-AQ In-Situ Ground Data | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | OC-EC Analyzer, GC-EI-TOF, ACSM, C-TAG, TD-GC-MS | 2019-08-07 to 2019-08-30 | ICARTT | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment - Arctic Cloud Experiment Utrecht University Tethered Balloon | 1 | BALLOONS | COMPASSES, ACTINOMETER, ANEMOMETERS, THERMISTORS | 1998-05-02 to 1998-05-25 | ASCII | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment - Arctic Cloud Experiment Utrecht University Tower | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | Pyrgeometer, THERMISTORS | 1998-04-27 to 1998-05-27 | ASCII | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) CSU Surface Observations (FIRE_AX_CSU_MET_SFC) | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1992-05-30 to 1992-06-30 | ASCII | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) CSU Wind Profiler Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | WIND PROFILERS | 1992-05-30 to 1992-06-28 | ASCII | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) ECMWF Diagnostics | 1 | MODELS | NOT APPLICABLE | 1992-06-01 to 1992-06-28 | ASCII | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) ECMWF Surface Diagnostics | 1 | ECMWF | Computer | 1992-06-01 to 1992-06-28 | ASCII | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) ERS-1 Altimeter Data | 1 | ERS-1 | RADAR ALTIMETERS | 1992-06-01 to 1992-06-15 | ASCII | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) ERS-1 Wind Scatterometer Data | 1 | ERS-1 | SCATTEROMETERS | 1992-06-01 to 1992-06-29 | ZIP | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) IMAU Santa Maria Surface Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | PYRANOMETERS | 1992-06-01 to 1992-06-28 | ASCII | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) INMG Funchal Sounding Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RADIOSONDES | 1987-06-01 to 1992-06-30 | ASCII | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) Le Suroit Radiosonde Data | 1 | Ships | RADIOSONDES | 1992-06-01 to 1992-06-20 | ASCII | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) MAGE Oceanus Meteorological Data | 1 | Ships | CTD, BAROMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, STD, THERMISTORS, THERMOMETERS | 1992-05-26 to 1992-06-23 | ASCII | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) Malcolm Baldridge Radiosonde Data | 1 | Ships | RADIOSONDES | 1992-06-07 to 1992-06-28 | ASCII | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) Oceanus Radiosonde Data | 1 | Ships | RADIOSONDES | 1992-06-03 to 1992-06-23 | ASCII | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) Porto Santo Radiosonde Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RADIOSONDES | 1992-06-01 to 1992-06-29 | ASCII | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) PSU Malcolm Baldridge Data | 1 | Ships | RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS, CEILOMETERS, THERMISTORS, THERMOMETERS, RADIOMETERS | 1992-06-06 to 1992-06-28 | ASCII | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) PSU Malcolm Baldridge Wind Profiler Data | 1 | Ships | WIND PROFILERS | 1992-06-12 to 1992-06-28 | ASCII | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) Rawinsonde Level 1 Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RAWINSONDES | 1992-06-01 to 1992-06-28 | ASCII |
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