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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II National Weather Service(NWS) Outer-Network Rawinsonde Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RAWINSONDES | 1991-11-20 to 1991-12-07 | ASCII | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II NOAA Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Doppler & Lidar | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | LIDAR | 1991-11-21 to 1991-12-07 | ASCII | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II Portable Automated Mesonet Station (PAMS) Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, PAM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1991-11-13 to 1991-12-07 | ASCII | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II University of North Dakota Citation Aircraft 1 Hertz Data | 1 | Airplane | CNC, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, HYGROMETERS, WIND MONITOR, Hotwire LWC, ROSEMOUNT ICING DETECTOR, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES | 1991-11-14 to 1991-12-07 | ASCII | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Marine Stratocumulus Ceilometer and Cross-chain Loran Atmospheric Sounding System (CLASS) Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | CLASS, RAWINSONDES, CEILOMETERS | 1987-06-30 to 1987-07-19 | Binary | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Marine Stratocumulus Colorado State University (CSU) Surface Radiation Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer | 1987-06-30 to 1987-07-19 | Binary | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Marine Stratocumulus Colorado State University (CSU) Tethered Balloon Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, BALLOONS | PSYCHROMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer | 1987-07-07 to 1987-07-14 | Binary | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Marine Stratocumulus National Center forAtmospheric Research (NCAR) Electra Aircraft Data | 1 | NCAR ELECTRA | PARTICLE DETECTORS, ALTIMETERS, AEROSOL MONITOR, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, FSSP, GUST PROBES, Hotwire LWC, HYGROMETERS, LIDAR, PMS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PRT, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, VIDEO CAMERA | 1987-06-29 to 1987-07-18 | ASCII | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Marine Stratocumulus National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Wind Profiler Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | SODAR, CLASS, RADIOSONDES, WIND PROFILERS | 1987-07-01 to 1987-07-20 | Binary | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Marine Stratocumulus United Kingdom Meteorological Office (UKMO) C-130 Aircraft Data | 1 | C-130 | PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, RADIOMETERS, THERMOMETERS | 1987-07-07 to 1987-07-18 | Binary | ||
| FLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Global Monthly 0.1 x 0.1 degree (GDAS and CHIRPS-PRELIM) V001 (FLDAS_NOAH01_CP_GL_M) at GES DISC | 001 | Noah-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 2019-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | |
| FLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Global Monthly 0.1 x 0.1 degree (MERRA-2 and CHIRPS) V001 (FLDAS_NOAH01_C_GL_M) at GES DISC | 001 | Noah-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1982-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | |
| FLUXNET Canada Research Network - Canadian Carbon Program Data Collection, 1993-2014 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, FIELD SURVEYS | PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOCOUPLES, THERMOMETERS, THERMISTORS, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, CO2 ANALYZERS, PROBES | 1993-01-01 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 55.88 S: 42.6609 E: -67.0993 W: -125.334 |
CSV | |
| FLUXNET Marconi Conference Gap-Filled Flux and Meteorology Data, 1992-2000 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, THERMOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, THERMISTORS | 1992-01-01 to 2000-12-31 |
N: 70.4696 S: -2.6091 E: 24.295 W: -157.409 |
multiple | |
| GEOS-5 FP-IT 3D Time-Averaged Single-Level Diagnostics Geo-Colocated to OMI/Aura UV2 1-Orbit L2 Swath 13x24km V4 (OMUFPSLV) at GES DISC | 004 | Aura, GEOS-5 | OMI, NOT APPLICABLE | 2004-10-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
24 Kilometers x 13 Kilometers | |
| GEOS-5 FP-IT 3D Time-Averaged Single-Level Diagnostics Geo-Colocated to OMI/Aura VIS 1-Orbit L2 Swath 13x24km V4 (OMVFPSLV) at GES DISC | 004 | Aura, GEOS-5 | OMI, NOT APPLICABLE | 2004-10-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
24 Kilometers x 13 Kilometers | |
| GEOS-5 FP-IT Assimilation Geo-colocated to OMI/Aura UV-2 1-Orbit L2 Support Swath 13x24km V3 (OMUFPITMET) at GES DISC | 003 | Aura, GEOS-5 | OMI, NOT APPLICABLE | 2004-10-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
24 Kilometers x 13 Kilometers | |
| GEOS-5 FP-IT Assimilation Geo-colocated to OMI/Aura VIS 1-Orbit L2 Support Swath 13x24km V3 (OMVFPITMET) at GES DISC | 003 | Aura, GEOS-5 | OMI, NOT APPLICABLE | 2004-10-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
24 Kilometers x 13 Kilometers | |
| GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 1.0 x 1.0 degree Early Product V2.1 (GLDAS_CLSM10_3H_EP) at GES DISC | 2.1 | Catchment-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 2019-12-01 |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.0 (GLDAS_CLSM10_3H) at GES DISC | 2.0 | Catchment-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1948-01-01 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.1 (GLDAS_CLSM10_3H) at GES DISC | 2.1 | Catchment-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 2000-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 daily 0.25 x 0.25 degree GRACE-DA1 V2.2 (GLDAS_CLSM025_DA1_D) at GES DISC | 2.2 | Catchment-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 2003-02-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | |
| GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 daily 0.25 x 0.25 degree GRACE-DA1 V2.2 (GLDAS_CLSM025_DA1_D_EP) at GES DISC | 2.2 | Catchment-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 2020-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | |
| GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 daily 0.25 x 0.25 degree V2.0 (GLDAS_CLSM025_D) at GES DISC | 2.0 | Catchment-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1948-01-01 to 2014-12-30 |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | |
| GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 monthly 1.0 x 1.0 degree Early Product V2.1 (GLDAS_CLSM10_M_EP) at GES DISC | 2.1 | Catchment-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 2019-12-01 |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees |
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