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MWOW 6-Hourly Global Ocean Wind with Expanded Platform Inputs Level 3 Version 0.1 0.1 METOP-B, METOP-C, IRS E06, SMAP, SWOT, HY2-B, HY2-C ASCAT, SCAT-3, SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER, KaRIn, SCATTEROMETERS 2023-01-01 to 2027-08-31

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

0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
MWOW 6-Hourly Global Ocean Wind with Expanded Platform Inputs Level 3 Version 0.2 0.2 METOP-B, METOP-C, IRS E06, SMAP, SWOT, HY2-B, HY2-C ASCAT, SCAT-3, SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER, KaRIn, SCATTEROMETERS 2023-01-01 to 2027-08-31

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

0.015625 Decimal Degrees x 0.015625 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
MWOW 6-Hourly High Resolution Global Ocean Wind Level 3 Version 0.1 0.1 METOP-B, METOP-C, IRS E06, SMAP, SWOT ASCAT, SCAT-3, SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER, KaRIn 2023-01-01 to 2027-08-31

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

0.015625 Decimal Degrees x 0.015625 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
MWOW 6-Hourly High Resolution Global Ocean Wind Level 3 Version 0.2 0.2 METOP-B, METOP-C, IRS E06, SMAP, SWOT ASCAT, SCAT-3, SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER, KaRIn 2023-01-01 to 2027-08-31

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

0.015625 Decimal Degrees x 0.015625 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
MWOW 6-Hourly High Resolution Global Ocean Wind with Expanded Platform Inputs Level 3 Version 0.1 0.1 METOP-B, METOP-C, IRS E06, SMAP, SWOT, HY2-B, HY2-C ASCAT, SCAT-3, SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER, KaRIn, SCATTEROMETERS 2023-01-01 to 2027-08-31

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

0.015625 Decimal Degrees x 0.015625 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
MWOW 6-Hourly High Resolution Global Ocean Wind with Expanded Platform Inputs Level 3 Version 0.2 0.2 METOP-B, METOP-C, IRS E06, SMAP, SWOT, HY2-B, HY2-C ASCAT, SCAT-3, SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER, KaRIn, SCATTEROMETERS 2023-01-01 to 2027-08-31

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

0.015625 Decimal Degrees x 0.015625 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
NAAMES C-130 Aircraft Merge Data Files 1 C-130 Computer 2015-11-10 to 2017-09-22

N: 65 S: 30 E: -30 W: -80

ICARTT
NAAMES C-130 Navigational and Meteorological Data, Version 1 1 C-130 GPS, HYGROMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PITOT-STATIC SYSTEM, TEMPERATURE SENSORS 2015-11-04 to 2018-03-26

N: 65 S: 30 E: -30 W: -80

ICARTT
NAAMES R/V Atlantis Navigational and Meteorological In Situ Data, Version 1 1 R/V Atlantis THERMOMETERS, RADIOMETERS, COMPASSES, ANEMOMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS 2015-11-05 to 2018-04-12

N: 65 S: 18 E: -29 W: -81

ICARTT
NAAMES Sonde Meteorological InSitu Data, Version 1 1 RADIOSONDES RADIOSONDES 2015-11-07 to 2016-06-03

N: 56.11 S: 40.51 E: -36.1 W: -64.15

ICARTT
NACP: Climate Data Inputs (3-hourly) for Community Land Model, Western USA, 1979-2015 1 MODELS Computer 1979-01-01 to 2016-01-01

N: 49.0208 S: 31.1875 E: -101.979 W: -124.812

netCDF-4 classic
NAMMA DC-8 NAVIGATION AND HOUSEKEEPING (ICATS) V1 1 NASA DC-8 ICATS, INS, TEMPERATURE PROBES 2006-08-19 to 2006-09-12

N: 21.9783 S: 7.03833 E: -10.5583 W: -34.1533

TAR
NAMMA LANGLEY AEROSOL RESEARCH GROUP EXPERIMENT NAVIGATION DATA V1 1 NASA DC-8 BAROMETERS, GPS, TEMPERATURE PROBES 2006-08-19 to 2006-09-12

N: 21.9783 S: 7.03833 E: -10.5583 W: -34.1533

ASCII
NAMMA PRAIA CAPE VERDE RADIOSONDE V1 1 RADIOSONDES GPS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, TELEMETER, THERMISTORS 2006-08-18 to 2006-09-14

N: 15.2707 S: 14.6689 E: -23.4742 W: -24.5327

ASCII
NAMMA Raw DC-8 Dropsonde V1 1 NASA DC-8 DROPSONDES 2006-08-07 to 2006-09-12

N: 47.453 S: 7.485 E: -12.741 W: -93.799

ASCII
NAMMA SENEGAL RADIOSONDE AND TOWER FLUX DATA V1 1 GROUND STATIONS, RADIOSONDES NET RADIOMETERS, GPS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, PRESSURE SENSORS, TELEMETER, TEMPERATURE SENSORS 2006-08-19 to 2006-09-17

N: 15.5 S: 13.91 E: 17.09 W: -17.97

ASCII
NAMMA SMART-COMMIT MOBILE LABORATORIES V1 1 GROUND STATIONS GAS SENSORS, TSI, PHOTOMETERS, RADIOSONDES, AERI, AETHALOMETER, MPL, PYRHELIOMETERS, TSI-3562 Nephelometer, APS, PYRANOMETERS, CG4, RADIOMETERS 2006-08-25 to 2006-09-26

N: 16.734 S: 16.731 E: -22.934 W: -22.937

ASCII, netCDF-3, TIFF
NCSU Soundings IMPACTS 1 GROUND STATIONS RAWINSONDES 2020-02-20 to 2023-02-12

N: 35.777 S: 35.757 E: -78.623 W: -78.643

netCDF-4
NOAA Soundings IMPACTS 1 GROUND STATIONS RAWINSONDES 2020-01-01 to 2023-03-01

N: 48.5747 S: 27.6953 E: -68.0036 W: -98.4233

netCDF-4
NRT AMSR2 Unified L2B Global Swath Ocean Products V1 1 GCOM-W1 AMSR2 2020-06-01

N: 89 S: -89 E: 180 W: -180

HDF-EOS5, netCDF-4
ORACLES Merge Data Files 1 NASA P-3, NASA ER-2 Computer 2016-07-28 to 2019-03-23

N: 37.95 S: -34.95 E: 14.94 W: -76.44

NetCDF-4
ORACLES Navigational and Meteorological Data 1 NASA P-3, NASA ER-2 4STAR, LGR, WVISO, GPS, HYGROMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PITOT-STATIC SYSTEM, TEMPERATURE SENSORS 2016-08-02 to 2018-10-27

N: 40.69 S: -23.11 E: 14.94 W: -76.44

ICARTT
OWLETS-1 Ozonesonde Data 1 GROUND STATIONS OZONESONDES 2017-07-06 to 2017-09-13

N: 37.54 S: 36.61 E: -75.05 W: -76.92

ICARTT
OWLETS-1 Sherpa Aircraft Data 1 C-23 Sherpa, UC-12B GC-MS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, LGR, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, GPS, HYGROMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PITOT-STATIC SYSTEM, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, CAFE, 2B Technologies, GeoTASO 2017-07-07 to 2017-09-12

N: 38.01 S: 36.69 E: -75.41 W: -77.38

HDF5
OWLETS-2 Ozonesonde Data 1 GROUND STATIONS OZONESONDES 2018-06-07 to 2018-07-11

N: 39.57 S: 38.54 E: -75.66 W: -77.34

ICARTT
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