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OWLETS-2 Surface (Ground) Data 1 GROUND STATIONS, Vaisala HydroMet AWS GAS SENSORS, LGR CRDS, Picarro G2401, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, PRESSURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS 2018-05-23 to 2018-08-02

N: 39.26 S: 39.24 E: -76.36 W: -76.72

ICARTT
OWLETS-2 University of Maryland Cessna Aircraft Data 1 UMD Cessna, HU-25A GPS, GAS SENSORS, TSI-3563 Neph, AETHALOMETER, PSAP, Picarro G2401, LGR CRDS, GeoTASO 2017-07-07 to 2018-07-20

N: 42.14 S: 37.23 E: -71.94 W: -77.48

ICARTT, HDF5
P-3 Meteorological and Navigation Data IMPACTS 1 NASA P-3 GPS, HYGROMETERS, KT19 Pyrometer, RADAR ALTIMETERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES, TEMPERATURE SENSORS 2020-01-12 to 2023-02-28

N: 48.237 S: 33.261 E: -64.987 W: -95.243

ASCII
PACE-PAX CIRPAS Twin Otter Facility Instrument Data 1 TWIN OTTER CIRPAS NPS CAS, CIP, PCASP 2024-08-29 to 2024-09-28

N: 38.11 S: 33.49 E: -116.98 W: -125.33

ICARTT
PACE-PAX CIRPAS Twin Otter In-Situ Aerosol Retrieval Algorithm (ISARA) Analysis Data 1 TWIN OTTER CIRPAS NPS Computer 2024-09-03 to 2024-09-29

N: 38.1 S: 33.62 E: -116.98 W: -124.24

NetCDF-4
PACE-PAX ER-2 High Spectral Resolution Lidar-2 Data 1 NASA ER-2 HSRL-2 2024-09-06 to 2024-10-01

N: 40.77 S: 32.56 E: -113.22 W: -127.56

HDF5, PDF
PACE-PAX ER-2 In-Situ Meteorology and Navigation Data 1 NASA ER-2 Computer 2024-08-28 to 2024-10-02

N: 42.42 S: 31.42 E: -112.36 W: -128.49

ICARTT, KML
PACE-PAX ER-2 Research Scanning Polarimeter (RSP) Data 1 NASA ER-2 RSP-2 2024-08-29 to 2024-10-02

N: 42.42 S: 31.58 E: -112.42 W: -128.52

NetCDF-4
Parametrized Rain Impact Model for SMAP L2 V1.0 1.0 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to 2021-10-01

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

netCDF4
PEM Tropics A DC-8 Trajectory Data 1 Data Analysis 1996-08-22 to 1996-10-07

N: 50 S: -80 E: 180 W: -180

GTE
PEM Tropics A In-Situ P-3B Meteorology and Navigation Data 1 P-3B TAMMS 1996-08-06 to 1996-09-27

N: 39.07 S: -34.83 E: -74 W: -165

GTE
PEM Tropics A P-3B Trajectory Data 1 P-3B, Data Analysis 1996-08-07 to 1996-09-27

N: 50 S: -79.03 E: 180 W: -180

GTE
PEM Tropics B In-Situ DC-8 Meteorology and Navigation Data 1 NASA DC-8 DADS, MTP, DLH 1999-02-20 to 1999-04-19

N: 35.8 S: -36.4 E: 180 W: -180

GTE
PEM West A In-Situ DC-8 Meteorology and Navigation Data 1 NASA DC-8 DADS, GRAB SAMPLERS 1991-09-08 to 1991-10-23

N: 61.338 S: -62 E: 180 W: -180

GTE
PEM West B Ground Data 1 GROUND STATIONS NDIR GAS ANALYZER, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, RAWINSONDES, OZONESONDES, GC-ECD, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS 1991-02-22 to 1995-01-01

N: 52.92 S: 21.33 E: 180 W: -180

GTE
PEM West B In-Situ DC-8 Meteorology and Navigation Data 1 NASA DC-8 DADS 1994-01-26 to 1994-03-15

N: 90 S: -9.7 E: 180 W: -180

GTE
PISTON 2018 Research Vessel (RV) Mirai Ship Data 1 R/V Mirai RADAR, RAWINSONDES 2018-08-13 to 2018-09-02 ASCII, TAR
PISTON 2018 Research Vessel (RV) Thompson ship datasets of ocean, atmosphere, and air-sea interaction 1 R/V Thompson SEA-POL, CTD, ADCP, CHAM, SO, ROSR, W-Band Radar, CEILOMETERS, RADIOMETERS, RAWINSONDES, DISDROMETERS, GPS, Hemisphere VS1000, Gill WindMaster Pro, Vaisala HMT330, ORG-815-DA, Vaisala PTB330, NOAA PSL Sea Snake, SBE-21, Riegl LD90-3100VHS-FLP, Eppley PIR, Vaisala HMT337 2018-08-18 to 2018-10-13 netCDF-4, Text File, TAR
PISTON 2018-2019 Island Rawinsonde Data 1 GROUND STATIONS RAWINSONDES 2018-08-13 to 2019-10-13 ASCII
PISTON 2019 Research Vessel (RV) Sally Ride Data 1 R/V Sally Ride CTD, ADCP, SEA-POL, CHAM, SO, ROSR, HSRL, W-Band Radar, CEILOMETERS, RAWINSONDES, DISDROMETERS, LIDAR, GPS, Hemisphere VS1000, Gill WindMaster Pro, Vaisala HMT337, Vaisala HMT330, ORG-815-DA, Vaisala PTB330, NOAA PSL Sea Snake, SBE-21, Riegl LD90-3100VHS-FLP, Eppley PIR 2019-08-31 to 2019-09-26 NetCDF-4, TAR, Text File
POLARIS Balloonsondes and Ozonesondes Data 1 BALLOONS OZONESONDES 1996-10-29 to 1997-10-29 AMES
Puerto Rico Radiosondes CPEX-AW V1 1 GROUND STATIONS RADIOSONDES 2021-08-24 to 2021-09-28

N: 18.4477 S: 17.8794 E: -67.0027 W: -67.6051

CSV
Radiosondes CPEX-CV 1 GROUND STATIONS RADIOSONDES 2022-09-01 to 2022-09-29

N: 16.789384 S: 0.053658 E: -0.073876 W: -23.400798

netCDF-4
REGIONAL AIR-SEA INTERACTION (RASI) GAP WIND AND COASTAL UPWELLING EVENTS CLIMATOLOGY GULF OF PANAMA, PANAMA V1 1 RASI Computer 1998-01-01 to 2011-12-31

N: 9.13 S: 3.13 E: -77.88 W: -81.88

netCDF-3
REGIONAL AIR-SEA INTERACTION (RASI) GAP WIND AND COASTAL UPWELLING EVENTS CLIMATOLOGY GULF OF PAPAGAYO, COSTA RICA V1 1 RASI Computer 1998-01-01 to 2011-12-31

N: 12.13 S: 7 E: -85.38 W: -93

netCDF-3
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