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NASA has ocean winds datasets that help researchers characterize the flow of air moving across the ocean. Access a range of data and data tools such as AppEEARS, Worldview, and Giovanni to make the most of ocean winds data.

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SMODE L3 WAVEGLIDERS TEMP SALINITY V1 1 Wave Glider CTD, ADCP, MMS, CURRENT METERS 2022-09-20 to 2023-05-13

N: 38.2 S: 36.3 E: -122.1 W: -126.2

netCDF-4
S-MODE Level 4 Wavegliders Version 1 1 Wave Glider CTD, ADCP, MMS, CURRENT METERS 2022-09-20 to 2023-05-13

N: 37.9 S: 35.7 E: -121.9 W: -125.8

netCDF-4
S-MODE Saildrone Level 1 Observations 1 Saildrone ADCP 2021-10-01 to 2022-11-30

N: 38.1 S: 36.3 E: -122.9 W: -125.4

netCDF-4
SMODE Shipboard Windcube LiDAR Observations Version 1 1 Ships MMS, WindCube 2022-10-01 to 2023-05-06

N: 38.1 S: 36.3 E: -122.9 W: -125.4

NetCDF
SPURS-1 research vessel Meteorological series data for N. Atlantic Endeavor cruises 1.0 R/V Endeavor, R/V Knorr MMS 2013-03-14 to 2013-10-13

N: 42 S: 32 E: -37 W: -72

1 Meters x 1 Meters netCDF-4
SPURS-1 research vessel Thermosalinograph series data for N. Atlantic cruises 1.0 R/V Knorr, R/V Endeavor, R/V Thalassa, R/V Sarmiento THERMOSALINOGRAPHS, SPURS_METEO 2012-09-01 to 2013-10-13

N: 42 S: 20 E: -14 W: -73

1 Meters x 1 Meters netCDF-4
SPURS-2 Central mooring CTD, surface flux and meterorological data for the E. Tropical Pacific field campaign 1.0 MOORINGS CTD, MMS 2016-08-16 to 2017-11-16

N: 10.05 S: 10.05 E: -125.03 W: -125.03

1 Meters x 1 Meters netCDF-4
SPURS-2 Passive Accoustic Listener (PAL) data from ARGO float deployments during the E. Tropical Pacific field campaign 1.0 Argo-Float HUMIDITY SENSORS 2016-08-25 to 2018-08-22

N: 12.106 S: 8.861 E: -116.57 W: -129.129

1 Meters x 1 Meters netCDF-4
SPURS-2 Rawinsonde meteorological data for the E. Tropical Pacific field campaign R/V Revelle cruises 1.0 RAWINSONDES WIND PROFILERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS 2016-08-20 to 2017-11-10

N: 12.35 S: 5.139 E: -123.32 W: -133.216

1 Meters x 1 Meters netCDF-4
SPURS-2 Research vessel Meteorological series data for the E. Tropical Pacific field campaign R/V Revelle cruises 1.0 R/V Endeavor, R/V Revelle THERMOSALINOGRAPHS, MMS 2016-08-20 to 2017-11-15

N: 24.203 S: 5.055 E: -119.886 W: -144.874

1 Meters x 1 Meters netCDF-4
SPURS-2 Waveglider data for the E. Tropical Pacific field campaign 1.0 AUVS CTD, MMS, CURRENT METERS 2016-08-24 to 2017-11-10

N: 13.8 S: 6.1 E: -108.8 W: -126.4

1 Meters x 1 Meters netCDF-4
STS-59_GRD 1 STS-59 SIR-C 1994-04-09 to 1994-04-22
STS-59_METADATA_GRD 1 STS-59 SIR-C 1994-04-09 to 1994-04-22
STS-59_METADATA_SLC 1 STS-59 SIR-C 1994-04-09 to 1994-04-22
STS-59_SLC 1 STS-59 SIR-C 1994-04-09 to 1994-04-22
STS-68_GRD 1 STS-68 SIR-C 1994-09-30 to 1994-10-12
STS-68_METADATA_GRD 1 STS-68 SIR-C 1994-09-30 to 1994-10-12
STS-68_METADATA_SLC 1 STS-68 SIR-C 1994-09-30 to 1994-10-12
STS-68_SLC 1 STS-68 SIR-C 1994-09-30 to 1994-10-12
TRMM MICROWAVE IMAGER (TMI) WENTZ OCEAN PRODUCTS V3 3 TRMM TMI 2006-09-17 to 2015-04-03

N: 38 S: -38 E: 180 W: -180

HDF-EOS4
Waveglider data for the SPURS-1 N. Atlantic field campaign 1.0 AUVS CTD, MMS, CURRENT METERS 2012-09-01 to 2013-03-25

N: 42 S: 23 E: -37 W: -71

1 Meters x 1 Meters netCDF-4
WHOI mooring CTD, surface flux and meterorological data for the SPURS-1 N. Atlantic field campaign 1.0 MOORINGS CTD, MMS 2012-09-14 to 2013-09-30

N: 24.6 S: 24 E: -38 W: -38

1 Meters x 1 Meters netCDF-4
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Featured Ocean Winds Observation Method: S-MODE

The Sub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics Experiment (S-MODE) was a NASA campaign studying small-scale ocean eddies and fronts. S-MODE consisted of three deployments off the coast of San Francisco during the fall of 2021-2022 and spring of 2023. Airborne measurements were taken with different remote instruments including the Doppler Scatterometry (DopplerScatt), Multiscale Observing System of the Ocean Surface (MOSES), Modular Aerial Sensing System (MASS), and Portable Remote Imaging SpectroMeter (PRISM). In-situ measurements were obtained through research vessels, gliders, drifters, and other water-based platforms.

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