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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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Sentinel-1A Single Polarization High Resolution Ground Range Detected Product 1 Sentinel-1A C-SAR 2014-04-03 to Present

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

Sentinel-1A Single Polarization High Resolution Ground Range Detected Product Metadata 1 Sentinel-1A C-SAR 2014-04-03 to Present

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

Sentinel-1A Single Polarization Medium Resolution Ground Range Detected Product 1 Sentinel-1A C-SAR 2014-04-03 to Present

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

Sentinel-1A Single Polarization Medium Resolution Ground Range Detected Product Metadata 1 Sentinel-1A C-SAR 2014-04-03 to Present

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

Sentinel-1B Dual Polarization High Resolution Ground Range Detected Product 1 Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24

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

Sentinel-1B Dual Polarization High Resolution Ground Range Detected Product Metadata 1 Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24

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

Sentinel-1B Dual Polarization Medium Resolution Ground Range Detected Product 1 Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24

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

Sentinel-1B Dual Polarization Medium Resolution Ground Range Detected Product Metadata 1 Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24

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

Sentinel-1B Level 0 Product 1 Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24

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

Sentinel-1B Level 0 Product Metadata 1 Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24

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

Sentinel-1B Ocean Product 1 Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24

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

Sentinel-1B Ocean Product Metadata 1 Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24

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

Sentinel-1B Single Look Complex Product 1 Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24

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

Sentinel-1B Single Look Complex Product Metadata 1 Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24

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

Sentinel-1B Single Polarization High Resolution Ground Range Detected Product 1 Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24

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

Sentinel-1B Single Polarization High Resolution Ground Range Detected Product Metadata 1 Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24

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

Sentinel-1B Single Polarization Medium Resolution Ground Range Detected Product 1 Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24

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

Sentinel-1B Single Polarization Medium Resolution Ground Range Detected Product Metadata 1 Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24

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

Sentinel-1C Ocean Product 1 Sentinel-1C C-SAR 2025-03-28 to Present

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

SAFE
Sentinel-1C Ocean Product Metadata 1 Sentinel-1C C-SAR 2025-03-28 to Present

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

XML
Sentinel-1D Ocean Product 1 Sentinel-1D C-SAR 2026-04-15 to Present

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

SAFE
Sentinel-1D Ocean Product Metadata 1 Sentinel-1D C-SAR 2026-04-15 to Present

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

XML
SMMR/Nimbus-7 Color Images V001 (SMMRN7IM) 001 Nimbus-7 SMMR 1978-10-30 to 1983-11-02

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

25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers
S-MODE L2 Shipboard Meteorological Data from Rawinsondes Version 1 1 Ships RAWINSONDES, RADIOSONDES 2021-10-21 to 2023-05-31

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

netCDF-4
SMODE L2 WAVEGLIDERS TEMP SALINITY V1 1 Wave Glider CTD, ADCP, MMS, CURRENT METERS 2021-10-28 to 2023-05-14

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

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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