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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

N: 21.41 S: 14.98 E: 130 W: 125.628

NetCDF-4, TAR, Text File
QuikSCAT ESDR Level 2 Ancillary Ocean Surface Fields Version 1.1 1.1 MODELS, QUIKSCAT Computer, SEAWINDS 2000-06-01 to 2009-11-22

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

12.5 Kilometers x 12.5 Kilometers 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
REGIONAL AIR-SEA INTERACTION (RASI) GAP WIND AND COASTAL UPWELLING EVENTS CLIMATOLOGY GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC, MEXICO V1 1 RASI Computer 1998-01-01 to 2011-12-31

N: 16.38 S: 5 E: -93.38 W: -105

netCDF-3
Saildrone Arctic field campaign surface and ADCP measurements for NOPP-MISST project 1.0 Saildrone PYROMETERS, ADCP, CTD, ANEMOMETERS, FLUOROMETERS, BAROMETERS 2019-05-14 to 2019-10-11

N: 75.5 S: 53.8 E: -146.1 W: -168.7

netCDF-4
Saildrone Baja field campaign surface and ADCP measurements 1.0 Saildrone PYROMETERS, ADCP, CTD, FLUOROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS 2018-04-11 to 2018-06-11

N: 37.82 S: 28.01 E: -115.52 W: -125.55

netCDF-4
Saildrone field campaign surface and ADCP measurements for the Atlantic Tradewind Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Interaction Campaign (ATOMIC) project 1.0 Saildrone PYROMETERS, ADCP, CTD, ANEMOMETERS, FLUOROMETERS, BAROMETERS 2020-01-17 to 2020-03-02

N: 12.1 S: 7.4 E: -48.6 W: -59.4

netCDF-4
SASSIE Arctic Field Campaign Jet Surface Salinity Profiler Data Fall 2022 Version 1 1 ROVS CTD, WIND MONITOR, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, PRESSURE SENSORS 2022-09-10 to 2022-09-26

N: 73.5 S: 72 E: -144 W: -151

netCDF-4
SASSIE Arctic Field Campaign Shipboard Meteorology Data Fall 2022 1 Ships PYRANOMETERS, SONIC ANEMOMETER, Pyrgeometer 2022-08-06 to 2022-10-01

N: 73.55 S: 69 E: -144.8 W: -166

NetCDF-4
SASSIE Arctic Field Campaign Shipboard Salinity Snake Data Fall 2022 1 Ships CTD 2022-09-09 to 2022-10-03

N: 73.6 S: 66 E: -144.8 W: -168.1

NetCDF-4
SCATSAT-1 ESDR Level 2 Ancillary Ocean Surface Fields Version 1.1 1.1 MODELS, SCATSAT-1 Computer, OSCAT-2 2018-04-01 to 2021-03-01

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

12.5 Kilometers x 12.5 Kilometers netCDF-4
Sea Surface Temperature (SST) CPEX 1 SATELLITES Computer 2017-05-23 to 2017-07-15

N: 39.996 S: 5.004 E: 179.5 W: 178.896

SeaWiFS Global Mapped Eulerian and Lagrangian Oceanography and Ecology Variables Data, version 1 1 OrbView-2 SeaWiFS 1997-09-04 to 2010-12-11

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

netCDF-4
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 Thermosalinograph, Meteorology, and Bio-optics Measurements Version 1 1 Ships THERMOSALINOGRAPHS, FLUOROMETERS 2021-08-01 to 2023-05-04

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

netCDF-4
S-MODE L2 Temperature and Salinity from Saildrones Version 1 1 Saildrone ADCP 2021-09-01 to 2022-10-31

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

netCDF-4
S-MODE MOSES Level 2 Atmospherically-Corrected Sea Surface Temperature Version 1 1 B-200 RADIOMETERS 2021-10-19 to 2023-05-05

N: 38.1 S: 36 E: -122.9 W: -125.4

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
Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) L1-L3 Ancillary NOAA Data V001 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 2015-01-31 to Present

N: 86.4 S: -86.4 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-3, ASCII
Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 2: Atmospheric state at Standard Pressure Levels derived from CLIMCAPS V2.1 (SNDRAQIML2PLEVCPS) 2.1 Aqua AIRS 2002-08-31 to 2016-09-25

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

Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 2 CLIMCAPS: Atmosphere, cloud and surface geophysical state V2 (SNDRAQIML2CCPRET) 2 Aqua AIRS, AMSU-A 2002-08-30 to 2016-09-25

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

Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 2 CLIMCAPS: Retrieved atmospheric state V2.1 (SNDRAQIML2CPS) 2.1 Aqua AIRS, AMSU-A 2002-08-31 to 2016-09-25

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

Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 3 CLIMCAPS : Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Daily V2 (SNDRAQIML3CDCCP) 2 Aqua AIRS, AMSU-A 2002-08-31 to 2016-09-26

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 3 CLIMCAPS : Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Monthly V2 (SNDRAQIML3CMCCP) 2 Aqua AIRS, AMSU-A 2002-08-31 to 2016-10-01

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees

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