empty(control) SST & SSTA Sea Wind Sea surface Height Salinity Precipitation Ocean Sub-surface Land Surface Snow Radiation Quantities Multi- Parameter Sets Data Centers Search Engines empty	Multi- Parameter Sets Readme Clicking on the "data set" will send you to the description (if available) at the website where the data set is actually located; The "overview" given here is a brief description; Most sets are available directly via FTP, other sets can be ordered or browsed on-line; For the meanings of the abbreviations of the data providers, refer to "Data Centers" (just click on "Data Centers" at the left bottom of this page) Data set Data set overview Data access Provider NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis A 50-year (1948-present) monthly/daily mean gridded (2.5X2.5 degree) analysis of all atmospheric observations soon COLA NASA Data Assimilation Office A 16-year (1980-1995) daily gridded (2X2.5 degree) atmospheric analysis, based on assimilation of global observations soon COLA Drifting Buoy Data SSTA,Velocity,and analysis FTP DBDAC CMC Live Access Server of NOAA SST, Sea wind, Sea level pressure FTP NOAA DAO 4D Assimilation Pentad Subset Global 2° latitude x 2.5° longitude. radiation, surface temp., precip., surface pressure, U&V wind... March 1980 - November 1993. FTP GDAAC PMEL Real-Time Pacifc Ocean Buoy Data, from Tropical Atmosphere-Ocean (TAO) SST, Sea wind... browse PMEL TRMM Field Experiment Ancillary Data Sets Campaigns including SCSMEX, LBA, KWAJEX etc. FTP GDAAC CSU SCSMEX gridded Sounding Data temperature, zonal wind... FTP Colorado State Uni. Meterorological/Oceanographic Data Water temperature, Wind speed, direction... browse NOS Climate Prediction Center/ Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Branch Analyses data are on a global 5 lon x 2 lat grid, at 18 pressure levels, up to .4 hPa. There are eight parameters, including height, temperature, winds, potential and relative vorticity, and tropopause temperature and pressure. Nov 1978-present. FTP GDAAC TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS) pentad data a collection of 5-day (pentad) means of global coverage during the years 1985 - 1992 for eleven parameters that describe the thermodynamic and radiative state of Earth's atmosphere, including global profiles of temperature and moisture, cloudiness, and outgoing longwave radiation. FTP GDAAC Microwave Sounding Unit (MSU) LIMB93 Deep Layer Temperatures and Ocean Precipitation data daily 2.5 degree grids derived from MSU for: Oceanic Precipitation (OP), Lower Troposphere Temperatures (LTT), Upper Troposphere Temperatures (UTT), Lower Stratosphere Temperature (LST) FTP GDAAC SGP97 ESTAR Brightness Temperature and Derived Soil Moisture Data the ESTAR brightness temperature images for each date data were collected; predicted soil moisture images; parameter images used in the soil moisture algorithm. FTP GDAAC TEFLUN Field Campaign validation measurements for the TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission) sensors and algorithms. aircraft and coincident satellite data gathered over variety of precipitation systems FTP GDAAC Assimilation Atmospheric Dynamics Subset from DAO One layer diagnostic products (radiation, surface temp), surface and upper air prognostic products FTP GDAAC TOVS Pathfinder Atmospheric Sounding Data monthly means of global coverage during the years 1985 - 1992 for eleven parameters that describe the thermodynamic and radiative state of Earth's atmosphere, including global profiles of temperature and moisture, cloudiness, and outgoing longwave radiation. FTP GDAAC GHRC Datasets Data from SSM/I, GOES, TRMM... Organized very nice, can be grouped by Project, Campaign, Platform, Sensor, Parameter on users request. Part of it is available via FTP. FTP GHRC ASF Large Dataset Holding Index Products obtained from SAR instruments. order ASF EDC DAAC data products instruments and platforms include Landsat 7 ETM+, Terra ASTER, Terra MODIS, Landsat Pathfinder, AVHRR. order EDC DAAC Oak Ridge National Lab data sets Data sets from field campaigns such as BOREAS, from land validation and from the output of terristrial ecosystem models such as VEMAP-1. Registration required. FTP ORNL DAAC CDDB from NCEP The Climate Diagnostics Data Base archive contains monthly means of grid point analyses of six basic meteorological variables, their mean squares, and a number of cross products for up to nine levels in the atmosphere. FTP CDC COADS Release 1 at CDC SST, sea level pressure, surface wind etc. January 1854 through December 1949, monthly means. FTP CDC COADS 2-degree at CDC. SST, sea level pressure, surface wind etc. January 1950 through December 1997, monthly means. FTP CDC COADS 1-degree at CDC. SST, sea level pressure, surface wind etc. January 1960 through December 1997, monthly means. FTP CDC The DOE Gridded Surface Precipitation and Temperature Anomalies. global precipitation and temperature anomaly data set for the period 1851 through 1990. FTP CDC Leetmaa Pacific Ocean Analysis Data. The analysis contains weekly and monthly means for temperature, salinity, u and v velocity components... of ocean current all at multiple depths. FTP CDC Monterey Real-time Marine Data. Monthly surface marine data gathered by the U.S. Navy Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC). FTP CDC NCEP Daily Global Analyses NCEP prepares a twice-daily global analysis at 2.5 degrees resolution on pressure levels as a product of their operational forecast system. FTP CDC NCEP Real-time Marine Data Monthly surface marine data available in the form of COADS-compatible (2-degree box) statistics about 1-5 days following the data month. FTP CDC NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis Pressure Level Data, Surface Data, Surface Flux Data, Other Flux Data, Tropopause Level Data, T62 Spectral Coefficients. FTP CDC NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis Monthly Means and Other Derived Variables A subset of the NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis data has been processed to create monthly means of the original data, and in some cases, derived variables or other statistics. FTP CDC Online Climate Data at NCDC Pay site. Online FTP available for part of the data sets. FTP NCDC Online Radar Data at NCDC Pay site. Online FTP available for part of the data sets. FTP NCDC NCDC's Satellite data Pay site. Online FTP available for part of the data sets. FTP NCDC DAO 4D Assimilation Monthly Mean Subset Data Data Assimilation Office. Monthly mean. 2 X 2 degree. 1980-1993 FTP GDAAC AVHRR data set Parameters produced include reflectances and brightness temperatures , along with a derived Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), cloud and quality control indicators, and ancillary data. (1981-present). FTP GDAAC CZCS data set The CZCS data set is a global ocean color data set. (October 1978 - June 1986) FTP GDAAC DAO data set With a resolution of 2 x 2.5 lat lon by 20 levels at 6 and 3 hour intervals, the dataset contains various parameters such as upper air heights, winds, temperature, and moisture as well as numerous derived quantities. Full Subset GDAAC IDC data set Five data collections containing global climatology data at various temporal and spatial resolutions. order GDAAC SEAWIFS data set The Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor Project provides quantitative data on global ocean bio-optical properties to the Earth science community. FTP GDAAC TOMS data set Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer provides high resolution global information about the total ozone content of the atmosphere. FTP GDAAC TOVS data set The TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS) instrument package provides information on temperature and humidity profiles, total ozone, clouds and radiation on a global scale. TOVS has been carried aboard NOAA polar orbiting weather satellites since 1978, and continues to the present. PathA data PathB data GDAAC UARS data set The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite data set consists of daily near global (-80° to +80°) measurements of atmospheric trace gases, temperature, aerosols and wind profiles, as well as measurements of solar UV spectra and charged particles injected into the Earth's atmosphere. FTP GDAAC TRMM data set The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission is a joint endeavor between NASA and Japan's National Space Development Agency. It is designed to monitor and study tropical rainfall and the associated release of energy that helps to power the global atmospheric circulation, shaping both global weather and climate. FTP GDAAC EOS-WEBSTER data sets Registration required Search & Order EOS WEBSTER Daily Temperature & Precipitation 30 year Average Maps of the UMAC region Maps. 1961 - 1990 FTP UMAC, ESIP 3 / RESAC UKMO - UARS Assimilated Data Sets of global meteorological analyses comprising 3-dimensional fields of temperature, geopotential height and wind components at 2.5 x 3.75 degree resolution from the ground to 0.3 hPa. FTP UKMO ECMWF Re-Analysis data Data held at the BADC include both initialised and uninitialised T106 spectral upper air data (approx. 1 degree resolution) on model levels and standard pressure levels plus gaussian (N80) gridded surface data for period 1979 - February 1994. FTP ECMWF ECMWF Re-Analysis on 2.5 deg grid The-BADC-has-interpolated-the-ECMWF-global re-analyses on to a regular 2.5 degree latitude / longitude grid and on standard pressure surfaces. Parameters include temperature, 3 components of wind, humidity, surface height. FTP ECMWF ECMWF Operational Analyses Global analyses from the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (ECMWF) from 1994 - present. This dataset is a follow-on from the ECMWF Re-Analysis (ERA) dataset and includes the same parameters at identical resolution. FTP ECMWF ECMWF Operational Analyses 2.5 degree gridded The BADC has interpolated the ECMWF global operational analyses on to a regular 2.5 degree latitude / longitude grid and on standard pressure surfaces. Parameters include temperature, 3 components of wind, humidity, surface height. FTP ECMWF AVHRR data over China 10-day combined data from channel 1 & 2. 1km resolution. 1999. order CESDIN AVHRR data over China monthly combined data from channel 1 & 2. 1km resolution. 1999. order CESDIN Regional climatologies For Europe, Great Britain, British Isles, USA, South Asia, Southern Africa FTP CRU IPCC observed Climate Datasets 0.5° 1961-90 Mean Climatologies and 1901-1995 Monthly Gridded Time Series FTP CRU IPCC COADS: Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set. (months since 1960-01-01) ordered Jan 1854 to Dec 1992 FTP LDEO GISS: Goddard Institute for Space Studies. radiation, precipitation, temperature... FTP LDEO IGOSS: Integrated Global Ocean Services System Products Bulletin. TOGA-TAO, TOPEX... FTP LDEO KAPLAN COADS_SLPclim,Indices, OSxbNCEP... FTP LDEO LEVITUS annual, monthly and seasonal objectively analyzed fields of major ocean parameters superceeded by LEVITUS94. FTP LDEO LEVITUS94 annual, monthly and seasonal World Ocean Atlas 1994, an atlas of objectively analyzed fields of major ocean parameters. FTP LDEO OBERHUBER data set Max Planck Institute Heat Flux and Surface Radiation Climatology. FTP LDEO OORT Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) Global Atmospheric Circulation. FTP LDEO OSUSFC global ocean heat flux and wind stress from Oregon State University Climate. FTP LDEO Rasmussen-Carpenter SST and wind FTP LDEO SERVAIN SST and wind FTP LDEO UEA CRU A multi-parameter set from Climate Research Unit. DODS LDEO UMD Carton Global Ocean Analysis U DODS LDEO USGS Hydro-Climate Data Network. data set for the study of climate variations. DODS streamflow data LDEO WEARE WEARE: Marine climate atlas of the tropical Pacific Ocean. FTP LDEO [ Back to SIESIP homepage ]