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Wind and Temperature Intermediate Data from the Wind and Temperature Spectrometer (WATS) Experiment on Dynamics Explorer-2

Entry ID: DE_WATS_1

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Summary

Abstract: The Wind and Temperature (WATS) experiment on the Dynamics Explorer-2
(DE-2) spacecraft consists of a closed source neutral mass
spectrometer with two rectangular baffles which are swept across the
incoming neutral beam. The modulation of the neutral flux by the
baffles allows measurement of the temperature and gas velocity. The
mass was commandable and was usually selected to be N2 or O.

The ...

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: NASA

Dataset Title: Wind and Temperature Intermediate Data from the Wind and Temperature Spectrometer (WATS) Experiment on Dynamics Explorer-2

Online Resource: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1981-08-05

Stop Date: 1983-02-18

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

VERTICAL LOCATION > IONOSPHERE

VERTICAL LOCATION > THERMOSPHERE

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > TRACE GASES/TRACE SPECIES

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS

ISO Topic Category

FARMING

BIOTA

Platform

NOAA POES > NOAA Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites

Instrument

AVHRR > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer

Ancillary Keywords

Climate Diagnostics

Weather

Climate

NASA Code 610

Data Center

Climate and Radiation Branch, Laboratory for Atmospheres, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA

Data Center URL: http://climate.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Dataset ID: DOBSON

Data Center Personnel
Name: WINSTON C. CHAO Phone: 301.614.6242 Email: winston.c.chao at nasa.gov Contact Address: NASA/GSFC Mail Code 610.1 City: Greenbelt Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20771 Country: USA

Publications/References

Chang, C-P. Ed. 2004: East Asian Monsoon. World Scientific Pub. Co. 560 pp.

Chao, W. C. and B. Chen, 2001: The origin of monsoons. J. Atmos. Sci., 58, 3497-3507.
http://climate.gsfc.nasa.gov/publications/fulltext/CD-ITCZ-Chao-Che...

Xie, P. and P. A. Arkin, 1998: Global monthly precipitation estimates from satellite-observed outgoing longwave radiation. J. Climate, 11, 137-164.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2008-07-02

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-02-06

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