Wind moving through Earth’s atmosphere from 30,000 feet high in the jet stream to breezes near the ground shape the planet, drive its weather, and constantly factor into our everyday lives. With ground-level, airborne, and space-based instruments, NASA collects large amounts of wind data to characterize, understand, and predict this literal force of nature. NASA’s data includes measurements of ocean surface wind speed and direction, vertical wind profiles, surface wind observations, and wind dynamics. This data has many applications and is used for topics such as air quality research, tracking and understanding tropical cyclones, wildfire prediction and management, and determining the elements and results of climate change.