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EPOCH 2017 Global Hawk QC Dropsonde Data

Summary

Dropsondes profiles deployed from three research flights on the NASA Global Hawk during the East Pacific Origins and Characteristics of Hurricanes (EPOCH) campaign. 216 quality controlled profiles were collected between August 1 and August 30, 2017.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D60G3HX6
Data Quality	final
Versions	0.1 (2017-09-06) 1.0 (2018-02-27) (Only the current version of the data is available to order. If you have questions about a prior version, please email us.)
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Related projects	EPOCH: East Pacific Origins and Characteristics of Hurricanes Dropsondes
Frequency	< 1 second
Language	English
Platforms	Dropwindsondes NASA Global Hawk
Instruments	AVAPS - Airborne Vertical Atmosphere Profiling Systems Dropsondes
GCMD Science Keywords	ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS DEW POINT TEMPERATURE GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT HURRICANES RELATIVE HUMIDITY TROPICAL CYCLONES U/V WIND COMPONENTS VERTICAL PROFILES WATER VAPOR PROFILES WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Show 12 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	readme.EPOCH-2017.GH.dropsondes_20180228.pdf [1071 KiB]
Related links	homepage: EPOCH Project Homepage

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2017-02-28 00:00:00
End datetime	2017-08-31 14:48:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 33.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 18.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -125.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -83.00

Primary point of contact information

EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>

Citation

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2018. EPOCH 2017 Global Hawk QC Dropsonde Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D60G3HX6. Accessed 17 May 2025.

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