CEOP/EOP1 CAMP Northern South China Sea Radiosonde Data (12 Hourly) ========================================================== Sonde (Radio Sonde) : Sample of the dataset documentation ---------------------------------------------------------- 1.TITLE CAMP-TMEX / Sonde DATA. 2. INVESTIGATOR(S) 2.1 Investigator(s) Name And Title Tsing-Chang (Mike) Chen (Iowa State University, USA) Ming-Cheng Yen (National Central University, Taiwan) 2.2. Title of Investigation. CEOP(Coordinated Enhanced Observing Period)/ CAMP(CEOP related Asian Monsoon Experiment)-TMEX 2.3 Contacts (For Data Production Information) =============================================================================== | Contact 1 | Contact 2 --------------+--------------------------------+------------------------------ 2.3.1 Name | Tsing-Chang (Mike) Chen | Ming-Cheng Yen --------------+--------------------------------+------------------------------ 2.3.2 Address | Depertment of Geological and | Depertment of Atmospheric Sciences | Atmospheric Sciences | National Central University | Iowa State University | Chung-Li 32054, | 3010 Agronomy Hall | Taiwan | Ames, IA 50011, USA | --------------+--------------------------------+------------------------------ 2.3.3 Tel.No. | +1-515-294-9874 | +1-886-3422-7151 ext. 5538 --------------+--------------------------------+------------------------------ 2.3.4 Fax.No. | +1-515-294-2619 | +1-886-3422-3283 --------------+--------------------------------+------------------------------ 2.3.5 E-mail. | tmchen@iastate.edu | tyenmc@atm.ncu.edu.tw ============================================================================== 3. OBJECTIVE/PURPOSE To investigate the Taiwan Monsoon evolution and diurnal varition. 4. EQUIPMENT 4.1 Platform Surface Air 4.2 Calibration. Done by Central Weather Bureau (CWB) of Taiwan. 5. THEORY OF MEASUREMENTS N/A 6. STATION AND DATA INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.7 Station name | Lat. | Long. | Alt. | Temporal Coverage | Temporal | Data File | (deg.) | (deg.) | (m) | | Resolution | name -------------+--------+---------+------+----------------------------+----------------+---------- Taipei | 25.03 | 121.52 | 8 | 01.May.2002 - 01.Sep.2002 | 00,20 UTC | t692.dat Hualien | 23.98 | 121.60 | 16.1 | 01.May.2002 - 01.Sep.2002 | 00,20 UTC | t699.dat Penghu | 23.57 | 119.56 | 10.7 | 01.May.2002 - 01.Sep.2002 | 00,06,12,20UTC | t735.dat ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.8 Spatial Coverage Point mesurement 6.9 Spatial Resolution N/A 7. DATA DESCRIPTION 7.1. Type of Data. 7.2. Missing Value Identify "NaN" 7.3. Time Stamp UTC:(Coordinated Universal Time) 7.4. Sample Database Data Record (+). Date= 2000.01.01 Station= 46699 Time= 00Z Levels= 64 No Si P H T RH Td Wd Ws (mb) (gpm) (degC) (%) (degC) (deg) (m/s) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 01 1015.0 00019 18.3 80 14.8 240 1.6 2 10 1000.0 00147 19.6 71 14.1 249 2.1 3 06 998.7 00159 999.9 999 999.9 250 2.1 4 02 984.3 00284 20.3 66 13.6 316 1.8 5 06 965.8 00447 999.9 999 999.9 42 1.5 6 06 932.4 00749 999.9 999 999.9 10 1.1 7 10 925.0 00817 16.4 71 11.2 23 1.2 8 10 900.0 01050 14.7 81 11.6 65 1.6 9 06 899.0 01059 999.9 999 999.9 67 1.6 10 10 850.0 01531 11.0 96 10.3 127 3.1 11 10 800.0 02035 7.5 97 7.1 197 6.5 12 06 771.8 02330 999.9 999 999.9 235 9.8 13 02 771.4 02334 4.7 100 4.7 236 9.8 14 02 769.3 02356 4.5 46 -6.1 238 10.1 15 02 767.4 02376 9.2 47 -1.6 240 10.3 16 02 722.4 02876 8.0 45 -3.2 277 16.0 17 10 700.0 03135 6.5 48 -3.8 283 18.2 7.5. Data Format (-). Year,Month,Day,Station,Time,Levels No(of levels),Si,P(pressure),H,T,RH,Td,Wd,Ws 8. NOTES 8.1. Known Problems With The Data. N/A 8.2. Other Relevant Information. N/A 9. GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS Sonde : Radio Sonde UTC : Coordinated Universal Time -----------------------------------------------------------------------------