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Radiosonde  : The dataset documentation 
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1.TITLE 
      FORSGC_OD21 / Radiosonde LEVEL 1 DATA. 
 
2. Contacts (For Data Production Information) 
     : Tien Sribimawati
      Manager of Climate System Core Competence (TSI)
      Center for the Assessment and Application of Technology of Natural Resources Inventory (P3TISDA)
      Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT - Jakarta)      
      TEL: 21-3169608
      FAX: 21-3160982
      E-mail:tien@clivarindo.org
      website: http://www.clivarindo.org

    : M Sulchan Darmawan
      Information Technology Division
      Geostech Laboratory - Climate System Core Competence (TSI)
      Center for the Assessment and Application of Technology of Natural Resources Inventory (P3TISDA)
      Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT - Jakarta)      
      TEL: 21-3169608
      FAX: 21-3160982
      E-mail:msdarmawan@clivarindo.org
      website: http://www.clivarindo.org

3. EQUIPMENT 
    Radiosonde transmitter: Vaisala RS80-15GH radiosonde
    Radiosonde receiver: Vaisala DigiCORA II MW15

4. STATION INFORMATION 
    Name -- GAW Bukit Kototabang
    Ref. Site Name (Ceop) -- Equatorial Island (eis)
    Latitude    0.200 S
    Longitude 100.320 E
    Elevation 865 m
 
5. DATA DESCRIPTION 
 5.1. Type of Data. 
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  5.1.1              | 5.1.2         | 5.1.3  | 5.1.4 
  Parameter/Variable | Range         | Units  | Source 
  Description        |               |        | 
  -------------------+---------------+--------+---------------------------- 
  Altitude           | 0 - 35000     |  m     | calculated from pressrure, 
                     |               |        | temperature and humidity 
  -------------------+---------------+--------+---------------------------- 
  Pressure           | 1100 - 1      |  hPa   | barometer 
  -------------------+---------------+--------+---------------------------- 
  Temperature        | -100 - +50    | degC   | thermometer 
  -------------------+---------------+--------+---------------------------- 
  Relative Humidity  | -1 - +100     | %      | humidity sensor 
  -------------------+---------------+--------+---------------------------- 
  Dew point          | -100 - +50    | degC   | calculated from pressrure, 
   temperature       |               |        | temperature and humidity 
  -------------------+---------------+--------+---------------------------- 
  Wind direction     | 0 - 360       | deg    | GPS 
  -------------------+---------------+--------+---------------------------- 
  wind speed         | 0 - 100       | m/s    | GPS 
  ========================================================================= 
 
 5.2. Missing Value Identify 
      "/////" (The number of "/" is diffrent among the parameters)  
 
 5.3. Time Stamp 
      N/A 
 
 5.4. Sample Database Data Record. 
 
   0  0    22 1006.9  24.6  96   23.9  351    1.3 TUdfv              
   0 10    69 1001.4  24.2  89   22.3   15    2.2           Pi    wi 
   0 20   121  995.6  24.0  87   21.7   27    2.5 TU                 
   0 30   179  989.0  24.1  83   21.0   35    2.7                    
   0 40   239  982.3  24.3  78   20.2   38    2.9                    
   0 50   301  975.4  24.6  74   19.7   39    3.0                    
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 5.5. File Name and Data Format
 
     File Name
      YYMMDDHH: Observation date, date, and time (UTC)
 
     Data Format
      1st and 2nd column:  time after the balloon launch (minitues and seconds) 
      3rd column:  Altitude (m/MSL) 
      4th column:  Pressure (hPa) 
      5th column:  Temperature (degC) 
      6th column:  Relative humidity (%) 
      7th column:  Dew point temperature (degC) 
      9th column:  Wind direction (deg) 
     10th column:  Wind speed (m/s) 
     11th, 12th, ...:  Flags(*) 
 
     (*) flags: 
           T:   Significance level of temperature 
           U:   Significance level of humidity 
           d:   Significance level of wind direction 
           f:   Significance level of wind speed 
           v:   Significance level of wind using vector criteria 
	   Tr:  Tropopause 
	   Pi:  Pressure interpolated 
	   Ti:  Temperature interpolated 
	   Ui:  Humidity interpolated 
 
6. NOTES 
 6.1. Known Problems With The Data. 
       N/A 
 
 6.2. Other Relevant Information. 
       N/A 
 
7. GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS 
Original data was collected and is provided within the framework
of the research collaboration between Frontier Observational
Research System for Global Change (FORSGC), Japan Marine Science
and Technology Center (JAMSTEC) and Radio Science Center for
Space and Atmosphere (RASC), Kyoto University, financially
supported by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Science and Culture.
 
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