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T-PARC: USAF C-130 NCAR/EOL Dropsonde Data

Summary

TPARC C-130 Dropsonde sounding profiles. Dropsondes were launched between August 15 and September 27, 2008 from the USAF C-130. Please see the documentation for more information regarding this data set.

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ORDER data for delivery by FTP

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6HQ3X4X
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2009-11-16) 1.1 (2016-06-29): This dataset contains files with corrected filenames. (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	T-PARC: THORPEX Pacific Asian Regional Campaign (T-PARC)
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	< 1 second
Language	English
Categories	Aircraft Upper Air
Platforms	Dropwindsondes USAF C-130
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 RELATIVE HUMIDITY U/V WIND COMPONENTS VERTICAL PROFILES WATER VAPOR PROFILES WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Show 10 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	readme.TPARC2008-C130.dropsondes.pdf [303 KiB]
Related links	info: T-PARC Missions info: T-PARC Project Data Policy homepage: T-PARC Project Homepage

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2008-08-15 00:00:00
End datetime	2008-09-27 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 55.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 0.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: 110.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: 160.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Citation

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2016. T-PARC: USAF C-130 NCAR/EOL Dropsonde Data. Version 1.1. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6HQ3X4X. Accessed 18 Apr 2024.

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