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T-PARC: DOTSTAR ASTRA NCAR/EOL Dropsonde Data

Summary

Dropsonde sounding profiles released from the DOTSTAR ASTRA aircraft between 16 July to 28 September 2008. See the documentation file for further information.

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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D689142F
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2010-04-01) 1.1 (2016-06-29): The filenames in this dataset have been corrected. (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	criteria
Language	English
Categories	Aircraft Upper Air
Platforms	DOTSTAR Astra Dropwindsondes
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-Dotstar.dropsondes.pdf [237 KiB]
Related links	info: T-PARC Missions info: T-PARC Project Data Policy homepage: T-PARC Project Homepage

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2008-07-16 09:04:00
End datetime	2008-09-28 00:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 27.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 14.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: 116.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: 130.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Citation

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2016. T-PARC: DOTSTAR ASTRA NCAR/EOL Dropsonde Data. Version 1.1. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D689142F. Accessed 25 Apr 2024.

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