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Automated Surface Observing Systems (ASOS) 1-minute Data [NCAR/EOL]

Summary

This data set contains 1-minute resolution surface meteorological data from the Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) stations located across the United States, including Guam. These data were retrieved from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) for the VORTEX2 2009 and 2010 field seasons (May 2009 through June 2009 and May 2010 through June 2010). Each of the two types of files, om1 and om2, consists of a compressed tar file containing one month of data, with individual files for each station in the United States. The data are in ASCII format.

Data access

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Additional information

Homepage	https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/114.104
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Related projects	VORTEX2: Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 2
Frequency	1 minute
Language	English
Categories	Surface
Platforms	ASOS
Instruments	Automated Weather System
GCMD Science Keywords	AIR TEMPERATURE CLOUD CEILING DEW POINT TEMPERATURE PRECIPITATION AMOUNT RELATIVE HUMIDITY SEA LEVEL PRESSURE SURFACE PRESSURE VISIBILITY WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED Expand keywords
Documentation	ASOS-STATIONS.TXT [174 KiB] ASOS.htm [5 KiB] ASOS_Ready_Ref_Guide.pdf [1161 KiB] asos_users_guide.pdf [549 KiB] asos_users_guide_app.pdf [117 KiB]
Related links	info: VORTEX2 2009 Missions info: VORTEX2 2010 Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2009-05-01 00:00:00
End datetime	2010-06-30 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 70.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 25.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -170.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -65.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Citation

Example citation following ESIP guidelines:

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2011. Automated Surface Observing Systems (ASOS) 1-minute Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/114.104. Accessed 31 Mar 2020.

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