FASTEX soundings from Thorshavn (Denmark) https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/2.157 Summary This dataset consists of sounding data from Thorshavn on Faroe Island (WMO 06011) which was operated by the Danish Meteorological Institute. Soundings were taken four times per day (00, 06, 12, and 18 UTC). These data were processed through the automated and visual quality control processes. This dataset includes pressure, temperature, dewpoint, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction, and altitude taken at 10 second vertical intervals. Refer to the station README for details. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 2.157 * doi:10.26023/XFE6-QPZH-YD10 https://doi.org/10.26023/XFE6-QPZH-YD10 Versions 1.0 Citation UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory, Danish Meteorological Institute. 2021. FASTEX soundings from Thorshavn. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/XFE6-QPZH-YD10 Accessed 28 Mar 2024. Additional citation styles can be generated by entering the DOI at CrossCite (https://citation.crosscite.org/). Acknowledgement In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements, please acknowledge NCAR/EOL in your publications with text such as: Data provided by NCAR/EOL under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/ Related projects * FASTEX: Fronts and Atlantic Storm Track Experiment https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/FASTEX Additional information * Spatial Type: point * Frequency: 6 hourly * Language: English Categories * Sounding * Upper Air Platforms * Radiosondes Instruments * Radiosondes GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > VERTICAL PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > RELATIVE HUMIDITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND DIRECTION PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND DIRECTION Documentation * thorshavn.txt [21 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/421DD1AB/thorshavn.txt Related links * homepage: FASTEX EOL Project Homepage https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/fastex * info: FASTEX Missions https://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/fastex/iop.html Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 1997-01-01 00:00:00 * End datetime: 1997-03-01 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 62.02 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 62.02 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -6.77 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -6.77 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Additional contact information * author: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 * author: Danish Meteorological Institute https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/2759 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/2.157?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/2.157?format=isotc211