FASTEX soundings from Funchal (Portugal) https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/2.167 Summary This dataset consists of sounding data from Funchal in Madeira (Portugal) (WMO 08522) which was operated by INMG). Soundings were taken four times per day (00, 06, 12, and 18 UTC). These data were processed through automated and visual quality control. This dataset includes pressure, temperature, dew point, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction, and altitude taken at two second vertical intervals. Refer to the station README for details. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 2.167 * doi:10.26023/9ZMR-26QH-E10T https://doi.org/10.26023/9ZMR-26QH-E10T Versions 1.0 Citation UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory, Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia e GeofĂ­sica. 2021. FASTEX soundings from Funchal. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/9ZMR-26QH-E10T Accessed 29 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 TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND DIRECTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND DIRECTION PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > RELATIVE HUMIDITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > VERTICAL PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT Documentation * funchal.txt [20 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/421E61B5/funchal.txt Related links * info: FASTEX Missions https://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/fastex/iop.html * homepage: FASTEX EOL Project Homepage https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/fastex Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 1997-01-01 00:00:00 * End datetime: 1997-03-01 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 32.65 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 32.61 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -16.92 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -16.88 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: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia e GeofĂ­sica https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/2762 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/2.167?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/2.167?format=isotc211