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ACE-1: "Smart" Balloon Data

Summary

Constant-level "smart" balloons were used to track air masses during the ACE-1 multi-flight lagrangian missions by Steve Businger and Mark Geldmeier (U of Hawaii). These balloons were released from the R/V Discoverer and transmitted position and meteorological data to receiving equipment on the C-130 aircraft. This dataset consist of four balloon flights during the last two lagrangian missions. The data contain balloon number, time (UTC), GPS location, atmospheric pressure, air temperature, relative humidity, and a number of balloon housekeeping parameters.

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Versions
  • 1.0 (2006-06-12)
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Frequency 5 minute
Language English
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Temporal coverage

Begin datetime 1995-12-02 00:00:00
End datetime 1995-12-09 23:59:59

Spatial coverage


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Maximum (North) Latitude: -40.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: -70.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: 140.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: 180.00

Primary point of contact information

Steve Businger <businger@soest.hawaii.edu>

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Citation

Businger, S., Geldmeier, M. 2006. ACE-1: "Smart" Balloon Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/D2JV-DNZW-XS0V. Accessed 28 Mar 2024.

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