NCAR C-130 Quality Controlled Dropsonde Data (NCAR/EOL) https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/203.005 Summary Dropsonde sounding data from the NCAR C-130 research aircraft, collected using the NCAR Airborne Vertical Atmospheric Profiling System (AVAPS) during the Gulf Of Tehuantepec Experiment, Coupled Development of Ocean Waves and Boundary Layers (GOTEX aka OceanWaves). Soundings are quality-controlled in the NCAR CLASS format. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 203.005 * doi:10.5065/D689149K https://doi.org/10.5065/D689149K Versions 1.0 Citation UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2017. NCAR C-130 Quality Controlled Dropsonde Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D689149K 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 * GOTEX: Gulf Of Tehuantepec Experiment, Coupled Development of Ocean Waves and Boundary Layers (aka OceanWaves) https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/GOTEX Additional information * Spatial Type: unknown * Frequency: 1 second * Language: English Categories * Upper Air Platforms * Dropwindsondes * NSF/NCAR C-130 Instruments * AVAPS - Airborne Vertical Atmosphere Profiling Systems * Dropsondes GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > VERTICAL PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > RELATIVE HUMIDITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND DIRECTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND DIRECTION PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND SPEED Documentation * readme.GOTEX.C130.dropsonde.pdf [64 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/52E2423362221/readme.GOTEX.C130.dropsonde.pdf Related links * homepage: GOTEX Project Homepage https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/gotex Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 2004-02-03 00:00:00 * End datetime: 2004-02-27 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 17.00 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 12.00 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -98.00 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -92.00 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/203.005?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/203.005?format=isotc211