DOTSTAR ASTRA Dropsonde TEMPDROP Data https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/209.002 Summary TEMPDROP messages from the dropsondes released by the DOTSTAR ASTRA jet aircraft that flew during the ITOP field program. The DOTSTAR aircraft were based out of Taiwan and flew around tropical systems in the western Pacific Ocean during August-October 2010. The data files are in the GTS TEMPDROP format and contain the mandatory and significant level observations from the DOTSTAR dropsondes. NCAR/EOL have conducted no quality control on these data files. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 209.002 * doi:10.26023/KA56-P3GE-TC0E https://doi.org/10.26023/KA56-P3GE-TC0E Versions 1.0 Citation Wu, C. 2011. DOTSTAR ASTRA Dropsonde TEMPDROP Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/KA56-P3GE-TC0E Accessed 19 Apr 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 * ITOP: Impact of Typhoons on the Ocean in the Pacific https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/ITOP Additional information * Spatial Type: point * Frequency: criteria * Language: English Categories * Aircraft * Upper Air Platforms * DOTSTAR Astra * Dropwindsondes Instruments * AVAPS - Airborne Vertical Atmosphere Profiling Systems * Dropsondes GCMD Science Keywords * 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 > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND DIRECTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND DIRECTION PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND SPEED * 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 PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > U/V WIND COMPONENTS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > WEATHER EVENTS > TROPICAL CYCLONES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > VERTICAL PROFILES Documentation * NHOP_AppG_2009.PDF [266 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/41D95106C615/NHOP_AppG_2009.PDF * Readme_ITOP_DOTSTAR_tempdrop.txt [2 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/41D95106C503/Readme_ITOP_DOTSTAR_tempdrop.txt Related links * info: ITOP Data Policy https://www.eol.ucar.edu/content/itop-data-policy * homepage: ITOP Project Homepage https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/itop * info: ITOP 2010 Missions https://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/itop_2010/missions/missions.html Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 2010-08-31 10:08:00 * End datetime: 2010-10-17 01:46:00 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 30.00 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 17.00 * Minimum (West) Longitude: 116.00 * Maximum (East) Longitude: 131.00 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Additional contact information * author: Chun-Chieh Wu https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/832 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/209.002?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/209.002?format=isotc211