NSF C-130 Meteorology Dropsonde GPS https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/22.030 Summary NCAR EOL dropsonde data from the NCAR C-130. Dropsondes were taken as requested. These data were processed through automated quality control. These data include pressure, temperature, dew point, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction, and altitude taken at 1/2 second vertical intervals. A detailed README is provided. Consult the README for a list of times when a dropsonde profile is available. The README also describes the automated quality control procedures and provides a detailed explanation of the sounding file format. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 22.030 * doi:10.5065/D62Z13WG https://doi.org/10.5065/D62Z13WG Versions 1.0 Citation Hock, T. 2007. NSF C-130 Meteorology Dropsonde GPS. Version 1.0. United States Air Force. https://doi.org/10.5065/D62Z13WG 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 * INDOEX: Indian Ocean Experiment https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/INDOEX Additional information * Spatial Type: point * Frequency: no set schedule * Language: English Categories * Aircraft * Sounding Platforms * Dropwindsondes * NSF/NCAR C-130 Instruments * AVAPS - Airborne Vertical Atmosphere Profiling Systems * Dropsondes GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND DIRECTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > U/V WIND COMPONENTS * 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 TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > RELATIVE HUMIDITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > VERTICAL PROFILES Documentation * readme.dropsonde [27 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/416BB250/readme.dropsonde Related links * homepage: INDOEX EOL Home Page https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/indoex * info: INDOEX Missions https://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/indoex/ * info: INDOEX Data Policy https://archive.eol.ucar.edu/projects/indoex/dm/dm99.html Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 1999-02-20 00:00:00 * End datetime: 1999-03-25 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 25.00 * Minimum (South) Latitude: -25.00 * Minimum (West) Longitude: 50.00 * Maximum (East) Longitude: 100.00 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Additional contact information * principalInvestigator: Terry Hock https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/296 * resourceProvider: United States Air Force https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/445 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/22.030?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/22.030?format=isotc211