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PECAN: FP4 NCAR/EOL QC Soundings

Summary

This dataset contains 109 quality-controlled radiosonde data files, in the EOL sounding format. These data were collected during the PECAN field campaign at the fixed Integrated Sounding System (ISS) site in Minden, NE. This site was known as Fixed PECAN Integrated Sounding Array 4 (FP4) during the project.

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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D63776XH
Data Quality	final
Versions	0.1 (2015-08-31) 1.0 (2016-03-14) 2.0 (2016-03-25): Added the soundings converted to the EOL Sounding Composite (ESC) format. (Only the current version of the data is available to order. If you have questions about a prior version, please email us.)
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Related projects	PECAN: Plains Elevated Convection at Night
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	criteria
Language	English
Categories	Sounding Upper Air
Platforms	NCAR/EOL Integrated Sounding System - ISS Radiosondes
Instruments	Radiosondes
Sites	Fixed PISA 4 - Minden, NE
GCMD Science Keywords	ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS DEW POINT TEMPERATURE GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE VERTICAL PROFILES WATER VAPOR PROFILES WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Show 10 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	new.readme.PECAN-2015.NCAR.NSSL.radiosondes.pdf [529 KiB] readme.PECAN-2015.NCAR.NSSL.radiosondes.pdf [1059 KiB] readme_PECAN_FP4_Minden_radiosonde_ESC.pdf [570 KiB]
Related links	info: PECAN Data Policy homepage: PECAN Home Page info: PECAN Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2015-06-02 00:00:00
End datetime	2015-07-16 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 40.516, Minimum (South) Latitude: 40.516
Minimum (West) Longitude: -98.951, Maximum (East) Longitude: -98.951

Primary point of contact information

EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>

Additional contact information

processor: Kathryn Young
processor: Scot Loehrer <loehrer@ucar.edu>
processor: Linda Echo-Hawk <echohawk@ucar.edu>
author: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>

Citation

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2016. PECAN: FP4 NCAR/EOL QC Soundings. Version 2.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D63776XH. Accessed 24 Apr 2024.

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