Lake Victoria Region SYNOP Data (SYNOP BUFR Format) https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/572.003 Summary This data set includes the SYNOP surface meteorological observations from stations in the Lake Victoria region of Africa. SYNOP messages are typically sent every six hours. The data are in the SYNOP BUFR format. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 572.003 * doi:10.26023/GCQS-WGE2-EG0Z https://doi.org/10.26023/GCQS-WGE2-EG0Z Versions 1.0 Citation UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2019. HIGHWAY: Lake Victoria Region SYNOP Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/GCQS-WGE2-EG0Z 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 * HIGHWAY: High Impact Weather Lake System https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/HIGHWAY Additional information * Spatial Type: point * Frequency: 6 hourly * Progress: onGoing * Language: English Categories * Mesonet * Surface Platforms * Weather Stations Instruments * Automated Weather System GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND DIRECTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > PRESSURE TENDENCY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION AMOUNT > 3 AND 6 HOUR PRECIPITATION AMOUNT * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION AMOUNT * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SEA LEVEL PRESSURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES > CLOUD BASE HEIGHT * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AIR QUALITY > VISIBILITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SURFACE PRESSURE * EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORIES > WEATHER/CLIMATE ADVISORIES > PRESENT WEATHER * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE Related links * homepage: HIGHWAY Home Page https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/highway * info: HIGHWAY Missions https://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/highway/tools/missions Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 1750-01-01 00:00:00 * End datetime: 9999-12-31 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 1.00 * Minimum (South) Latitude: -4.00 * Minimum (West) Longitude: 30.00 * Maximum (East) Longitude: 35.00 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Additional contact information * author: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/572.003?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/572.003?format=isotc211