CSU SCSMEX Sounding Data
Summary
This dataset contains sounding data collected during the South China Sea Monsoon Experiment (SCSMEX) in May and June of 1998. In all, there were 162 sounding sites with 23,042 soundings available during this period. High vertical resolution data is included from the R/V Kexue and R/V Shiyan 3 ship sites and GTS mandatory and significant level data is included from the remaining sites. Additionally, a FORTRAN program for reading the upper-air sounding data files is included. Please see the provided readme_SCSMEX file for more information.
Data access
- ORDER data for delivery by FTP
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Temporal coverage
| Begin datetime | 1998-05-01 00:00:00 |
| End datetime | 1998-06-30 23:59:59 |
Spatial coverage
Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.
Maximum (North) Latitude:
41.72,
Minimum (South) Latitude:
-12.18
Minimum (West) Longitude:
72.48,
Maximum (East) Longitude:
138.08
Primary point of contact information
EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
Additional contact information
- pointOfContact: Paul Ciesielski <paulc@atmos.colostate.edu>
- author: Paul Ciesielski <paulc@atmos.colostate.edu>
- author: Richard H. Johnson <johnson@atmos.colostate.edu>
Citation
Johnson, R., Ciesielski, P. 2019. CSU SCSMEX Sounding Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/GFXS-4N3Y-E60K. Accessed 18 Apr 2024.
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