Dropsondes observations during the Aerosol Cloud meTeorology Interactions oVer
the western ATlantic Experiment
https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/627.001

Summary
Quality controlled NCAR AVAPS dropsonde profiles launched over the western
North Atlantic Ocean during the 2019-2022 NASA ACTIVATE campaign. These data
are in netCDF format.

When using this dataset for publications use the ACTIVATE DOI in the related
links below.

Identifiers
 * Local archive identifier: 627.001

Versions
  1.0

Citation
 Voemel, H., et al. 2023. Dropsondes observations during the Aerosol Cloud
 meTeorology Interactions oVer the western ATlantic Experiment. Version 1.0.
 Langley Research Center (LaRC), NASA.
 https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/627.001 Accessed 18 Apr 2024.

If you plan to cite this dataset in a publication, please email us at:
 datahelp@eol.ucar.edu
We may be able to provide an updated citation that includes a DOI.

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
 * ACTIVATE: Aerosol Cloud meTeorology Interactions oVer the western ATlantic
Experiment
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/ACTIVATE

Additional information
 * Frequency: 1 second
 * Progress: completed
 * Language: English

Instruments
 * AVAPS - Airborne Vertical Atmosphere Profiling Systems
 * Dropsondes

GCMD Science Keywords
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND SPEED
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND DIRECTION
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > VERTICAL PROFILES
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > U/V WIND COMPONENTS
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > RELATIVE HUMIDITY
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND DIRECTION PROFILES
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR PROFILES

Documentation
 * NCAR_EOL_ISF_dropsonde_NetCDF_data_files_4.pdf [146 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/5558C668DA5CC/NCAR_EOL_ISF_dropsonde_NetCDF_data_files_4.pdf

Related links
 * info: ACTIVATE DOI: doi.org/10.5067/ASDC/ACTIVATE_MetNav_AircraftInSitu_KingAir_Data_1
   https://doi.org/10.5067/ASDC/ACTIVATE_MetNav_AircraftInSitu_KingAir_Data_1
 * info: ACTIVATE Homepage
   https://activate.larc.nasa.gov/?doing_wp_cron=1675119020.3649199008941650390625

Temporal coverage
 * Begin datetime: 2019-12-16 00:00:00 
 * End datetime: 2022-06-18 23:59:59 

Spatial coverage
 * Maximum (North) Latitude: 48.00
 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 33.00
 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -77.00
 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -45.00

Primary contact information
 * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1

Additional contact information
 * originator: NASA
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/2579
 * pointOfContact: Holger Voemel <voemel@ucar.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/2466
 * author: Holger Voemel <voemel@ucar.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/2466
 * author: Armin Sorooshian
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1505
 * author: Claire Robinson
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/3363
 * author: Taylor Shingler
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1504
 * author: Kenneth L. Thornhill
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/3364
 * author: Luke D. Ziemba
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/3260
 * publisher: Langley Research Center (LaRC), NASA
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/964

Alternate metadata formats
 * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/627.001?format=datacite
 * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/627.001?format=isotc211