GTS Three-Hourly Synoptic Observation Data (GEMPAK) https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/68.007 Summary The GTS Three-Hourly Synoptic Observation Data is one of several surface data sets collected by the National Center For Atmospheric Research/Earth Observing Laboratory (NCAR/EOL) as part of the Dynamics and Chemistry of Marine Stratocumulus Phase II: Entrainment Studies (DYCOMS-II) project. Included in the data set are the global three-hourly surface synoptic observations. These data are contained in daily files which are in GEMPAK format. The data cover the period from 7 - 28 July 2001. The data were acquired via the UNIDATA Local Data Manager (LDM). Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 68.007 * doi:10.26023/ZDXP-V69A-4G08 https://doi.org/10.26023/ZDXP-V69A-4G08 Versions 1.0 Citation UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2008. DYCOMS-II: GTS Three-Hourly Synoptic Observation Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/ZDXP-V69A-4G08 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 * DYCOMS-II: Dynamics and Chemistry of Marine Stratocumulus Phase II https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/DYCOMS-II Additional information * Spatial Type: point * Frequency: 3 hourly * Language: English Categories * Surface Platforms * Weather Stations Instruments * Automated Weather System GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES > CLOUD FRACTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AIR QUALITY > VISIBILITY * EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORIES > WEATHER/CLIMATE ADVISORIES > PRESENT WEATHER * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES > CLOUD BASE HEIGHT * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION AMOUNT * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > PRESSURE TENDENCY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SEA LEVEL PRESSURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND DIRECTION Documentation * readme_surface_gempak_syn.txt [1 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/4172A4E0/readme_surface_gempak_syn.txt Related links * homepage: DYCOMS-II Project Homepage https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/dycoms-ii * info: DYCOMS-II Missions https://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/dycoms/catalog/missions/ Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 2001-07-07 00:00:00 * End datetime: 2001-07-28 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 90.00 * Minimum (South) Latitude: -90.00 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -180.00 * Maximum (East) Longitude: 180.00 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/68.007?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/68.007?format=isotc211