NCAR/NSF C-130 Dropsonde Data [NCAR/EOL]
https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/87.003

Summary
NCAR/EOL dropsonde profile soundings from the NCAR C-130 aircraft for the Rain
In Cumulus over the Ocean (RICO) project. Eighteen missions and one ferry
flight were completed near Antigua between 7 December 2004 and 26 January
2005.

Identifiers
 * Local archive identifier: 87.003
 * doi:10.5065/D6KK9906
   https://doi.org/10.5065/D6KK9906

Versions
  1.0

Citation
 NCAR Atmospheric Technology Division. 2008. NCAR/NSF C-130 Dropsonde Data.
 Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory.
 https://doi.org/10.5065/D6KK9906 Accessed 19 Apr 2024.

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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
 * RICO: Rain in Cumulus Over the Ocean
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/RICO

Additional information
 * Spatial Type: point
 * Frequency: no set schedule
 * Language: English

Categories
 * Aircraft
 * Sounding

Platforms
 * Dropwindsondes
 * NSF/NCAR C-130

Instruments
 * AVAPS - Airborne Vertical Atmosphere Profiling Systems
 * Dropsondes

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

Documentation
 * README_RICO_EOL_dropsondes.pdf [225 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/418FA2E5FDF/README_RICO_EOL_dropsondes.pdf

Related links
 * info: RICO Missions
   http://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/rico/catalog/missions.html
 * homepage: RICO Homepage
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/rico
 * info: RICO Data Policy
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/content/rico-data-policy

Temporal coverage
 * Begin datetime: 2004-12-07 00:00:00 
 * End datetime: 2005-01-26 23:59:59 

Spatial coverage
 * Maximum (North) Latitude: 20.00
 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 17.00
 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -67.00
 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -60.00

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

Additional contact information
 * processor (RelatedPerson): Terry Hock <hock@ucar.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/296
 * originator: NCAR Atmospheric Technology Division
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/520

Alternate metadata formats
 * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/87.003?format=datacite
 * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/87.003?format=isotc211