NCAR GAUS Rawinsonde [EOL] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/87.004 Summary This data set contains rawinsonde profiles from the GPS Advanced Upper-air Sounding system (GAUS) archived during the Rain in Cumulus Over the Ocean (RICO) project. During the Rain In Cumulus Over the Ocean (RICO) project 183 radiosondes were launched from various locations in Barbuda between December 7, 2004 and January 24, 2005. The final radiosonde dataset consists of 144 quality controlled ascending soundings and 92 descending soundings. Twenty-three soundings were removed from the final archive because the radiosondes never left the ground. Twenty of the soundings experienced a loss of the radiosonde signal at some point during the flight. For sixteen of these, the signal was eventually recaptured and the data were stored in new files. During post-processing we identified these ?extra files? and merged them with the data collected before the signal loss. These data are provided as is without any Quality Control performed by NCAR/EOL. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 87.004 * doi:10.5065/D6K072GZ https://doi.org/10.5065/D6K072GZ Versions 1.0 Citation UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2011. NCAR GAUS Rawinsonde. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6K072GZ 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 * RICO: Rain in Cumulus Over the Ocean https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/RICO Additional information * Spatial Type: point * Frequency: criteria * Language: English Categories * Sounding * Upper Air Platforms * NCAR/EOL GAUS/GLASS/CLASS Radiosonde * Radiosondes Instruments * Radiosondes GCMD Science Keywords * 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 > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > VERTICAL PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > U/V WIND COMPONENTS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > RELATIVE HUMIDITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND DIRECTION PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Documentation * readme.RICO04.GAUS.radiosondes-1.pdf [71 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/423A739C9E16/readme.RICO04.GAUS.radiosondes-1.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: 2005-01-24 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 17.75 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 17.50 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -61.90 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -61.70 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Additional contact information * processor (RelatedPerson): Junhong Wang https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/288 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/87.004?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/87.004?format=isotc211