NOAA G-IV Dropsonde Data (.esc format) [NCAR/EOL]
Summary
This is one of the upper air data sets developed for the Hurricane Rainband and Intensity Change Experiment (RAINEX). It includes 954 dropsondes from the NOAA G-IV N49RF aircraft. The data are 0.5 second vertical resolution. It includes dropsondes that occurred during Hurricanes Dennis (2005 Jul 6-9), Emily (2005 Jul 16-19), Katrina (2005 Aug 24-28), Ophelia (2005 Sept 8-15), Rita (2005 Sept 19-24), and Wilma (2005 Oct 18-24).
Data access
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| Language | English |
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Temporal coverage
| Begin datetime | 2005-07-06 00:00:00 |
| End datetime | 2005-10-24 23:59:59 |
Spatial coverage
Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.
Maximum (North) Latitude:
40.00,
Minimum (South) Latitude:
10.00
Minimum (West) Longitude:
-100.00,
Maximum (East) Longitude:
-50.00
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