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Iquique GAUS Radiosonde Data (EOL Format)

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VOCALS

Summary

This dataset contains data from the NCAR GPS Advanced Upper-Air Sounding System (GAUS) station located at Iquique, Chile for the VAMOS Ocean-Cloud Atmosphere-Land Study (VOCALS) campaign. The variables pressure, temperature, and relative humidity are calibrated values from measurements made by the radiosonde. The dew point is calculated from the relative humidity and temperature. The geopotential altitude is calculated from the hydrostatic equation using pressure, temperature, and relative humidity. The rate of ascent is calculated from pressure. The radiosonde position (lat, lon, GPSAlt) and winds are measured by use of a GPS receiver in the sonde.

NOTE: The VOCALS radiosonde data sets were re-released on June 24, 2009. A correction was made to remove a .4 mb offset incorrectly applied to the pressure data during post-processing.

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ORDER data for delivery by FTP

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6X63K4B
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2009-06-25)
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Related projects	VOCALS: VAMOS Ocean-Cloud-Atmosphere-Land Study
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	criteria
Language	English
Categories	Sounding Upper Air
Platforms	NCAR/EOL GAUS/GLASS/CLASS Radiosonde Radiosondes
Instruments	Radiosondes
GCMD Science Keywords	ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS DEW POINT TEMPERATURE GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY U/V WIND COMPONENTS VERTICAL PROFILES WATER VAPOR PROFILES WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Show 10 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	readme.VOCALS2008.GAUS.radiosondes.pdf [525 KiB]
Related links	info: VOCALS Data Policy homepage: VOCALS Homepage info: VOCALS Missions info: VOCALS Project Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2008-10-06 00:00:00
End datetime	2008-11-15 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: -20.2708, Minimum (South) Latitude: -20.2708
Minimum (West) Longitude: -70.1306, Maximum (East) Longitude: -70.1306

Primary point of contact information

EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>

Additional contact information

originator: Kathryn Young
author: Kathryn Young
author: Junhong Wang <junhong@ucar.edu>
author: William Brown <wbrown@ucar.edu>
author: Dean Lauritsen <lauritsn@ucar.edu>

Citation

Young, K., et al. 2009. Iquique GAUS Radiosonde Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6X63K4B. Accessed 18 Apr 2024.

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