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T-REX: AFRL Radiosonde and Thermosonde Data (ESC Format)

Summary

The Air Force Research Laboratory was a participant in the T-REX campaign from 20 March 2006 through 6 April 2006, which included IOPs 6 through 9. 16 thermosondes with their radiosondes and 10 additional radiosondes are included in this data set. The sondes were released from the Ash Mountain Helibase near the Ash Mountain Entrance to the Sequoia National Park.

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Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/862Y-SW2K-PB05
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2008-10-07)
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Related projects	T-REX: Terrain-induced Rotor Experiment
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	no set schedule
Language	English
Categories	Sounding Upper Air
Platforms	Radiosondes
Instruments	Radiosondes
GCMD Science Keywords	ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS DEW POINT TEMPERATURE GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE VERTICAL PROFILES WATER VAPOR PROFILES WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Show 10 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	readme_trex_afrl_sounding.html [16 KiB] T-REX_AFRL_Data.pdf [644 KiB] t-rex_rise_rate_data.pdf [9 KiB]
Related links	info: T-REX Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2006-03-22 00:00:00
End datetime	2006-04-06 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 36.50, Minimum (South) Latitude: 36.40
Minimum (West) Longitude: -118.90, Maximum (East) Longitude: -118.80

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

Additional contact information

originator: George Y. Jumper <george.jumper@hanscom.af.mil>
author: EOL Data Support

Citation

Example citation following ESIP guidelines:

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2008. T-REX: AFRL Radiosonde and Thermosonde Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/862Y-SW2K-PB05. Accessed 05 Oct 2022.

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