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This file contains information about the Kwajalein sounding data files. ************************************************************************* List of the ASCII data files: ************************************************************************* pkwa30100.cls pkwa30900.cls pkwa31700.cls pkwa32512.cls pkwa40300.cls pkwa30112.cls pkwa30912.cls pkwa31712.cls pkwa32600.cls pkwa40312.cls pkwa30200.cls pkwa31000.cls pkwa31800.cls pkwa32612.cls pkwa40400.cls pkwa30212.cls pkwa31002.cls pkwa31812.cls pkwa32700.cls pkwa40412.cls pkwa30300.cls pkwa31012.cls pkwa31900.cls pkwa32712.cls pkwa40500.cls pkwa30312.cls pkwa31100.cls pkwa31912.cls pkwa32800.cls pkwa40512.cls pkwa30400.cls pkwa31112.cls pkwa32000.cls pkwa32812.cls pkwa40600.cls pkwa30409.cls pkwa31200.cls pkwa32012.cls pkwa32900.cls pkwa40612.cls pkwa30412.cls pkwa31212.cls pkwa32100.cls pkwa32912.cls pkwa40700.cls pkwa30500.cls pkwa31300.cls pkwa32112.cls pkwa33000.cls pkwa40712.cls pkwa30512.cls pkwa31312.cls pkwa32200.cls pkwa33012.cls pkwa40720.cls pkwa30600.cls pkwa31400.cls pkwa32212.cls pkwa33100.cls pkwa40800.cls pkwa30612.cls pkwa31412.cls pkwa32300.cls pkwa33112.cls pkwa40812.cls pkwa30700.cls pkwa31500.cls pkwa32312.cls pkwa40100.cls pkwa30712.cls pkwa31512.cls pkwa32400.cls pkwa40112.cls pkwa30800.cls pkwa31600.cls pkwa32412.cls pkwa40200.cls pkwa30812.cls pkwa31612.cls pkwa32500.cls pkwa40212.cls ************************************************************************* List of the NetCDF files: ************************************************************************* pkwa30100.cls.nc pkwa31012.cls.nc pkwa32100.cls.nc pkwa33112.cls.nc pkwa30112.cls.nc pkwa31100.cls.nc pkwa32112.cls.nc pkwa40100.cls.nc pkwa30200.cls.nc pkwa31112.cls.nc pkwa32200.cls.nc pkwa40112.cls.nc pkwa30212.cls.nc pkwa31200.cls.nc pkwa32212.cls.nc pkwa40200.cls.nc pkwa30300.cls.nc pkwa31212.cls.nc pkwa32300.cls.nc pkwa40212.cls.nc pkwa30312.cls.nc pkwa31300.cls.nc pkwa32312.cls.nc pkwa40300.cls.nc pkwa30400.cls.nc pkwa31312.cls.nc pkwa32400.cls.nc pkwa40312.cls.nc pkwa30409.cls.nc pkwa31400.cls.nc pkwa32412.cls.nc pkwa40400.cls.nc pkwa30412.cls.nc pkwa31412.cls.nc pkwa32500.cls.nc pkwa40412.cls.nc pkwa30500.cls.nc pkwa31500.cls.nc pkwa32512.cls.nc pkwa40500.cls.nc pkwa30512.cls.nc pkwa31512.cls.nc pkwa32600.cls.nc pkwa40512.cls.nc pkwa30600.cls.nc pkwa31600.cls.nc pkwa32612.cls.nc pkwa40600.cls.nc pkwa30612.cls.nc pkwa31612.cls.nc pkwa32700.cls.nc pkwa40612.cls.nc pkwa30700.cls.nc pkwa31700.cls.nc pkwa32712.cls.nc pkwa40700.cls.nc pkwa30712.cls.nc pkwa31712.cls.nc pkwa32800.cls.nc pkwa40712.cls.nc pkwa30800.cls.nc pkwa31800.cls.nc pkwa32812.cls.nc pkwa40720.cls.nc pkwa30812.cls.nc pkwa31812.cls.nc pkwa32900.cls.nc pkwa40800.cls.nc pkwa30900.cls.nc pkwa31900.cls.nc pkwa32912.cls.nc pkwa40812.cls.nc pkwa30912.cls.nc pkwa31912.cls.nc pkwa33000.cls.nc pkwa31000.cls.nc pkwa32000.cls.nc pkwa33012.cls.nc pkwa31002.cls.nc pkwa32012.cls.nc pkwa33100.cls.nc ************************************************************************* The original ASCII files are in the following format: ************************************************************************* Example Data Type: Kwajalein Sounding. Project ID: 2 Launch Site Type/Site ID: PKWA Kwajalein, M.I. Launch Location (lon,lat,alt): 167 43.80'E, 08 43.80'S, 167.73, -8.73, 3.7 GMT Launch Time (y,m,d,h,m,s): 1993, 3, 28, 23:35:00 / / / / / / Nominal Launch Time (y,m,d,h,m,s): 1993, 3, 01, 00:00:00 Time Press Temp Dewpt Rh Ucmp Vcmp Spd Dir Wcmp Lon Lat Ele Azi Alt Qp Qt Qrh Qu Qv Qdz Sec mb C C % m/s m/s m/s deg m/s deg deg deg deg m code code code code code code ------ ------ ----- ----- ----- ------ ------ ----- ----- ----- -------- ------- ----- ----- ------- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 9999.0 1013.8 28.8 22.1 67.0 -8.4 -3.9 9.3 65.0 999.0 9999.000 999.000 999.0 999.0 3.7 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 9.0 9999.0 1000.0 26.7 21.8 75.0 -9.8 -4.6 10.8 65.0 999.0 9999.000 999.000 999.0 999.0 125.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 9.0 9999.0 982.6 24.1 21.6 86.0 -11.7 -5.2 12.9 66.0 999.0 9999.000 999.000 999.0 999.0 281.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 9.0 ........ More Data Here ............ ************************************************************************* The converted Netcdf files have the following format: ************************************************************************* netcdf pkwa30100.cls { dimensions: nos = UNLIMITED ; // (146 currently) variables: float Time(nos) ; Time:Name = "Time since Launch" ; Time:Units = "Sec" ; Time:missing_value = 9999.f ; float Press(nos) ; Press:Name = "Pressure" ; Press:Units = "mb" ; float Temp(nos) ; Temp:Name = "Temperature" ; Temp:Units = "C" ; float Dewpt(nos) ; Dewpt:Name = "Dew Point Temperature" ; Dewpt:Units = "C" ; Dewpt:missing_value = 999.f ; float Rh(nos) ; Rh:Name = "Relative Humidity" ; Rh:Units = "%" ; Rh:missing_value = 9999.f ; float Ucmp(nos) ; Ucmp:Name = "U-wind Computed" ; Ucmp:Units = "m/s" ; Ucmp:missing_value = 9999.f ; float Vcmp(nos) ; Vcmp:Name = "V-wind Computed" ; Vcmp:Units = "m/s" ; Vcmp:missing_value = 9999.f ; float Spd(nos) ; Spd:Name = "Wind Speed" ; Spd:Units = "m/s" ; Spd:missing_value = 999.f ; float Dir(nos) ; Dir:Name = "Wind Direction" ; Dir:Units = "deg" ; Dir:missing_value = 999.f ; float Wcmp(nos) ; Wcmp:Name = "W-wind Computed" ; Wcmp:Units = "m/s" ; Wcmp:missing_value = 999.f ; float Lon(nos) ; Lon:Name = "Longitude" ; Lon:Units = "Deg. East" ; Lon:missing_value = 9999.f ; float Lat(nos) ; Lat:Name = "Latitude" ; Lat:Units = "Deg. North" ; Lat:missing_value = 999.f ; float Ele(nos) ; Ele:Name = "Elevation" ; Ele:Units = "deg" ; Ele:missing_value = 999.f ; float Azi(nos) ; Azi:Name = "Azimuth" ; Azi:Units = "deg" ; Azi:missing_value = 999.f ; float Alt(nos) ; Alt:Name = "Altitude" ; Alt:Units = "m" ; float Qp(nos) ; Qp:Name = "Qp" ; Qp:Units = "code" ; Qp:missing_value = 99.f ; float Qt(nos) ; Qt:Name = "Qt" ; Qt:Units = "code" ; Qt:missing_value = 99.f ; float Qrh(nos) ; Qrh:Name = "Qrh" ; Qrh:Units = "code" ; Qrh:missing_value = 99.f ; float Qu(nos) ; Qu:Name = "Qu" ; Qu:Units = "code" ; Qu:missing_value = 99.f ; float Qv(nos) ; Qv:Name = "Qv" ; Qv:Units = "code" ; Qv:missing_value = 99.f ; float Qdz(nos) ; Qdz:Name = "Qdz" ; Qdz:Units = "code" ; Qdz:missing_value = 9.f ; // global attributes: :Original ASCII Filename = "NETCDF/pkwa30100.cl" ; :Software Used for Conversion to NetCDF = "kwaj2cdf.c" ; :Author = "Converted to NetCDF by: Tom Barnes" ; :Date of Software Completion = "March 16, 1994" ; :Launch Site = "Kwajalein" ; :Project ID = 2s ; :Site ID = "PKWA" ; :Site Longitude [Decimal Degrees East] = 167.73f ; :Site Latitude [Decimal Degrees North] = -8.7299995f ; :Site Altitude [m] = 3.7f ; :GMT Launch Year = 1993s ; :GMT Launch Month = 28s ; :GMT Launch Day = 3s ; :GMT Launch Time = "23:35:00" ; :Nominal Launch Year = 1993s ; :Nominal Launch Month = 3s ; :Nominal Launch Day = 1s ; :Nominal Launch Time = "00:00:00" ; } ************************************************************************* For Questions about the NetCDF conversions contact: ************************************************************************* Erwin R. Boer erwin@borneo.ucsd.edu or Tom Barnes tom@oracles.ucsd.edu