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SAO Special Observations

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Summary

This dataset contains "special" (manual and automatic) observations from the GCIP/GIST domain, including the following parameters: wind direction/speed, ceiling height, visibility, dry bulb temperature, wet bulb temperature, dew point temperature, sea level and station pressure, cloud data, and present weather.

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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/SA7Z-5EDY-ZF0Z
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2011-08-24)
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Related projects	GCIP/GIST: GCIP Integrated Systems Test VORTEX: Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 94
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	hourly
Language	English
Categories	Surface
Platforms	Weather Stations
Instruments	Automated Weather System
GCMD Science Keywords	AIR TEMPERATURE CLOUD CEILING DEW POINT TEMPERATURE PRECIPITATION AMOUNT SEA LEVEL PRESSURE SURFACE PRESSURE VISIBILITY WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED Expand keywords
Documentation	specialc.txt [14 KiB]
Related links	homepage: EOL VORTEX 1994 website info: GCIP Data Plans and Reports homepage: GCIP EOL Homepage homepage: GCIP/GIST EOL Homepage info: Sample Plot Code

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	1994-04-01 00:00:00
End datetime	1994-08-31 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 45.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 30.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -106.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -85.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
originator: NOAA National Climatic Data Center
author: NOAA National Climatic Data Center

Citation

NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory, NOAA National Climatic Data Center. 2011. SAO Special Observations. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/SA7Z-5EDY-ZF0Z. Accessed 16 Dec 2025.

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