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VORTEX2: NOAA/NSSL MGAUS Radiosonde Data - EOL Sounding Format

Summary

The Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment (VORTEX2) is a project aimed at investigating tornado genesis and examining tornado structure and evolution using a suite of atmospheric instruments. The VORTEX2 2009 and 2010 field campaigns included the use of four mobile GPS Advanced Upper-Air Sounding (GAUS) systems. This dataset contains 129 radiosonde soundings collected during the 2009 field campaign (May 11 - June 14, 2009) and 186 radiosonde soundings collected during the 2010 field campaign (May 6 - June 15, 2010) from two of the mobile GAUS systems that were operated by the NOAA National Severe Storm Laboratory (NSSL). These soundings were quality controlled by NCAR/EOL.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/DQAS-17WG-H307
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2010-10-22)
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Related projects	VORTEX2: Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 2
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.VORTEX2009.GAUS.radiosondes.pdf [254 KiB] readme.VORTEX2010.GAUS.radiosondes.pdf [272 KiB]
Related links	homepage: EOL Project Homepage catalog: VORTEX2 2009 Field Catalog catalog: VORTEX2 2010 Field Catalog info: VORTEX2 Project Data Policy

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2009-05-11 22:01:00
End datetime	2010-06-15 22:47:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 44.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 33.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -106.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -94.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
originator: Kathryn Young

Citation

NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory. 2010. VORTEX2: NOAA/NSSL MGAUS Radiosonde Data - EOL Sounding Format. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/DQAS-17WG-H307. Accessed 06 Feb 2026.

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