Multi-Network Composite Highest Resolution Upper Air Data https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/126.053 Summary This data set is a composite of radiosondes and dropsondes collected from 3 dropsonde and 4 radiosonde platforms during the Pre-Depression INvestigation of Cloud-systems in the Tropics (PREDICT) 2010 project with data collected from 1 August 2010 through 30 September 2010. The PREDICT area of interest is 0 to 45N and 15-100W. This composite contains a total of 3219 soundings at their native resolution. Included are radiosonde data from the GTS Mandatory/Significant Level Sounding Data (1287 radiosondes), Howard University at Barbados (99 radiosondes), Howard University at Cape Verde (20 radiosondes), and from 24 US National Weather Service sites (841 radiosondes). Additionally, dropsonde data are included from the United States Air Force C-130 (86 dropsondes), NSF/NCAR G-V (558 dropsondes), and GRIP NASA DC-8 (328 dropsondes). Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 126.053 * doi:10.5065/D6F18X2D https://doi.org/10.5065/D6F18X2D Versions 1.0 2.0: This version corrects a temperature dependent dry bias that was present in the Vaisala RD94 dropsonde relative humidity measurements. Both the relative humidity and dew point values have been corrected. Citation UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2017. PREDICT: Multi-Network Composite Highest Resolution Upper Air Data. Version 2.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6F18X2D Accessed 16 Apr 2024. Additional citation styles can be generated by entering the DOI at CrossCite (https://citation.crosscite.org/). Acknowledgement In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements, please acknowledge NCAR/EOL in your publications with text such as: Data provided by NCAR/EOL under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/ Related projects * PREDICT: Pre-Depression Investigation of Cloud-systems in the Tropics (PREDICT) https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/PREDICT Additional information * Spatial Type: point * Frequency: criteria * Language: English Categories * Sounding * Sounding Composites * Upper Air Platforms * Dropwindsondes * NASA DC-8 * NSF/NCAR GV HIAPER * Radiosondes * USAF C-130 Instruments * AVAPS - Airborne Vertical Atmosphere Profiling Systems * Dropsondes * Radiosondes GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND DIRECTION PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND DIRECTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > VERTICAL PROFILES Documentation * Readme_PREDICT_2010_HiResComposite_soundings_V2.html [27 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/4252133FAE99/Readme_PREDICT_2010_HiResComposite_soundings_V2.html Related links * homepage: PREDICT Project Homepage https://www.eol.ucar.edu/projects/predict/ * info: PREDICT Missions https://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/predict/missions/missions.html Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 2010-08-01 00:00:00 * End datetime: 2010-09-30 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 40.00 * Minimum (South) Latitude: -10.00 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -90.00 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -40.00 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Additional contact information * author: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 * processor: Scot Loehrer https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/73 * processor: Linda Cully https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/136 * processor: Linda Echo-Hawk https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/815 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/126.053?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/126.053?format=isotc211