PACS: 1997 Soundings from Cocos Island, Costa Rica
Summary
A temporary GPS rawinsonde station was installed on Cocos Island, Costa Rica for PACS-97 by NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory and operated by rangers from the CR Park Service.
These data were processed through automated and visual quality control.
The dataset includes pressure, temperature, humidity, winds and altitude taken at 2 seconds vertical resolution.
Data access
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| Spatial Type | point |
| Frequency | daily |
| Language | English |
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Temporal coverage
| Begin datetime | 1997-04-29 00:00:00 |
| End datetime | 1997-08-09 23:59:59 |
Spatial coverage
Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.
Maximum (North) Latitude:
5.60,
Minimum (South) Latitude:
5.50
Minimum (West) Longitude:
-87.10,
Maximum (East) Longitude:
-87.00
Primary point of contact information
EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
Additional contact information
- originator: NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory
- author: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
- author: NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory
Citation
NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory, NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory. 2011. PACS: 1997 Soundings from Cocos Island, Costa Rica. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/9RYD-Y201-ZC00. Accessed 16 Nov 2025.
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