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Sounding data from San Cristobal (Galapagos)

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Summary

This dataset contains high resolution upper air sounding data from San Cristobal in the Galapagos Islands. The dataset contains vertical profiles of pressure, wind speed and direction, air temperature, dew point temperature, relative humidity, and altitude. This data has undergone some quality control. See the README for more details.

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Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/TCW2-DAP5-GG08
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2011-08-24)
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Related projects	NAME: North American Monsoon Experiment EPIC: Eastern Pacific Investigation of Climate PACS: Pan American Climate Studies
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	daily
Language	English
Categories	Sounding Upper Air
Platforms	Radiosondes
Instruments	Radiosondes
GCMD Science Keywords	ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS DEW POINT TEMPERATURE GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE VERTICAL PROFILES WATER VAPOR PROFILES WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Show 10 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	readme.galapagos_high_res [16 KiB]
Related links	homepage: EOL EPIC website homepage: EOL NAME website info: EPIC Data Policy info: EPIC Missions info: NAME Data Policy info: NAME Missions homepage: PACS EOL Homepage

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	1998-09-01 00:00:00
End datetime	2005-06-30 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 0.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: -1.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -90.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -89.00

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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. Sounding data from San Cristobal. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/TCW2-DAP5-GG08. Accessed 14 Feb 2026.

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