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PACS: Sounding data from TAO Tender Cruises

Summary

This dataset contains high resolution upper air soundings derived from rawinsondes released during the Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Project (TAO) and the Pan American Climate Studies Field Campaign (PACS). Consult the readme for more information.

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Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/WTYP-KJ14-FP10
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2011-08-24)
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Related projects	PACS: Pan American Climate Studies
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	daily
Language	English
Categories	Ship Based Sounding Upper Air
Platforms	Radiosondes Ships
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.TAO_Cruise_high_res.html [16 KiB]
Related links	info: NOAA/PMEL TAO website homepage: PACS EOL Homepage

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	1995-02-10 00:00:00
End datetime	2002-11-02 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 30.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: -30.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: 120.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -80.00

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 Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL)

Citation

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory, NOAA/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL). 2011. PACS: Sounding data from TAO Tender Cruises. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/WTYP-KJ14-FP10. Accessed 13 Dec 2024.

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