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METCRAX QC Radiosonde Data

Summary

The Meteor Crater Experiment (METCRAX) is a 3-year meteorological research program whose purpose is to investigate the structure and evolution of temperature inversions or cold-air pools that form on a daily basis in topographic basins and valleys. For this study NCAR/EOL deployed one Integrated Sounding System (ISS) approximately 35 miles East of Flagstaff AZ and 3 miles North East of an impact crater known as Meteor Crater. EOL also set up four surface towers in the base of the crater. For more information on these towers please visit, http://www.eol.ucar.edu/rtf/projects/metcrax/isff/. Forty-nine radiosonde launches were performed from the ISS site between October 7 and October 31, 2006. For more information on the METCRAX project please visit: http://www.met.utah.edu/whiteman/METCRAX/

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6TH8JWV
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2016-01-26)
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Related projects	METCRAX: Meteor Crater Experiment
Frequency	1 second
Language	English
Categories	Sounding Upper Air
Platforms	NCAR/EOL Integrated Sounding System - ISS 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	NEW.readme.METCRAX06.GAUS.radiosondes.pdf [2 MiB]
Related links	homepage: METCRAX Project Homepage

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2006-10-07 00:00:00
End datetime	2006-10-31 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 35.10, Minimum (South) Latitude: 35.10
Minimum (West) Longitude: -111.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -111.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

processor(DataManager): Kathryn Young

Citation

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2016. METCRAX QC Radiosonde Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6TH8JWV. Accessed 23 Mar 2025.

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