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GCIP/ESOP-97: Mandatory and Significant Level Radiosonde Data

Summary

This data set contains mandatory and significant level upper-air sounding data obtained from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Forecast Systems Laboratory (NOAA/FSL) Rawinsonde Database. Soundings from nine sounding sites within the ESOP-97 region during the period from 1 January to 31 May 1997. See the README for further information.

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Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/YMPF-WCJR-WY0Y
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (1999-09-09)
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Related projects	GCIP/ESOP-97: GCIP Large Scale Area-North Central ESOP-97
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	12 hourly
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 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	soundings_gts.txt [6 KiB]
Related links	info: GCIP Data Plans and Reports homepage: GCIP EOL Homepage homepage: GCIP/ESOP 97 EOL Homepage

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	1997-01-01 00:00:00
End datetime	1997-05-31 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 50.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 37.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -99.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -85.00

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

Additional contact information

originator: Forecast Systems Laboratory (FSL), NOAA
author: Forecast Systems Laboratory (FSL), NOAA

Citation

Forecast Systems Laboratory (FSL), NOAA, Forecast Systems Laboratory (FSL), NOAA. 1999. GCIP/ESOP-97: Mandatory and Significant Level Radiosonde Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/YMPF-WCJR-WY0Y. Accessed 10 Oct 2024.

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