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REFRACTT06 QC Radiosonde Data

Summary

The goal of the Refractivity Experiment For H2O Research And Collaborative operational Technology Transfer (REFRACTT) was to obtain high resolution measurements of water vapor variability and transport in the convective boundary layer, in order to assess the improvements these enhanced measurements have in numerical model forecasts of quantitative precipitation. An additional goal of this project was to demonstrate the usefulness of using the NEXRAD radar network to collect refractivity measurements for forecasting purposes.

For this experiment, NCAR/EOL deployed one mobile sounding system to various locations along the front range of Central and Northern Colorado. Seventy-six radiosonde launches were performed between June 5, 2006 and Sept 2, 2006. For more information on the REFRACTT project please visit: http://www.eol.ucar.edu/projects/refractt/

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Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6PR7T5J
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2016-01-26)
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Related projects	REFRACTT06: Refractivity Experiment For H2O Research And Collaborative operational Technology Transfer '06
Frequency	1 second
Language	English
Categories	Sounding Upper Air
Platforms	NCAR/EOL GAUS/GLASS/CLASS Radiosonde 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	readme.REFRACTT2006.radiosondes.pdf [472 KiB]
Related links	homepage: REFRACTT06 Project Page

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2006-06-05 00:00:00
End datetime	2007-02-28 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 42.17, Minimum (South) Latitude: 35.64
Minimum (West) Longitude: -112.15, Maximum (East) Longitude: -97.85

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

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processor(DataManager): Kathryn Young

Citation

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2016. REFRACTT06 QC Radiosonde Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6PR7T5J. Accessed 15 Oct 2024.

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