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NCAR MCASS QC Dropsonde Data

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TELEX

Summary

Dropsonde profile soundings from the Multi-Channel Atmospheric Sounding System (MCASS), an AVAPS dropsonde system adapted for ballooon launches, during the Thunderstorm Electrification and Lightning EXperiment (TELEX). During TELEX, dropsondes were launched from various locations around Oklahoma between May 13 and June 29, 2004. For detailed information on the data format and the quality control process, please see the attached readme file.

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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6RJ4GVS
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2016-11-03)
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Related projects	TELEX: Thunderstorm Electrification and Lightning Experiment, 2004 (TELEX-II)
Frequency	< 1 second
Language	English
Categories	Upper Air
Platforms	Balloons Dropwindsondes
Instruments	AVAPS - Airborne Vertical Atmosphere Profiling Systems Dropsondes
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.TELEX04.fileinfo [8 KiB] telex04.errorlog [8 KiB] TELEX_2004_MCASS_Reprocessing_Notes.txt [10 KiB] TELEX_2004_Sonde_Tracking.xls [69 KiB]
Related links	homepage: TELEX Project Homepage

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2004-05-13 00:00:00
End datetime	2004-06-29 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 37.108, Minimum (South) Latitude: 33.523
Minimum (West) Longitude: -100.129, Maximum (East) Longitude: -95.449

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Citation

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2016. NCAR MCASS QC Dropsonde Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6RJ4GVS. Accessed 15 Sep 2024.

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