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FASTEX soundings from Valentia (Ireland)

Summary

This dataset consists of sounding data from Valentia in Ireland (WMO 03953) which was operated by the Ireland Meteorological Office. Soundings were taken four times per day (00, 06, 12, and 18 UTC) except during selected IOPs when it was up to eight times per day (also 03, 09, 15, and 21 UTC). These data were processed through automated and visual quality control. This dataset includes pressure, temperature, dew point, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction, and altitude taken at two second vertical intervals. Refer to the station README for details.

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ORDER data to made available for download
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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/M8XT-SDJN-2B0D
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2021-11-15)
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Related projects	FASTEX: Fronts and Atlantic Storm Track Experiment
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	6 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 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	valentia.txt [21 KiB]
Related links	homepage: FASTEX EOL Project Homepage info: FASTEX Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	1997-01-01 00:00:00
End datetime	1997-03-01 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 51.93, Minimum (South) Latitude: 51.93
Minimum (West) Longitude: -10.25, Maximum (East) Longitude: -10.25

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
author: Irish Meteorological Service

Citation

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory, Irish Meteorological Service. 2021. FASTEX soundings from Valentia. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/M8XT-SDJN-2B0D. Accessed 18 Mar 2025.

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