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FASTEX soundings from Lisbon (Portugal)

Summary

This dataset consists of sounding data from Lisbon in Portugal (WMO 08579) which was operated by the INMG. Soundings were taken two times per day (00 and 12 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 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/10.26023/2XRS-B794-N50W
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	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 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	lisbon.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: 38.77, Minimum (South) Latitude: 38.76
Minimum (West) Longitude: -9.14, Maximum (East) Longitude: -9.13

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
author: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia e Geofísica

Citation

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory, Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia e Geofísica. 2021. FASTEX soundings from Lisbon. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/2XRS-B794-N50W. Accessed 24 Apr 2025.

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