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FASTEX soundings from the UK C-130 dropsondes

Summary

This dataset consists of dropsonde data from the UK C-130 provided by the UK Meteorological Office. Dropsondes were taken as requested. These data underwent automated and visual quality control. These data include pressure, temperature, dew point, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction, and altitude taken at approximately 1.5 second vertical intervals. Refer to the station README for details.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download
Preview dataset (plots/images)

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/8MWQ-F98T-C60X
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	no set schedule
Language	English
Categories	Sounding
Platforms	Dropwindsondes UK Met Office C-130
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 VERTICAL PROFILES WATER VAPOR PROFILES WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Show 9 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	uk_c130.txt [25 KiB]
Related links	homepage: FASTEX EOL Project Homepage info: FASTEX Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	1997-01-10 00:00:00
End datetime	1997-02-27 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 59.80, Minimum (South) Latitude: 47.80
Minimum (West) Longitude: -28.30, Maximum (East) Longitude: -7.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
author: Met Office

Citation

NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory, Met Office. 2021. FASTEX soundings from the UK C-130 dropsondes. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/8MWQ-F98T-C60X. Accessed 12 Feb 2026.

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