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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.

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Data Quality final
Versions
  • 1.0 (2021-11-15)
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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>

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Citation

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory, UK Met Office (UKMO). 2021. FASTEX soundings from the UK C-130 dropsondes. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/8MWQ-F98T-C60X. Accessed 28 Mar 2024.

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