VORTEX-94 6-sec NWS Soundings https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/2.32 Summary The Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment (VORTEX) 6-second National Weather Service (NWS) Soundings dataset contains high resolution sounding data extracted from NWS MicroART Sounding systems at 12 sites in the VORTEX project domain. The dataset contains one sounding level every 6 seconds. These data have been extensively quality-controlled, with every sounding subjected to both computerized consistency checks and human visual review. This dataset includes pressure, temperature, dew point, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction, and altitude. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 2.32 * doi:10.26023/EAXE-MWFG-YJ0H https://doi.org/10.26023/EAXE-MWFG-YJ0H Versions 1.0 Citation UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2011. VORTEX-94 6-sec NWS Soundings. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/EAXE-MWFG-YJ0H Accessed 28 Mar 2024. Additional citation styles can be generated by entering the DOI at CrossCite (https://citation.crosscite.org/). Acknowledgement In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements, please acknowledge NCAR/EOL in your publications with text such as: Data provided by NCAR/EOL under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/ Related projects * VORTEX: Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 94 https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/VORTEX Additional information * Spatial Type: point * Frequency: 12 hourly * Language: English Categories * Sounding * Upper Air Platforms * Radiosondes Instruments * Radiosondes GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > VERTICAL PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND DIRECTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND DIRECTION PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > RELATIVE HUMIDITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS Documentation * nws_sound.txt [6 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/422151E5/nws_sound.txt Related links * homepage: EOL VORTEX 1994 website https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/vortex Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 1994-04-01 00:00:00 * End datetime: 1994-06-15 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 40.00 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 31.00 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -107.00 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -91.00 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Additional contact information * author: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/2.32?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/2.32?format=isotc211