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CEPEX: Funafuti High Resolution Soundings

Summary

This dataset contains the contact vertical resolution sounding data taken at Funafuti, Tuvalu (WMO 91643) during CEPEX. Sounding schedule was 00 and 12 (wind only) daily. Data was digitized from strip chart output. This dataset includes pressure, temperature, dew point, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction, and altitude.

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ORDER data to made available for download
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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/XY5V-ZY5H-3C11
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2006-07-26)
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Related projects	CEPEX: Central Equatorial Pacific 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 U/V WIND COMPONENTS VERTICAL PROFILES WATER VAPOR PROFILES WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Show 10 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	README.upsonde.funafuti [16 KiB]
Related links	homepage: CEPEX EOL Homepage

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	1993-03-07 00:00:00
End datetime	1993-04-07 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: -8.50, Minimum (South) Latitude: -8.50
Minimum (West) Longitude: 179.22, Maximum (East) Longitude: 179.22

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: Adam Sussman

Citation

Sussman, A. 2006. CEPEX: Funafuti High Resolution Soundings. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/XY5V-ZY5H-3C11. Accessed 20 Jan 2025.

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