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USAF C-130 Dropsonde TEMPDROP Data

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ITOP

Summary

TEMPDROP messages from the dropsondes released by the two USAF C-130 aircraft that flew during the ITOP field program. The C-130 aircraft were based out of Guam and flew around tropical systems in the western Pacific Ocean during August-October 2010. The data files are in the GTS TEMPDROP format and contain the mandatory and significant level observations from the USAF C-130 dropsondes. NCAR/EOL have conducted no quality control on these data files.

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This dataset is not currently available online. For more information, please email the primary point of contact.

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/FV9R-CACX-700K
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2011-02-22)
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Related projects	ITOP: Impact of Typhoons on the Ocean in the Pacific
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	criteria
Language	English
Categories	Aircraft Upper Air
Platforms	Dropwindsondes USAF 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 TROPICAL CYCLONES U/V WIND COMPONENTS VERTICAL PROFILES WATER VAPOR PROFILES WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Show 11 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	NHOP_AppG_2009.PDF [266 KiB] Readme_ITOP_USAF_C130_tempdrop.txt [2 KiB]
Related links	info: ITOP 2010 Missions info: ITOP Data Policy homepage: ITOP Project Homepage

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2010-08-25 01:19:00
End datetime	2010-09-29 18:53:00

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 33.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 10.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: 124.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: 148.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: United States Air Force

Citation

United States Air Force. 2011. USAF C-130 Dropsonde TEMPDROP Data. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/FV9R-CACX-700K. Accessed 17 Nov 2025.

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