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USAF C-130 Dropsonde KML Data

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ITOP

Summary

Google Earth KML files that contain the dropsonde release points and links to skewts of the dropsondes released from the USAF C-130 aircraft. These files were produced by NRL from the real time GTS TEMPDROP messages and have not been quality controlled.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/9HMR-7WZ0-FS14
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2011-03-28)
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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 GIS 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 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
Related links	info: ITOP 2010 Missions info: ITOP Data Policy homepage: ITOP Project Homepage

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2010-08-25 17:51:00
End datetime	2010-11-03 00:48:00

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 Naval Research Laboratory

Citation

United States Naval Research Laboratory. 2011. USAF C-130 Dropsonde KML Data. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/9HMR-7WZ0-FS14. Accessed 22 Jan 2026.

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