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USAF C-130 RECCO Observation GTS Messages

Project:

ITOP

Summary

This data set includes all of the Recco messages from 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 are in the GTS Recco message format and flight data from the USAF C-130 aircraft. NCAR/EOL have conducted no quality control on these data files.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/EF11-SK0K-9H0N
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2011-04-01)
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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
Platforms	USAF C-130
Instruments	Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer - SFMR
GCMD Science Keywords	DEW POINT TEMPERATURE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS TROPICAL CYCLONES TURBULENCE UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED WIND SPEED Expand keywords
Documentation	NHOP_AppG_2009.PDF [266 KiB] Readme_ITOP_USAF_C130_recco.txt [2 KiB]
Related links	info: ITOP 2010 Missions info: ITOP Data Policy homepage: ITOP Project Homepage

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2010-08-25 01:31:00
End datetime	2010-10-18 22:36:00

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 RECCO Observation GTS Messages. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/EF11-SK0K-9H0N. Accessed 16 Nov 2025.

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