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MAPS MOLTS Derived Soundings

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Summary

The GCIP/EOP MAPS MOLTS Derived Soundings data set contains NOAA/FSL MAPS Model Location Time Series (MOLTS) derived soundings from up to 489 locations over North America. These output are only for the initial analysis time (i.e. no forecast derived soundings) and only the state parameters (pressure, temperature, dew point, relative humidity, wind speed, and wind direction). The complete output (including hourly forecast derived soundings with all surface and upper level parameters) in the original BUFR format are available from NCAR/SCD. This data set currently consists only of output from June 1997 to March 23,2001. However output from September 9th thru November 11th, 2000 is missing. See the README file for more details.

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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/WFZZ-SQBS-JA0S
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2011-08-24)
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Related projects	GCIP/EOP: GCIP Enhanced Observing Period GCIP/LSA-NW-00: GCIP Large Scale Area-North West EAOP-00 GCIP/EAOP-99: GCIP Large Scale Area-East EAOP-99 GCIP/LSA-NW-99: GCIP Large Scale Area-North West EAOP-99
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	12 hourly
Language	English
Categories	Models/Analyses
Platforms	Mesoscale Analysis and Prediction System - MAPS
Instruments	Computer
GCMD Science Keywords	ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS DEW POINT TEMPERATURE GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE VERTICAL PROFILES WATER VAPOR PROFILES WEATHER RESEARCH/FORECAST MODELS WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Show 11 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	eop_maps_molts.txt [13 KiB]
Related links	info: GCIP Data Plans and Reports homepage: GCIP EOL Homepage homepage: GCIP/EAOP 99 EOL Homepage homepage: GCIP/EOP EOL Homepage homepage: GCIP/LSA-NW 00 EOL Homepage homepage: GCIP/LSA-NW 99 EOL Homepage

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	1997-06-19 00:00:00
End datetime	2001-03-23 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 60.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 20.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -140.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -55.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
originator: National Center for Atmospheric Research
author: Forecast Systems Laboratory (FSL), NOAA

Citation

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory, Forecast Systems Laboratory (FSL), NOAA. 2011. MAPS MOLTS Derived Soundings. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/WFZZ-SQBS-JA0S. Accessed 21 Mar 2025.

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