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Mandatory and Significant Level Sounding Data Set

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Summary

This data set consists of mandatory and significant level sounding data for the UMRBPP. It contains soundings from Dodge City and Topeka, KS; Denver and Grand Junction, CO; Omaha and North Platte, NE; Aberdeen and Rapid City, SD; Riverton, WY; Bismarck, ND; and Glasgow and Great Falls, MT. The data were retrieved from NOAA/FSL for the periods 5 April to 19 April and 28 April to 5 May 1999. For the period from 21 April to 27 April the data were retrieved from FSU. The NOAA/FSL data are in a columnar ASCII format while those from FSU are in the GTS format. Please see the README file for more information.

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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/SRER-FGMH-CA0P
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (1999-05-06)
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Related projects	GCIP/LSA-NW 99: GCIP Large Scale Area-North West EAOP-99 UMRBPP: Upper Missouri River Basin Pilot Project
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	mansig.txt [14 KiB]
Related links	info: GCIP Data Plans and Reports homepage: GCIP EOL Homepage homepage: GCIP/LSA-NW 99 EOL Homepage homepage: UMRBPP EOL Homepage

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	1999-04-05 00:00:00
End datetime	1999-05-05 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 49.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 38.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -112.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -95.00

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

Additional contact information

author: Florida State University
originator: Forecast Systems Laboratory (FSL), NOAA
author: Forecast Systems Laboratory (FSL), NOAA

Citation

Forecast Systems Laboratory (FSL), NOAA, Florida State University, Forecast Systems Laboratory (FSL), NOAA. 1999. Mandatory and Significant Level Sounding Data Set. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/SRER-FGMH-CA0P. Accessed 23 Apr 2024.

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