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DC3: Multi-Network Composite 5mb Vertical Resolution Sounding Composite

Summary

This data set is a composite of radiosondes collected from 7 sounding platforms during the Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry Experiment (DC3) with data collected from 1 May 2012 through 18 July 2012. This project was conducted in the central United States. This dataset includes a total of 5887 soundings from the following networks: ARM Radiosonde Data (238 2-second soundings), NCAR/EOL MGAUS Colorado Sounding Data (31 1-second soundings), NCAR/EOL MISS Colorado Radiosonde Data (27 1-second soundings), NSSL MGAUS Oklahoma-Texas Sounding Data (39 1-second soundings), National Weather Service (NWS) High Resolution Radiosonde Data (5520 1-second soundings), Redstone Arsenal Radiosonde Data (10 2-second soundings), and University of Alabama Huntsville (UAH) Mobile Alabama Sounding Data (22 1-second soundings). This data set contains upper-air sounding data interpolated to a constant vertical resolution of 5 hPa in the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Earth Observing Laboratory (EOL) Sounding Composite Format.

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ORDER data to made available for download
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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6CR5RPW
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2013-04-18)
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Related projects	DC3: Deep Convective Clouds & Chemistry Project
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	criteria
Language	English
Categories	Sounding Sounding Composites Upper Air
Platforms	NCAR/EOL GAUS/GLASS/CLASS Radiosonde NCAR/EOL Mobile Integrated Sounding System - MISS Radiosondes Sounding Composite
Instruments	Radiosondes
Sites	Alabama Region Colorado Region Oklahoma Region
GCMD Science Keywords	ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS DEW POINT TEMPERATURE GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VERTICAL PROFILES WATER VAPOR PROFILES WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Show 9 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	Readme_DC3_2012_5mbComposite_soundings.html [35 KiB]
Related links	info: DC3 Data Policy homepage: DC3 Home Page info: DC3 Missions info: DC3 Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2012-05-01 00:00:00
End datetime	2012-07-18 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 48.56467, Minimum (South) Latitude: 24.55311
Minimum (West) Longitude: -116.21092, Maximum (East) Longitude: -78.72474

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

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

Citation

NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory. 2013. DC3: Multi-Network Composite 5mb Vertical Resolution Sounding Composite. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6CR5RPW. Accessed 06 Feb 2026.

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