NCEP GFS-FNL Tropopause and 2 PVU Variables Interpolated to DC-8 Aircraft Position and Time Data https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/353.119 Summary This data set contains NCEP GFS-FNL Tropopause and 2 PVU Variables Interpolated to DC-8 Aircraft Position and Time Data collected during the Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry Experiment (DC3) from 4 May 2012 through 22 June 2012. This data set is in ICARTT format. Please see the header portion of the data files for details on instruments, parameters, quality assurance, quality control, contact information, and data set comments. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 353.119 * doi:10.26023/DJFC-2NTW-QQ0D https://doi.org/10.26023/DJFC-2NTW-QQ0D Versions 1.0 Citation Pan, L. 2013. DC3: NCEP GFS-FNL Tropopause and 2 PVU Variables Interpolated to DC-8 Aircraft Position and Time Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/DJFC-2NTW-QQ0D Accessed 29 Mar 2024. Additional citation styles can be generated by entering the DOI at CrossCite (https://citation.crosscite.org/). Acknowledgement In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements, please acknowledge NCAR/EOL in your publications with text such as: Data provided by NCAR/EOL under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/ Related projects * DC3: Deep Convective Clouds & Chemistry Project https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/DC3 Additional information * Spatial Type: point * Frequency: continuous * Language: English Categories * Aircraft * Models/Analyses Platforms * NASA DC-8 * NCEP Global Forecast System Model (GFS) Instruments * Computer GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > MODELS > WEATHER RESEARCH/FORECAST MODELS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND DYNAMICS > VORTICITY > POTENTIAL VORTICITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > TROPOPAUSE Documentation * DC8_Handbook-1.pdf [1100 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/4850B17475CA/DC8_Handbook-1.pdf Related links * info: DC3 Missions https://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/dc3_2012/missions/missions.html * info: DC3 Data Policy https://www.eol.ucar.edu/content/dc3-data-policy-final * homepage: DC3 Home Page http://data.eol.ucar.edu/master_list/?project=DC3 * info: DC3 Missions http://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/dc3_2012/missions/missions.html Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 2012-05-04 00:00:00 * End datetime: 2012-06-22 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 42.06574 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 24.96023 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -106.76535 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -84.94339 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Additional contact information * author: Laura Pan https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1463 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/353.119?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/353.119?format=isotc211