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MPEX: NSF/NCAR G-V AVAPS Dropsonde High Resolution Data, EOL format

Summary

Dropsonde sounding data collected using the NCAR Airborne Vertical Atmospheric Profiling System (AVAPS) on board the NSF/NCAR G-V aircraft. These data were collected from 15 May to 15 June 2013 as part of the Mesoscale Predictability Experiment (MPEX). 426 quality controlled soundings are available.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6ZS2TP6
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2013-08-01) 2.0 (2016-06-22): This dataset has been corrected for a temperature dependent dry bias and the filenames have been changed. 3.0 (2016-07-28): Version 3.0 was corrected for a temperature dependent relative humidity and dewpoint dry bias. This is the most current version of the dataset. (Only the current version of the data is available to order. If you have questions about a prior version, please email us.)
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Related projects	MPEX: Mesoscale Predictability Experiment
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	criteria
Language	English
Categories	Aircraft Upper Air
Platforms	Dropwindsondes NCAR/EOL Airborne Vertical Atmospheric Profiling System (AVAPS) NSF/NCAR GV HIAPER
Instruments	AVAPS - Airborne Vertical Atmosphere Profiling Systems Dropsondes
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	readme.MPEX-2013.V3.GV-Dropsonde.pdf [1330 KiB]
Related links	companion: 371.021: NSF/NCAR G-V AVAPS Dropsonde High Resolution Data, CLS format info: MPEX Data Policy info: MPEX Missions homepage: MPEX Project Page

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2013-05-15 09:18:00
End datetime	2013-06-14 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 44.8251, Minimum (South) Latitude: 31.4757
Minimum (West) Longitude: -111.381, Maximum (East) Longitude: -97.4613

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: NSF NCAR/EOL AVAPS Dropsonde Team

Citation

NSF NCAR/EOL AVAPS Dropsonde Team. 2016. MPEX: NSF/NCAR G-V AVAPS Dropsonde High Resolution Data, EOL format. Version 3.0. null. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6ZS2TP6. Accessed 10 Mar 2026.

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