Skip to data content Skip to data search
Data on our large storage system will be unavailable due to systems maintenance 16-19 September 2024. Data orders will not be accepted for these datasets (no order links will be displayed).

MPEX: NSF/NCAR G-V Dropsonde High Resolution Data

Summary

The National Center for Atmospheric Research/Earth Observing Laboratory (NCAR/EOL) operated a dropsonde system on-board the NSF/NCAR G-V aircraft during the Mesoscale Predictability Experiment (MPEX) during the period from 15 May to 14 June 2013. Soundings were taken intermittently as determined by the weather situation, with a focus on the pre-convective and convectively disturbed environments near deep convective storms in the central United States.  This data set includes a total of 426 quality controlled, high vertical resolution (0.25 second) soundings are contained in the final MPEX data set.

Data access

  • ORDER data for delivery by FTP
  • Preview dataset (plots/images)

Additional information

Identifier
Data Quality final
Versions
  • 1.0 (2014-03-12)
  • 2.0 (2016-12-21):

    This version corrects a temperature dependent dry bias that was present in the Vaisala RD94 dropsonde relative humidity measurements. Both the relative humidity and dew point values have been corrected.

(Only the current version of the data is available to order. If you have questions about a prior version, please email us.)
Subscribe Subscribe to receive email when new or updated data is available.
Related projects
Spatial Type point
Frequency criteria
Language English
Categories
Platforms
Instruments
GCMD Science Keywords Expand keywords
Documentation
Related links

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime 2013-05-15 09:00:00
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

Citation

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2016. MPEX: NSF/NCAR G-V Dropsonde High Resolution Data. Version 2.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6V12301. Accessed 17 Sep 2024.

Today's date is shown: please replace with the date of your most recent access.

Additional citation styles

The citation text below is from the DataCite Content Resolver service and may take a few seconds to load. The styles and locales are obtained from CrossCite, which also provides a citation formatter. See ReFindit for another alternative. Formatting is not perfect: please verify and edit before use. Today's date is shown: please replace with the date of your most recent access.

Style: Locale:

Ancillary information

Metadata download

Note that your browser may not display the above metadata links, but automatically save them as files in a folder such as "Downloads"
follow us