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DEEPWAVE: Multi-Network Composite Highest Resolution Upper Air Data

Summary

This data set contains a composite of the highest vertical resolution (i.e. the “native resolution”) upper air sounding data from all sources for the Deep-Propagating Gravity Wave Experiment (DeepWave). The composite includes 853 soundings from five sources around New Zealand and the surrounding ocean:

NSF/NCAR Gulfstream-V dropsondes (282 soundings)
Australian Bureau of Meteorology radiosondes from Hobart (137 soundings) and Macquarie Island (140 soundings)
NIWA (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research) radiosondes from Haast, New Zealand (51 soundings)
DLR radiosondes from Lauder, New Zealand (98 soundings)
NCAR/EOL radiosondes from Hokitika, New Zealand (145 soundings)

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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6X34VVD
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2016-12-06) 2.0 (2016-12-20): 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.)
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Related projects	DEEPWAVE: Deep Propagating Gravity Wave Experiment over New Zealand
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	criteria
Language	English
Categories	Sounding Sounding Composites Upper Air
Platforms	Dropwindsondes NCAR/EOL Integrated Sounding System - ISS NSF/NCAR GV HIAPER Radiosondes
Instruments	AVAPS - Airborne Vertical Atmosphere Profiling Systems Dropsondes Radiosondes
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_DEEPWAVE_High_Res_Composite.pdf [380 KiB]
Restrictions	user agreement required: DEEPWAVE_EULA.html [1 KiB]
Related links	homepage: DEEPWAVE info: DEEPWAVE Data Policy info: DEEPWAVE Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2014-05-25 01:00:00
End datetime	2014-08-01 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: -42.715, Minimum (South) Latitude: -54.50
Minimum (West) Longitude: 147.50, Maximum (East) Longitude: 170.985

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
processor: Scot Loehrer <loehrer@ucar.edu>
processor: Linda Cully <cully@ucar.edu>
processor: Linda Echo-Hawk <echohawk@ucar.edu>
processor: Craig Brooks Snyder <cbsnyder@ucar.edu>

Citation

NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory. 2016. DEEPWAVE: Multi-Network Composite Highest Resolution Upper Air Data. Version 2.0. null. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6X34VVD. Accessed 10 Nov 2025.

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