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GTS Mandatory and Significant Level Radiosonde Data (NOAA/ESRL Format)

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HAIC-HIWC_2015

Summary

This dataset contains the mandatory and significant level radiosonde data from locations in northeastern South America and the Caribbean during the 2015 High Altitude Ice Crystals – High Ice Water Content (HAIC-HIWC) campaign in Cayenne, French Guiana. Data are included from Belem, Boa Vista, Macapa, Manaus, Santarem, and Tirios in Brazil as well as Cayenne, French Guiana; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Trinidad.

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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/AE8P-6Q22-VY0P
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2016-05-18)
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Related projects	HAIC-HIWC_2015: High Altitude Ice Crystals - High Ice Water Content Project - 2015
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	12 hourly
Language	English
Categories	Sounding Upper Air
Platforms	Radiosondes
Instruments	Radiosondes
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_HAIC-HIWC_radiosonde.pdf [223 KiB]
Related links	info: HAIC-HIWC 2015 Cayenne Missions info: HAIC-HIWC Data Policy homepage: HAIC-HIWC Home Page

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2015-05-01 00:00:00
End datetime	2015-05-31 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 18.50, Minimum (South) Latitude: 3.20
Minimum (West) Longitude: -66.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -48.40

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

Additional contact information

author: NOAA/Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL)

Citation

NOAA/Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL). 2016. GTS Mandatory and Significant Level Radiosonde Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/AE8P-6Q22-VY0P. Accessed 01 May 2024.

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