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ORCAS Climatology and Flight Information Plots

Summary

This collection of graphics contains climatologies derived from various sources including the Global Forecast System (GFS) Final Analyses (FNL), the National Center for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) / National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Global Reanaysis, COSMIC GPS, and Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS). Also included are GFS-FNL interpolated cross sections with NCAR GV HIAPER aircraft observations overlayed, and skew-t log-p diagrams for each NCAR GV up and down profile from the ORCAS (O2/N2 Ratio and CO2 Airborne Southern Ocean Study) field campaign. The graphics are intended to be used as supplementary material to aid in the analysis of NCAR GV instrument datasets for both upper troposphere - lower stratosphere (UTLS), and boundary layer studies.

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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6NZ863B
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2017-04-18)
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Related projects	ORCAS: The O2/N2 Ratio and CO2 Airborne Southern Ocean (ORCAS) Study
Spatial Type	unknown
Frequency	criteria
Language	English
Categories	Aircraft Models/Analyses
Platforms	COSMIC/FORMOSAT-3 NCEP Global Forecast System Model (GFS) NSF/NCAR GV HIAPER Reanalysis Models Satellite, Aura
Instruments	Microwave Limb Sounder - MLS
GCMD Science Keywords	ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE ATMOSPHERIC CARBON MONOXIDE ATMOSPHERIC OZONE CLOUD FRACTION DEW POINT TEMPERATURE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENTAL LAPSE RATE METHANE NITROUS OXIDE PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER HEIGHT PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER HEIGHT PRECIPITATION RATE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SEA LEVEL PRESSURE TROPOPAUSE VAPOR PRESSURE VERTICAL PROFILES WEATHER RESEARCH/FORECAST MODELS WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Show 20 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	ORCAS_Climatology_FlightInfoPlots.txt [8 KiB]
Restrictions	user agreement required: ORCAS_Data_Fair_Use.html [3 KiB]
Related links	supercedes: 490.032: ORCAS Skew-T Plots info: ORCAS Data Policy info: ORCAS Missions homepage: ORCAS Project Homepage

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2016-01-15 00:00:00
End datetime	2016-02-12 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: -30.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: -80.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -105.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -30.00

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

Additional contact information

author: Shawn Honomichl <shawnh@ucar.edu>

Citation

Honomichl, S. 2017. ORCAS Climatology and Flight Information Plots. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6NZ863B. Accessed 05 Oct 2024.

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