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NASA DC-8 Dropsonde Data

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NAMMA

Summary

NCAR/EOL dropsonde data from the NASA DC-8 aircraft during the NAMMA campaign. 197 QC dropsonde soundings are available from 13 research flights off the west coast of Africa, between 6 August and 12 September 2006.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D64B2ZHP
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2016-02-19)
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Related projects	NAMMA: NASA African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis
Spatial Type	unknown
Frequency	1 second
Language	English
Categories	Upper Air
Platforms	Dropwindsondes NASA DC-8
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.NAMMA2006.dropsondes.pdf [398 KiB]
Related links	info: NAMMA DC-8 Dropsonde DOI homepage: NAMMA Project Homepage

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2006-08-06 00:00:00
End datetime	2006-09-12 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 25.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 5.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -36.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -10.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Citation

NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory. 2016. NASA DC-8 Dropsonde Data. Version 1.0. NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D64B2ZHP. Accessed 07 Jun 2026.

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