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GRIP: NASA DC-8 NCAR/EOL Dropsonde Data

Summary

This data set contains dropsonde data from the NASA DC-8 medium altitude research aircraft. A total of 328 quality-controlled dropsonde soundings were released during 16 research flights, and are contained in the final dropsonde data set.

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Additional information

Identifiers	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6VX0DRT DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6XG9PHJ
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2016-02-19) 2.0 (2016-06-24): This dataset has been corrected for a temperature dependent dry bias. The filenames have also been corrected. 2.1 (2017-03-22): This version was thought to have been corrected for a temperature dependent relative humidity dry bias as well as a dewpoint bias, but was not actually corrected. 3.0 (2017-03-22): This version has been corrected for a temperature dependent dry bias of the relative humiidty measurements. Dewpoint temperatures were recomputed as well. (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	GRIP: Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes
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.V3.GRIP-2010.DC8.dropsondes.pdf [929 KiB]
Related links	homepage: GRIP Project Homepage

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2010-08-15 00:00:00
End datetime	2010-09-30 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 36.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 10.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -100.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -50.00

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

Citation

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2017. GRIP: NASA DC-8 NCAR/EOL Dropsonde Data. Version 3.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6VX0DRT. Accessed 15 Sep 2024.

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