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OLYMPEX NCAR/EOL AVAPS Dropsonde Data

Summary

Dropsondes were deployed on the NASA DC-8 during the Olympic Mountain Experiment (OLYMPEX) field campaign. 17 research flights were conducted, during which 53 dropsondes were launched between November 12 and December 19, 2015.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6QZ28BN
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2016-07-01): This data has corrected filenames along with a temperature dependent dry bias correction. 2.0 (2016-07-07): This dataset has been corrected to remove GPS lat/lon spikes. (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	OLYMPEX: Olympic Mountains Experiment
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	< 1 second
Progress	completed
Language	English
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.OLYMPEX-2015.NASA.DC8-Dropsondes.pdf [1063 KiB]
Related links	homepage: OLYMPEX Home Page

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2015-11-02 00:00:00
End datetime	2015-12-19 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 48.20, Minimum (South) Latitude: 46.30
Minimum (West) Longitude: -129.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -125.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Citation

NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory. 2016. OLYMPEX NCAR/EOL AVAPS Dropsonde Data. Version 2.0. null. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6QZ28BN. Accessed 17 Nov 2025.

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