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CSU OLYMPEX Sounding Data

Summary

This dataset contains the level 3 and 4 upper-air soundings collected during the Olympic Mountains Experiment (OLYMPEX). There is one gzipped file for each level of data. Please see the provided documentation for more information.

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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/84TC-F4DR-90E
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2019-04-30)
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Related projects	OLYMPEX: Olympic Mountains Experiment
Frequency	continuous
Language	English
Categories	Sounding Upper Air
Platforms	Dropwindsondes NASA DC-8 Radiosondes
Instruments	AVAPS - Airborne Vertical Atmosphere Profiling Systems Dropsondes Radiosondes
GCMD Science Keywords	ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS DEW POINT TEMPERATURE 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 11 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	OLYMPEX_upaL3.0_readme [3 KiB] OLYMPEX_upaL4.0_readme [3 KiB] readme.OLYMPEX-2015.NASA.DC8-Dropsondes.pdf [1063 KiB] readme_olympics [2 KiB]
Related links	homepage: OLYMPEX Home Page

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2015-10-28 00:00:00
End datetime	2016-01-16 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 48.46, Minimum (South) Latitude: 44.91
Minimum (West) Longitude: -124.56, Maximum (East) Longitude: -123.01

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: Paul Ciesielski <paulc@atmos.colostate.edu>
author: Steven A. Rutledge <rutledge@atmos.colostate.edu>

Citation

Rutledge, S., Ciesielski, P. 2019. CSU OLYMPEX Sounding Data. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/84TC-F4DR-90E. Accessed 16 Feb 2026.

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