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SHOUT-2015 NASA Global Hawk QC Dropsonde Data

Summary

Dropsonde data from the unmanned NOAA/NASA Global Hawk aircraft during the Sensing Hazards with Operational Unmanned Technology (SHOUT) campaign, using a NCAR/NOAA dropsonde system specially designed for remote operation. These dropsondes were collected in August and September of 2015. A total of 107 quality-controlled soundings in EOL Sounding Format are provided.

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Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6CN729D
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2016-06-17) 1.1 (2016-09-27): This version has been updated to include only the dropsondes from the first SHOUT campaign in Aug-Sept 2015. The dropsondes from SHOUT-ENRR in Feb 2016 will now be included in a separate dataset. (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	SHOUT: Sensing Hazards with Operational Unmanned Technology
Spatial Type	unknown
Frequency	1 second
Language	English
Categories	Upper Air
Platforms	Dropwindsondes NASA Global Hawk
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.SHOUT.GH-Dropsondes.pdf [1479 KiB]
Related links	homepage: SHOUT Home Page

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2015-08-22 00:00:00
End datetime	2015-09-08 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 50.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 10.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -160.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -19.40

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Citation

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2016. SHOUT-2015 NASA Global Hawk QC Dropsonde Data. Version 1.1. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6CN729D. Accessed 17 Sep 2024.

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