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Perdigao: Spain High Resolution Radiosonde Data

Summary

This data set contains the high vertical resolution (2-second) radiosonde data from Spain during the Perdigao project. Data are included from four stations in Spain for the period 1 December 2016 to 7 July 2017 (there is a gap in the data from 10-28 December 2016). The stations typically released soundings at 00 and or 12 UTC. These data are in BUFR format.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/9FZ4-VF5F-WX0D
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2017-08-16)
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Related projects	Perdigao: Perdigao Field Experiment
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	12 hourly
Language	English
Categories	Sounding Upper Air
Platforms	Radiosondes
Instruments	Radiosondes
GCMD Science Keywords	ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS DEW POINT TEMPERATURE GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE VERTICAL PROFILES WATER VAPOR PROFILES WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Show 10 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	Readme_Perdigao_Spain_highres_soundings.txt [3 KiB] RS92SGP-Datasheet-B210358EN-F-LOW.pdf [273 KiB]
Related links	info: Perdigao Missions homepage: Perdigão Home Page

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2016-12-01 00:00:00
End datetime	2017-07-07 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 43.4905, Minimum (South) Latitude: 38.002
Minimum (West) Longitude: -8.4209, Maximum (East) Longitude: -1.1711

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: NOAA National Weather Service

Citation

NOAA National Weather Service. 2017. Perdigao: Spain High Resolution Radiosonde Data. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/9FZ4-VF5F-WX0D. Accessed 08 Nov 2025.

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