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GTS Mandatory/Significant Level Sounding Data (ESC Format)

Summary

This data set contains the quality controlled GTS radiosonde data from sites in the southeastern United States, the Mexican Gulf Coast, and Caribbean for which high vertical resolution data were not available for the period of HAIC-HIWC 2015 Florida operations, 10-24 August 2015. A total of 238 quality-controlled, mandatory and significant level resolution soundings are contained in the final data set.

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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6HT2N5Q
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2018-10-12): This is the first version of the GTS Mandatory/Significant Level Sounding Data for HIWC RADAR 2015 Florida Soundings
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Related projects	HIWC-RADAR: High Ice Water Content (HIWC) Radar Study 2015
Frequency	continuous
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 DEW POINT TEMPERATURE GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VERTICAL PROFILES WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Show 9 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	readme_HIWC_Radar_2015_GTS_radiosonde.pdf [584 KiB]

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2015-08-10 00:00:00
End datetime	2015-08-24 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 40.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 10.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -140.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -45.00

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author: EOL Data Support

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UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2018. GTS Mandatory/Significant Level Sounding Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6HT2N5Q. Accessed 18 Apr 2021.

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