Australia High Resolution BUFR Radiosonde Data https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/552.016 Summary This data set contains the high vertical resolution (2-second) radiosonde profiles of temperature, moisture, and wind for eleven stations on the southern portion of the Australian continent (Perth, Albany, Esperance, Kalgoorlie, Ceduna, Woomera, Adelaide, Melbourne, Wagga Wagga, Sydney, and Williamtown) and three stations from islands (Tasmania, Lord Howe Island, and Macquarie Island) during the SOCRATES field phase. These data were retrieved in real time from the Global Telecommunication System (GTS) and have had no additional quality control. The data are in BUFR format. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 552.016 * doi:10.26023/3ABA-ZW3W-DF0Q https://doi.org/10.26023/3ABA-ZW3W-DF0Q Versions 1.0 Citation Australian Bureau of Meteorology. 2018. Australia High Resolution BUFR Radiosonde Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/3ABA-ZW3W-DF0Q Accessed 29 Mar 2024. Additional citation styles can be generated by entering the DOI at CrossCite (https://citation.crosscite.org/). Acknowledgement In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements, please acknowledge NCAR/EOL in your publications with text such as: Data provided by NCAR/EOL under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/ Related projects * SOCRATES: Southern Ocean Clouds Radiation Aerosol Transport Experimental Study https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/SOCRATES Additional information * Frequency: 12 hourly * Language: English Categories * Sounding * Upper Air Platforms * Radiosondes Instruments * Radiosondes GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > RELATIVE HUMIDITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > VERTICAL PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND DIRECTION PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND DIRECTION Documentation * readme_SOCRATES_BoM_Australia_BUFR_radiosonde.pdf [258 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/53371D3784501/readme_SOCRATES_BoM_Australia_BUFR_radiosonde.pdf Related links * info: SOCRATES Missions http://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/socrates/tools/missions Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 2018-01-01 00:00:00 * End datetime: 2018-02-28 21:00:00 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: -31.16 * Minimum (South) Latitude: -54.50 * Minimum (West) Longitude: 115.98 * Maximum (East) Longitude: 159.08 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Additional contact information * author: Australian Bureau of Meteorology https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/499 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/552.016?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/552.016?format=isotc211