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Nairobi, Kenya High Resolution BUFR Radiosonde Data

Project:

HIGHWAY

Summary

This data set contains temperature, moisture, and wind profiles from the Modem GPSonde M10 radiosonde system operated by the Kenya Meteorology Department in Nairobi, Kenya during the HIGH impact Weather LAke SYstem (HIGHWAY) Project data collection period. A total of 256 2-second vertical resolution soundings are included in the data set. The data are in BUFR (Binary Universal Form for data Representation) format.

Archive note

Nairobi soundings started GTS transmission on 10 August 2019. Twice daily releases (00 and 12 UTC) continued through 30 November 2019. From 1 December 2019 daily 00 UTC releases continued through 28 February 2020. No releases were transmitted on 29 February 2020.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/3NMW-GCXD-600M
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2020-03-02)
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Related projects	HIGHWAY: High Impact Weather Lake System
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	criteria
Language	English
Categories	Upper Air
Platforms	Radiosondes
Instruments	Radiosondes
GCMD Science Keywords	ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS DEW POINT TEMPERATURE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VERTICAL PROFILES WATER VAPOR PROFILES WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Show 9 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	readme_HIGHWAY_Nairobi_radiosonde_BUFR.pdf [340 KiB]
Related links	homepage: HIGHWAY Home Page info: HIGHWAY Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2019-08-10 00:00:00
End datetime	2020-02-28 09:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: -1.30175, Minimum (South) Latitude: -1.30175
Minimum (West) Longitude: 36.7591, Maximum (East) Longitude: 36.7591

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: Kenya Meteorological Department <info@meteo.go.ke>

Citation

Kenya Meteorological Department. 2020. Nairobi, Kenya High Resolution BUFR Radiosonde Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/3NMW-GCXD-600M. Accessed 19 Apr 2025.

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