Nairobi, Kenya High Resolution BUFR Radiosonde Data https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/572.012 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. 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. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 572.012 * doi:10.26023/3NMW-GCXD-600M https://doi.org/10.26023/3NMW-GCXD-600M Versions 1.0 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 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 * HIGHWAY: High Impact Weather Lake System https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/HIGHWAY Additional information * Spatial Type: point * Frequency: criteria * Language: English Categories * Upper Air Platforms * Radiosondes Instruments * Radiosondes GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > VERTICAL PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > RELATIVE HUMIDITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND DIRECTION PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND DIRECTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE Documentation * readme_HIGHWAY_Nairobi_radiosonde_BUFR.pdf [340 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/546E42508DF77/readme_HIGHWAY_Nairobi_radiosonde_BUFR.pdf Related links * homepage: HIGHWAY Home Page https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/highway * info: HIGHWAY Missions https://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/highway/tools/missions Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 2019-08-10 00:00:00 * End datetime: 2020-02-28 09:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: -1.30175 * Minimum (South) Latitude: -1.30175 * Minimum (West) Longitude: 36.7591 * Maximum (East) Longitude: 36.7591 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Additional contact information * author: Kenya Meteorological Department https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/2501 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/572.012?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/572.012?format=isotc211