CSU SCSMEX Sounding Data https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/575.001 Summary This dataset contains sounding data collected during the South China Sea Monsoon Experiment (SCSMEX) in May and June of 1998. In all, there were 162 sounding sites with 23,042 soundings available during this period. High vertical resolution data is included from the R/V Kexue and R/V Shiyan 3 ship sites and GTS mandatory and significant level data is included from the remaining sites. Additionally, a FORTRAN program for reading the upper-air sounding data files is included. Please see the provided readme_SCSMEX file for more information. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 575.001 * doi:10.26023/GFXS-4N3Y-E60K https://doi.org/10.26023/GFXS-4N3Y-E60K Versions 1.0 Citation Johnson, R., Ciesielski, P. 2019. CSU SCSMEX Sounding Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/GFXS-4N3Y-E60K Accessed 24 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 * SCSMEX: The South China Sea Monsoon Experiment https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/SCSMEX Additional information * Language: English Categories * Sounding * Upper Air Platforms * Radiosondes * Ships Instruments * Radiosondes GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT * 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 WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > RELATIVE HUMIDITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > U/V WIND COMPONENTS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND DIRECTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS * 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 TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > VERTICAL PROFILES Documentation * readme_SCSMEX [19 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/5411264B5A104/readme_SCSMEX Related links * homepage: SCSMEX EOL Project Homepage https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/scsmex Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 1998-05-01 00:00:00 * End datetime: 1998-06-30 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 41.72 * Minimum (South) Latitude: -12.18 * Minimum (West) Longitude: 72.48 * Maximum (East) Longitude: 138.08 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Additional contact information * pointOfContact: Paul Ciesielski https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/110 * author: Paul Ciesielski https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/110 * author: Richard H. Johnson https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/592 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/575.001?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/575.001?format=isotc211