CSU KWAJEX Sounding Data

Summary

This dataset contains the upper-air sounding data collected during the Kwajalein Experiment (KWAJEX). Included are data from the enhanced sounding sites, the operational sounding sites, and ncep model analysis data used as background and constraints for constrained variational analysis. Please refer to the provided documentation for more information.

Data access

• ORDER data for delivery by FTP

Additional information

Homepage	https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/588.001
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Related projects	KWAJEX: The Kwajalein Experiment
Frequency	continuous
Language	English
Categories	Sounding Upper Air
Platforms	Radiosondes
Instruments	Radiosondes
GCMD Science Keywords	ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS DEW POINT TEMPERATURE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY U/V WIND COMPONENTS VERTICAL PROFILES WATER VAPOR PROFILES WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Show 9 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	readme_kwajex [3 KiB]

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	1999-07-24 00:00:00
End datetime	1999-09-15 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 9.3903, Minimum (South) Latitude: 7.4519
Minimum (West) Longitude: 166.27, Maximum (East) Longitude: 168.5722

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

• pointOfContact: Paul Ciesielski <paulc@atmos.colostate.edu>

Citation

Example citation following ESIP guidelines:

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory, Ciesielski, P. 2019. CSU KWAJEX Sounding Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/588.001. Accessed 20 Nov 2019.

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