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Aircraft PIREPS (ACARS)

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Summary

Over 2800 commercial aircraft are equipped with ACARS which provides for the measurement of approximately 7 min resolution temperature, wind speed/direction and height derived from altimeter setting.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/AS5W-P4D9-2J12
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (1996-01-31)
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Related projects	GCIP/GIDS-1: GCIP Initial Data Set 1 STORM-FEST: USWRP/STORM Fronts Experiment Systems Test
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	no set schedule
Language	English
Categories	Aircraft
Platforms	Aircraft
Instruments	Thermometers
GCMD Science Keywords	FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED Expand keywords
Related links	info: GCIP Data Plans and Reports homepage: GCIP EOL Homepage homepage: GCIP/GIDS-1 EOL Homepage homepage: STORM-FEST

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	1992-02-01 00:00:00
End datetime	1992-03-15 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 45.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 30.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -105.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -85.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

originator: Audrene Brown
author: NOAA Forecast Systems Laboratory

Citation

NOAA Forecast Systems Laboratory. 1996. Aircraft PIREPS. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/AS5W-P4D9-2J12. Accessed 10 Nov 2025.

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