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SWEX: Multi-Network 5mb Vertical Resolution Sounding Composite

Summary

Interpolated 5hPa vertical resolution radiosonde data from research and operational sources during the SWEX campaign converted into a common format (EOL Sounding Composite format which is a columnar ASCII format). The composite includes data from radiosondes and dropsondes from locations around the southwestern United States. The radiosondes were released by NCAR/EOL (two sites), University of California, Santa Barbara (2 sites), San Jose State University (1 site), and the National Weather Service (three sites). Additionally, dropsondes released by NCAR/EOL from the NPS CIRPAS Twin Otter are included.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/CM8F-TNHW-HX01
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2023-04-17) 1.1 (2023-04-18) (Only the current version of the data is available to order. If you have questions about a prior version, please email us.)
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Related projects	SWEX: Sundowner Winds Experiment
Frequency	continuous
Language	English
Categories	Upper Air
Platforms	Dropwindsondes Radiosondes Sounding Composite
Instruments	Dropsondes Radiosondes
GCMD Science Keywords	ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS 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 10 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	SWEX_5hPa_Radiosonde_Composite.pdf [962 KiB]
Related links	companion: 600.028: Multi-Network Composite Highest Resolution Radiosonde Data info: SWEX Data Policy homepage: SWEX Home Page info: SWEX Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2022-03-17 00:00:00
End datetime	2022-05-17 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 37.74, Minimum (South) Latitude: 32.84
Minimum (West) Longitude: -122.22, Maximum (East) Longitude: -115.18

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory

Citation

NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory. 2023. SWEX: Multi-Network 5mb Vertical Resolution Sounding Composite. Version 1.1. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/CM8F-TNHW-HX01. Accessed 05 Mar 2026.

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