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NOAA P-3 Dropsonde Profiles

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Summary

The EPIC Aircraft:P-3 Meteorology Dropsonde Profiles dataset (NOAA/AOC) is one of several archived by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research/Joint Office for Science Support (UCAR/JOSS) in support of the Eastern Pacific Investigation of Climate (EPIC) project. The data were collected and provided by The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Aircraft Operations Center (NOAA/AOC). This dataset contains 0.5 second vertical resolution profiles derived from dropsondes released from the NOAA-P3 aircraft during EPIC. Dropsondes were released during aircraft flights on the following days: September 2001(3, 5, 9, 13, 16, 20, 21, and 28) and October 2001(3, 5, 6, and 7).

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ORDER data to made available for download
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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/ZNWM-31ZQ-SS00
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2006-07-18)
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Related projects	EPIC: Eastern Pacific Investigation of Climate PACS: Pan American Climate Studies
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	no set schedule
Language	English
Categories	Aircraft
Platforms	Aircraft, NOAA P-3 Dropwindsondes
Instruments	AVAPS - Airborne Vertical Atmosphere Profiling Systems Dropsondes
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	readme_NOAA-P3_drophighres.txt [12 KiB]
Related links	homepage: EOL EPIC website info: EPIC Data Policy info: EPIC Missions homepage: PACS EOL Homepage info: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Aircraft Operations Center (NOAA/AOC)

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2001-09-03 00:00:00
End datetime	2001-10-07 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 13.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 7.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -98.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -93.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
author: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Citation

NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2006. NOAA P-3 Dropsonde Profiles. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/ZNWM-31ZQ-SS00. Accessed 11 Dec 2025.

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