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IHOP_2002: GTS Surface Hourly Observations

Summary

The GTS Surface Hourly Observation Data is one of several surface data sets collected by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research/Joint Office for Science Support (UCAR/JOSS) as part of the IHOP 2002 project. Included in the data set are the global hourly (and special) surface observations. These data are contained in daily files which are in GEMPAK format. It may not contain data which was removed from the US GTS feed. The data cover the period from 13 May to 25 June 2002. The data were acquired via the UNIDATA Local Data Manager (LDM).

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Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/6TX8-66N8-QG12
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2008-10-07)
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Related projects	IHOP_2002: International H2O Project 2002
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	hourly
Language	English
Categories	Surface
Platforms	Weather Stations
Instruments	Automated Weather System
GCMD Science Keywords	AIR TEMPERATURE CLOUD BASE HEIGHT CLOUD FRACTION DEW POINT TEMPERATURE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE PRECIPITATION AMOUNT PRESENT WEATHER PRESSURE TENDENCY SEA LEVEL PRESSURE VISIBILITY WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED Show 9 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	GEMPAK_sao.htm [3 KiB]
Related links	info: IHOP 2002 Data Policy info: IHOP 2002 Missions homepage: IHOP 2002 Project Homepage

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2002-05-13 00:00:00
End datetime	2002-06-25 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 42.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 32.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -105.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -90.00

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

Citation

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2008. IHOP_2002: GTS Surface Hourly Observations. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/6TX8-66N8-QG12. Accessed 16 Sep 2024.

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