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NAME: US DOD Yuma Proving Ground (Arizona) High Resolution Rawinsonde Data

Summary

This data set includes the high vertical resolution (5 seconds up to 480 seconds after release and 10 seconds after 480 seconds) rawinsonde data from three sites in Yuma, Arizona (3555, Tower 31 and Tower M). This data set has been quality controlled by The Joint Office of Science Support (JOSS). Consult the README for more information. Additional information can be found at www.yuma.army.mil

NOTE: These data have been corrected as of 16 February 2010 for a significant dry bias. See the documentation file for details on the correction(s) applied to this data set. Also see Ciesielski et al 2009 in JTECH.

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ORDER data to made available for download
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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/GS8B-EG54-FB0K
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2010-02-18)
Subscribe	Subscribe to receive email when new or updated data is available.
Related projects	NAME: North American Monsoon Experiment
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	no set schedule
Language	English
Categories	Sounding Upper Air
Platforms	Radiosondes
Instruments	Radiosondes
GCMD Science Keywords	ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS DEW POINT TEMPERATURE GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VERTICAL PROFILES WATER VAPOR PROFILES WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Show 9 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	README_NAME_yuma_sounding.html [15 KiB]
Related links	homepage: EOL NAME website info: NAME Data Policy info: NAME Missions info: www.yuma.army.mil

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2004-06-01 11:00:00
End datetime	2004-10-01 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 32.93, Minimum (South) Latitude: 32.85
Minimum (West) Longitude: -114.34, Maximum (East) Longitude: -113.79

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
originator: National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), NOAA

Citation

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2010. NAME: US DOD Yuma Proving Ground (Arizona) High Resolution Rawinsonde Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/GS8B-EG54-FB0K. Accessed 18 Jun 2025.

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