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BAMEX WMI Learjet QC Dropsonde Data

Summary

NCAR/ATD (aka EOL) Dropsondes soundings launched from the Weather Modification Inc. (WMI) Lear Jet 35 aircraft. This is one of the upper-air data sets developed for the Bow Echo and Mesoscale Convection Vortex Experiment 2003 (BAMEX 2003).

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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6W957J2
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2011-08-24)
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Related projects	BAMEX: Bow Echo and Mesoscale Convective Vortex Experiment 2003
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	no set schedule
Language	English
Categories	Sounding Upper Air
Platforms	Dropwindsondes WMI Learjet
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 VERTICAL PROFILES WATER VAPOR PROFILES WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Show 9 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	readme.bamex_dropsondes.html [16 KiB]
Related links	info: BAMEX Data Policy info: BAMEX Missions homepage: BAMEX Project Homepage info: NCAR GPS Dropsonde System

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2003-05-20 00:00:00
End datetime	2003-07-06 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 48.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 30.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -104.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -80.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
publisher: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
resourceProvider: Kathryn Young
originator: NSF NCAR Atmospheric Technology Division

Citation

NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory. 2011. BAMEX WMI Learjet QC Dropsonde Data. Version 1.0. NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6W957J2. Accessed 13 Dec 2025.

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