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BAMEX: GTS Surface Synoptic Observations

Summary

The GTS Three-Hourly Synoptic 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 BAMEX project. Included in the data set are the global three-hourly synoptic observations. These data are contained in daily files which are in GEMPAK format. The data cover the period from 20 May to 07 July 2003. The data were acquired via the UNIDATA Local Data Manager (LDM).

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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/8YAT-FJSP-XV12
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2008-10-07)
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Related projects	BAMEX: Bow Echo and Mesoscale Convective Vortex Experiment 2003
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	3 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	mesonet_GEMPAKsyn.htm [1 KiB]
Related links	info: BAMEX Data Policy info: BAMEX Missions homepage: BAMEX Project Homepage

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2003-05-20 00:00:00
End datetime	2003-07-07 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: National Weather Service (NWS)

Citation

National Weather Service (NWS). 2008. BAMEX: GTS Surface Synoptic Observations. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/8YAT-FJSP-XV12. Accessed 08 Dec 2024.

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