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RICO: GTS Upper Air Plots

Summary

This dataset contains charts of analysis of the RICO region for upper air products at 200, 300, 500, 700, and 850mb taken daily at 00:00 hours and 12:00 hours..

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download
Preview dataset (plots/images)

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/WTM8-VBZT-0W0D
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2008-10-07)
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Related projects	RICO: Rain in Cumulus Over the Ocean
Spatial Type	multiple
Frequency	12 hourly
Language	English
Categories	Sounding Upper Air
Platforms	Radiosondes
Instruments	Radiosondes
GCMD Science Keywords	ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS 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 8 more... Expand keywords
Related links	info: RICO Data Policy homepage: RICO Homepage info: RICO Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2004-11-04 01:01:00
End datetime	2005-02-01 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 20.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 17.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -67.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -60.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

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

Citation

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2008. RICO: GTS Upper Air Plots. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/WTM8-VBZT-0W0D. Accessed 29 Apr 2025.

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