RAINEX: NRL P-3 Dropsonde Data

Summary

Data access

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

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D60R9MK0
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2008-10-07)
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Related projects	RAINEX: Hurricane Rainband and Intensity Change Experiment
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	no set schedule
Language	English
Categories	Aircraft Sounding Upper Air
Platforms	Dropwindsondes NRL P-3
Instruments	AVAPS - Airborne Vertical Atmosphere Profiling Systems Dropsondes
Events	Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Ophelia Hurricane Rita
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_RAINEX_NRL_dropsondes.pdf [293 KiB]
Related links	info: RAINEX Missions homepage: RAINEX Project Page

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2005-08-27 00:00:00
End datetime	2005-09-23 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 40.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 10.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -100.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -50.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

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

Citation

NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory. 2008. RAINEX: NRL P-3 Dropsonde Data. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.5065/D60R9MK0. Accessed 16 Dec 2025.

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