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NOAA N43 P-3 Dropsonde Data (.frd format) [NOAA/HRD]

Summary

This dataset contains dropsondes dropped from the NOAA N43 aircraft as part of the Hurricane Rainband and Intensity Change Experiment (RAINEX). It includes 273 high resolution (.5 sec) soundings dropped from August 25 - Sept 23, 2005.

Data access

ORDER data for delivery by FTP

Additional information

Homepage	https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/88.189
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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	Aircraft, NOAA P-3 Dropwindsondes Upper Air
Instruments	Dropsondes
Events	Hurricane Dennis Hurricane Emily Hurricane Gert Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Ophelia Hurricane Rita
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: RAINEX Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2005-07-05 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 <eol-datahelp@ucar.edu>

Additional contact information

author: Hurricane Research Division (HRD), NOAA

Citation

Example citation following ESIP guidelines:

Hurricane Research Division (HRD), NOAA. 2007. NOAA N43 P-3 Dropsonde Data (.frd format). Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/88.189. Accessed 26 Sep 2020.

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