NOAA G-IV Dropsonde Data (.frd format) https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/88.190 Summary This dataset contains dropsondes dropped from the NOAA N49 aircraft as part of the Hurricane Rainband and Intensity Change Experiment (RAINEX). It includes 516 high resolution (.5 sec) soundings dropped from July 6 - Oct 24, 2005 during hurricanes Dennis, Emily, Katrina, Ophelia, Rita, and Wilma. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 88.190 * doi:10.26023/GM18-MKAX-FV08 https://doi.org/10.26023/GM18-MKAX-FV08 Versions 1.0 Citation Hurricane Research Division (HRD), NOAA. 2007. RAINEX: NOAA G-IV Dropsonde Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/GM18-MKAX-FV08 Accessed 29 Mar 2024. Additional citation styles can be generated by entering the DOI at CrossCite (https://citation.crosscite.org/). Acknowledgement In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements, please acknowledge NCAR/EOL in your publications with text such as: Data provided by NCAR/EOL under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/ Related projects * RAINEX: Hurricane Rainband and Intensity Change Experiment https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/RAINEX Additional information * Spatial Type: point * Frequency: no set schedule * Language: English Categories * Aircraft * Sounding * Upper Air Platforms * Aircraft, NOAA G-IV * Dropwindsondes Instruments * AVAPS - Airborne Vertical Atmosphere Profiling Systems * Dropsondes Events * Hurricane Dennis * Hurricane Emily * Hurricane Katrina * Hurricane Ophelia * Hurricane Rita * Hurricane Wilma GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > WEATHER EVENTS > TROPICAL CYCLONES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > RELATIVE HUMIDITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > VERTICAL PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND DIRECTION PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND DIRECTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > U/V WIND COMPONENTS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS Related links * homepage: RAINEX Project Page https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/rainex * info: RAINEX Missions https://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/rainex/missions.html Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 2005-07-06 00:00:00 * End datetime: 2005-10-24 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 40.00 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 10.00 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -100.00 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -50.00 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Additional contact information * author: Hurricane Research Division (HRD), NOAA https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/486 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/88.190?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/88.190?format=isotc211