RAINEX: NOAA G-IV Dropsonde Data (.esc format)
Summary
This is one of the upper air data sets developed for the Hurricane Rainband and Intensity Change Experiment (RAINEX). It includes 954 dropsondes from the NOAA G-IV N49RF aircraft. The data are 0.5 second vertical resolution. It includes dropsondes that occurred during Hurricanes Dennis (2005 Jul 6-9), Emily (2005 Jul 16-19), Katrina (2005 Aug 24-28), Ophelia (2005 Sept 8-15), Rita (2005 Sept 19-24), and Wilma (2005 Oct 18-24).
Data access
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Additional information
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Data Quality | final |
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Spatial Type | point |
Frequency | no set schedule |
Language | English |
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Temporal coverage
Begin datetime | 2005-07-06 00:00:00 |
End datetime | 2005-10-24 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
Citation
UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2008. RAINEX: NOAA G-IV Dropsonde Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/MNPH-QWR3-X20S. Accessed 02 Nov 2024.
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