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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).

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Versions
  • 1.0 (2008-10-07)
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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

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

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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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