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VOCALS: NOAA R/V Ron Brown Ship Observations

Summary

This dataset contains txt file observations of conditions recorded on the NOAA Research Vessel Ron Brown for the period and area of the VOCALS project.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/JW3S-XB10-PD0R
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2009-01-23)
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Related projects	VOCALS: VAMOS Ocean-Cloud-Atmosphere-Land Study
Frequency	6 hourly
Language	English
Categories	Oceanography Ship Surface
Platforms	R/V Ronald H. Brown Ships Weather Stations
Instruments	Automated Weather System
GCMD Science Keywords	AIR TEMPERATURE CLOUD BASE HEIGHT CLOUD FRACTION CLOUD TYPES DEW POINT TEMPERATURE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE PRESENT WEATHER PRESSURE TENDENCY SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE SURFACE PRESSURE VISIBILITY WAVE PERIOD WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED Show 11 more... Expand keywords
Related links	companion: 89.140: NOAA R/V Ron Brown Stratus 9/VOCALS Cruise Technical Report info: VOCALS Data Policy homepage: VOCALS Homepage info: VOCALS Missions info: VOCALS Project Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2008-10-14 09:00:00
End datetime	2008-12-01 18:00:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: -10.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: -40.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -108.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -72.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Citation

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2009. VOCALS: NOAA R/V Ron Brown Ship Observations. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/JW3S-XB10-PD0R. Accessed 19 Jan 2026.

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