VOCALS: FAAM BAe-146 Dropsonde Data
Summary
This data set includes 47 high vertical resolution (0.5-sec) soundings collected from 31 October 2008 to 13 November 2008 aboard the FAAM BAe-146 aircraft, which was based in Arica, in the most northern part of Chile close to the Peruvian border. The data are in the NCAR/EOL Sounding Composite format. Users are strongly encouraged to contact FAAM BAe for guidance on using their dropsonde data. Please contact Grant Allen at grant dot allen at manchester.ac.uk.
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Temporal coverage
| Begin datetime | 2008-10-31 13:15:00 |
| End datetime | 2008-11-13 23:59:59 |
Spatial coverage
Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.
Maximum (North) Latitude:
-18.832,
Minimum (South) Latitude:
-20.045
Minimum (West) Longitude:
-79.843,
Maximum (East) Longitude:
-71.873
Primary point of contact information
EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
Additional contact information
- author: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
- originator: Scot Loehrer <loehrer@ucar.edu>
- author: Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements
Citation
UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory, Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements, Loehrer, S. 2011. VOCALS: FAAM BAe-146 Dropsonde Data. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/CX8P-8C8H-AE0W. Accessed 08 Sep 2024.
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