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NCAR GV NCAR/EOL Dropsonde Profile Data

Project:

T-REX

Summary

T-REX marks the first project where AVAPS Dropsondes were deployed from NCAR's newest aircraft. Data are checked for quality control and provided in EOL ASCII file format.

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This dataset is not currently available online. For more information, please email the primary point of contact.

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6X0657S
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2008-10-07) 2.0 (2016-06-29): The files in this dataset have corrected filenames. 1.1 (2016-06-29): This dataset contains corrected filenames under the /net/archive/data/trex/aircraft/hiaper/gv_corr.filenames directory.
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Related projects	T-REX: Terrain-induced Rotor Experiment
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	no set schedule
Language	English
Categories	Aircraft Sounding Upper Air
Platforms	Dropwindsondes NSF/NCAR GV HIAPER
Instruments	AVAPS - Airborne Vertical Atmosphere Profiling Systems Dropsondes
GCMD Science Keywords	ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS DEW POINT TEMPERATURE GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY U/V WIND COMPONENTS VERTICAL PROFILES WATER VAPOR PROFILES WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Show 10 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	readme.TREX06.dropsondes.pdf [505 KiB]
Related links	info: T-REX Data Policy homepage: T-REX Homepage info: T-REX Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2006-03-02 00:00:00
End datetime	2006-04-27 19:58:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 37.10, Minimum (South) Latitude: 36.10
Minimum (West) Longitude: -118.80, Maximum (East) Longitude: -117.60

Primary point of contact information

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

Citation

NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory. 2016. NCAR GV NCAR/EOL Dropsonde Profile Data. Version 2.0. null. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6X0657S. Accessed 07 Mar 2026.

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