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T-REX: UK BAE-146 Dropsonde Profile Data

Summary

This is one of the upper air data sets developed for the Terrain-induced Rotor Experiment (T-REX). It includes 72 high vertical resolution (0.5 second) dropsondes from the UK FAAM BAE-146 aircraft. Soundings were released from 17 Mar to 8 Apr 2006.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download
Preview dataset (plots/images)

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/G2T7-TP5H-350T
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2007-11-08)
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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	Aircraft Dropwindsondes FAAM BAE-146
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 UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE VERTICAL PROFILES WATER VAPOR PROFILES WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Show 10 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	README_TREX_bae146_sounding.html [17 KiB]
Related links	info: T-REX Data Policy homepage: T-REX Homepage info: T-REX Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2006-03-17 00:00:00
End datetime	2006-04-08 23:59:00

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 37.10, Minimum (South) Latitude: 36.30
Minimum (West) Longitude: -118.20, Maximum (East) Longitude: -117.80

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
author: Phillip R. A. Brown <phil.brown@metoffice.gov.uk>
originator: Simon Vosper <simon.vosper@metoffice.gov.uk>
author: Simon Vosper <simon.vosper@metoffice.gov.uk>
author: Stephen Mobbs <stephen@env.leeds.ac.uk>

Citation

NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory, et al. 2007. T-REX: UK BAE-146 Dropsonde Profile Data. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/G2T7-TP5H-350T. Accessed 19 Nov 2025.

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