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LDM Surface METAR Special Observations Data (Surface Composite format) [NCAR/EOL]

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T-REX

Summary

This Special Obervation Surface METAR Data set is one of several surface data sets collected by the National Center for Atmospheric Research/Earth Observing Laboratory (NCAR/EOL). Included in the data set are the special METAR observations for the TREX area of interest. These data are contained in day files and are in EOL surface composite ascii format. The data were aquired via the UNIDATA Local Data Manager (LDM).

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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6S180SR
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2008-10-07)
Subscribe	Subscribe to receive email when new or updated data is available.
Related projects	T-REX: Terrain-induced Rotor Experiment
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	no set schedule
Language	English
Categories	Surface
Platforms	Weather Stations
Instruments	Automated Weather System
GCMD Science Keywords	AIR TEMPERATURE CLOUD CEILING DEW POINT TEMPERATURE PRECIPITATION AMOUNT SEA LEVEL PRESSURE SURFACE PRESSURE VISIBILITY WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED Expand keywords
Documentation	LDM_SFC_METAR.html [8 KiB]
Related links	info: Sample Plot Code info: T-REX Data Policy homepage: T-REX Homepage info: T-REX Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2006-03-01 00:00:00
End datetime	2006-04-30 23:50:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 40.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 34.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -126.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -115.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

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

Citation

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2008. LDM Surface METAR Special Observations Data (Surface Composite format). Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6S180SR. Accessed 11 Sep 2024.

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