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CuPIDO: GTS (mandatory/significant levels) Rawinsonde Data

Summary

This is one of the upper air data sets developed for the Cumulus Photogrammetric, In-Situ and Doppler Observations (CuPIDO) project. This data set includes 1398 GTS soundings from 17 stations in the southwest United States and Mexico for the period 01 July to 31 August 2007. These data were retrieved from the NOAA/ESRL Radiosonde Database. This data set was not quality controlled by NCAR/EOL.

Data access

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

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/D5WN-CS6S-VR03
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2008-10-07)
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Related projects	CuPIDO: Cumulus Photogrammetric, In-Situ and Doppler Observations
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	12 hourly
Language	English
Categories	Sounding Upper Air
Platforms	Radiosondes
Instruments	Radiosondes
GCMD Science Keywords	ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS DEW POINT TEMPERATURE GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VERTICAL PROFILES WATER VAPOR PROFILES WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Show 9 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	readme_cupido_gts_sounding.html [12 KiB]
Related links	homepage: CUPIDO Project Homepage info: CuPIDO Data Policy info: CuPIDO Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2006-07-01 00:00:00
End datetime	2006-08-31 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 35.30, Minimum (South) Latitude: 23.10
Minimum (West) Longitude: -119.50, Maximum (East) Longitude: -100.90

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. CuPIDO: GTS (mandatory/significant levels) Rawinsonde Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/D5WN-CS6S-VR03. Accessed 25 Mar 2025.

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