FASTEX soundings from the USAF C-130 dropsondes

This dataset consists of dropsonde data from the USAF C-130. Dropsondes were taken as requested. These data were processed through automated and visual quality control. These data include pressure, temperature, dew point, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction, and altitude taken at 10 second vertical intervals. Refer to the station README for details.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  1997-01-26T00:00:00Z
    End:  1997-02-09T23:59:59Z

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Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 1997-01-26T00:00:00Z
Temporal Range End 1997-02-09T23:59:59Z
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat 58.59000
Bounding Box South Lat 36.73000
Bounding Box West Long -80.49000
Bounding Box East Long -25.00000
Spatial Representation grid
Spatial Resolution N/A
Related Links

Documentation #1 : us_c130.txt

Additional Information N/A
Resource Format EOL Sounding Composite Format (ASCII)
Standardized Resource Format ASCII
Asset Size 1 MB
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Resource Support Email datahelp@eol.ucar.edu
Resource Support Organization UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory
Distributor UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory
Metadata Contact Name EOL Data Support
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Author UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory
United States Air Force
Publisher UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory
Publication Date 2021-11-15T18:48:45
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.26023/BRWR-PMCT-300H
Alternate Identifier 2.194
Resource Version 1.0
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2024-02-07T22:51:05Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.eol::2.194
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory, United States Air Force. (2021). FASTEX soundings from the USAF C-130 dropsondes. 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/BRWR-PMCT-300H. Accessed 29 March 2024.

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