NCAR/NSF C-130 Dropsonde Data [NCAR/EOL]

NCAR/EOL dropsonde profile soundings from the NCAR C-130 aircraft for the Rain In Cumulus over the Ocean (RICO) project. Eighteen missions and one ferry flight were completed near Antigua between 7 December 2004 and 26 January 2005.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  2004-12-07T00:00:00Z
    End:  2005-01-26T23:59:59Z

Keywords

Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z
Temporal Range End 2005-01-26T23:59:59Z
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat 20.00000
Bounding Box South Lat 17.00000
Bounding Box West Long -67.00000
Bounding Box East Long -60.00000
Spatial Representation grid
Spatial Resolution N/A
Related Links

Documentation #1 : README_RICO_EOL_dropsondes.pdf
Additional Information N/A
Resource Format EOL Sounding Composite Format (ASCII)
Standardized Resource Format ASCII
Asset Size 19 MB
Legal Constraints

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Access Constraints none
Software Implementation Language N/A

Resource Support Name EOL Data Support
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
Metadata Contact Email datahelp@eol.ucar.edu
Metadata Contact Organization UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory

Author NCAR Atmospheric Technology Division
Publisher UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory
Publication Date 2008-10-07T06:50:45
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5065/D6KK9906
Alternate Identifier 87.003
Resource Version 1.0
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2024-02-07T22:47:43Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.eol::87.003
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation NCAR Atmospheric Technology Division. (2008). NCAR/NSF C-130 Dropsonde Data [NCAR/EOL]. 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6KK9906. Accessed 19 April 2024.

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