U.S. Controlled Time Series Radiosonde Observations, daily from 1948

U.S. controlled station time series of upper air observations (soundings) comprise the data in this set. From the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), DSS obtains annual updates of the DSI 6301 UPPER AIR DIGITAL FILES, which are then quality checked, reformatted, hydrostatically checked, and merged into existing station time series.

Primarily, stations are located in the contiguous U.S., Alaska, the Caribbean, Hawaii and other Pacific Islands, plus Keflavik, Ascension Island, Diego Garcia, and the South Pole. There are currently about 110 stations received.

Mandatory, standard, and significant levels may include pressure, height, temperature, moisture, wind direction and speed. Earliest data is for 1945, but periods of record vary widely among the stations.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  1912-01-01
    End:  2005-12-31

Keywords

Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 1912-01-01
Temporal Range End 2005-12-31
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat 90
Bounding Box South Lat -90
Bounding Box West Long -180
Bounding Box East Long 180
Spatial Representation N/A
Spatial Resolution N/A
Related Links

Related Resource #1 : Federal Meteorological Handbook No. 3, Rawinsonde and Pibal Observations
Additional Information N/A
Resource Format DSS_TSR
Standardized Resource Format OTHER
Asset Size 4298 MB
Legal Constraints

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Access Constraints None
Software Implementation Language N/A

Resource Support Name Bob Dattore
Resource Support Email dattore@ucar.edu
Resource Support Organization NSF NCAR - Geoscience Data Exchange
Distributor NSF NCAR Geoscience Data Exchange
Metadata Contact Name N/A
Metadata Contact Email datahelp@ucar.edu
Metadata Contact Organization NSF NCAR Geoscience Data Exchange

Author National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Publisher NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
Publication Date 1980-01-21
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5065/2ZZM-ND05
Alternate Identifier d390001
Resource Version N/A
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress onGoing
Metadata Date 2025-10-03T00:31:57Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.gdex::d390001
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce. (1980). U.S. Controlled Time Series Radiosonde Observations, daily from 1948. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research. https://doi.org/10.5065/2ZZM-ND05. Accessed 06 October 2025.

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