NCEP ADP Operational Global Upper Air Observations, December 1972 - February 2007

These NCEP ADP operational global synoptic upper air data reports were collected from the GTS during time slots centered on the 6-hourly analysis times of their global and regional models. Five types of data were collected, and all types include data for various levels, such as "significant level" and flight level. The reports may include pressure, geopotential height, temperature, dew point depression, wind direction and speed. The five types are: 1) radiosondes and pibals launched from land stations and ships (includes 20 mandatory levels from 1000 millibars to 1 millibar), 2) aircraft flight level reports from commercial, military and reconnaissance sources, 3) satellite infrared sounding observations, 4) satellite winds derived from cloud drift analysis, and 5) data from aircraft takeoffs and landings.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  1972-12-20
    End:  2007-02-28

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Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 1972-12-20
Temporal Range End 2007-02-28
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat N/A
Bounding Box South Lat N/A
Bounding Box West Long N/A
Bounding Box East Long N/A
Spatial Representation N/A
Spatial Resolution N/A
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Resource Format NCEP ON29
Standardized Resource Format OTHER
Asset Size 195224.944 MB
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Author National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Publisher NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
Publication Date 1980-02-14
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5065/WPBD-ZK78
Alternate Identifier d353004
Resource Version N/A
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2025-10-09T01:23:56Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.gdex::d353004
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce. (1980). NCEP ADP Operational Global Upper Air Observations, December 1972 - February 2007. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research. https://doi.org/10.5065/WPBD-ZK78. Accessed 09 October 2025.

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