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  ds351.0 Detailed Metadata

Overview
Dataset Citation:
DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP and DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD/SSD, 2004: NCEP ADP Global Upper Air Observation Subsets, daily, April 2000 - continuing, updated monthly. Published by the CISL Data Support Section at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO (ds351.0).
Types of data:
  • Platform Observations
 Data formats:
Data providers:
  • DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP > National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD/SSD > Satellite Services Division, Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Programs/Experiments that collected the data:
  • GTS > Global Telecommunications System
Total volume:  215.763 Gbytes

Summary for Platform Observations in WMO BUFR Format
Observing PlatformObservation Type
  • Data Types
Average Frequency of Data
(varies by individual platform ID and data type)		Temporal/Geographical Coverage
(each dot represents a 3° box containing one or more observations)
AircraftUpper Air
  • Dropwinsonde
  • Manual AIREP format aircraft data
  • Manual PIREP format aircraft data
  • Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data
  • Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC)
  • Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data
  • European ASDAR/ACARS Data Acquisition System (E-ADAS) aircraft data
  • Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC via AFWA)
  • Automated TAMDAR aircraft data (from NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS)
  • Automated Canadian ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data
  • Automated TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data
  • Automated TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data
  • 1 per minute
  • 1 to 45 per hour
  • 1 to 20 per day
  • 1 to 6 per week
  • 3 per month
2000-03-31 to 2008-10-04
Land StationUpper Air
  • Rawinsonde - fixed land
  • Rawinsonde - mobile land
  • Pibal
  • 1 per hour
  • 1 to 20 per day
  • 1 to 6 per week
2000-03-31 to 2008-10-04
Roving ShipUpper Air
  • Rawinsonde - ship
  • 1 to 10 per day
  • 2 to 6 per week
2000-03-31 to 2008-10-04
SatelliteUpper Air
  • GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion
  • GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cloud motion
  • GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion
  • GOES/NESDIS picture triplet derived cloud motion
  • INSAT/KALPANA/India infrared derived cloud motion
  • INSAT/KALPANA/India water vapor derived cloud motion
  • GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion - low density
  • GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion - low density
  • GMS/MTSAT.JMA water vapor imager derived cloud motion - low density
  • GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion
  • GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion
  • GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imager derived cloud motion
  • METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion - low density, time frequency
  • METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion - low density, time frequency
  • METEOSAT/EUMETSAT water vapor imager derived cloud motion - low density, time frequency
  • METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion
  • METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion
  • METEOSAT/EUMETSAT water vapor imager derived cloud motion
  • AQUA/TERRA MODIS infrared derived cloud motion
  • AQUA/TERRA MODIS water vapor imager derived cloud motion
  • 1 to 4 per second
  • 1 to 50 per minute
  • 1 to 51 per hour
  • 1 to 19 per day
  • 1 to 4 per week
2000-03-31 to 2008-10-04
Wind ProfilerUpper Air
  • Rawinsonde - mobile land
  • 1 per hour
  • 9 to 20 per day
2000-03-31 to 2001-05-15

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