 ds390.1 Detailed Metadata
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Dataset Citation:
U.S. National Climatic Data Center, updated yearly: U.S. Controlled Time Series Radiosonde Observations, daily 1948-con. Dataset ds390.1 published by the CISL Data Support Section at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, available online at http://dss.ucar.edu/datasets/ds390.1/. |
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Data formats: |
Data contributors:
- DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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| Total volume: 4.299 Gbytes |
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| Observing Platform | Observation Type | 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) |
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| Fixed Ship | Upper Air- Rawinsonde observation (may include one or more of the following)
- Pressure (mb)
- Height (m)
- Temperature (deg C)
- Moisture
- Wind direction (degrees)
- Wind speed (m/s)
| | 1947-07-09 to 2003-12-31 
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| Land Station | Upper Air- Rawinsonde observation (may include one or more of the following)
- Pressure (mb)
- Height (m)
- Temperature (deg C)
- Moisture
- Wind direction (degrees)
- Wind speed (m/s)
- Rawinsonde observation, but date/time uncertain (may include one or more of the following)
- Pressure (mb)
- Height (m)
- Temperature (deg C)
- Moisture
- Wind direction (degrees)
- Wind speed (m/s)
| - 1 to 5 per day
- 1 to 6 per week
- 1 to 4 per month
- 1 to 10 per year
| 1912-01-01 to 2005-12-31
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| Roving Ship | Upper Air- Rawinsonde observation (may include one or more of the following)
- Pressure (mb)
- Height (m)
- Temperature (deg C)
- Moisture
- Wind direction (degrees)
- Wind speed (m/s)
- Wind-by-pressure-and-height observation (may include one or more of the following)
- Pressure (mb)
- Height (m)
- Wind direction (degrees)
- Wind speed (m/s)
| - 1 to 4 per day
- 1 to 6 per week
- 1 to 4 per month
- 1 to 10 per year
| 1946-01-01 to 2003-12-31
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