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  ds403.0 Detailed Metadata

Overview
Dataset Citation:
Japan Meteorological Agency, 1999: Japan Radiosonde Observations and Surface Observations, 1961-1997. Dataset ds403.0 published by the CISL Data Support Section at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, available online at http://dss.ucar.edu/datasets/ds403.0/.
Types of data:
  • Platform Observations
 Data formats:
  • Dataset-specific ASCII
  • DSS TSR
Data contributors:
  • JP/JMA > Japan Meteorological Agency, Japan
Total volume:  1.068 Gbytes

Summary for Platform Observations in ASCII 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)
Land StationSurface
  • 3-hourly surface observation (may include one or more of the following)
    • Station pressure (mb)
    • Sea level pressure (mb)
    • Air temperature (deg C)
    • Vapor pressure (mb)
    • Relative humidity (%)
    • Wind direction (16 compass points)
    • Wind speed (m/sec)
    • Cloud amount (tenths)
    • Weather
    • Dewpoint temperature (deg C)
  • Hourly surface observation (may include one or more of the following)
    • Station pressure (mb)
    • Sea level pressure (mb)
    • Air temperature (deg C)
    • Vapor pressure (mb)
    • Relative humidity (%)
    • Wind direction (16 compass points)
    • Wind speed (m/sec)
    • Cloud amount (tenths)
    • Weather
    • Dewpoint temperature (deg C)
    • Sunshine duration (hour)
    • Global solor radiation (MJ/m^2)
    • Total precipitation (mm)
  • Summary-of-day data (may include one or more of the following)
    • Mean station pressure (mb)
    • Mean sea level pressure (mb)
    • Minimum sea level pressure (mb)
    • Mean air temperature (deg C)
    • Maximum air temperature (deg C)
    • Minimum air temperature (deg C)
    • Mean vapor pressure (mb)
    • Mean relative humidity (%)
    • Minimum relative humidity (%)
    • Mean wind speed (m/sec)
    • Maximum wind speed (m/sec)
    • Wind direction of maximum wind speed (16 compass points)
    • Peak wind gust (m/sec)
    • Wind direction of peak gust (16 compass points)
    • Mean cloud amount (tenths)
    • Total sunshine duration (hour)
    • Total global solor radiation (MJ/m^2)
    • Total evaporation (mm)
    • Total precipitation (mm)
    • Maximum hourly precipitation (mm)
    • Maximum 10-minute precipitation (mm)
    • Total snowfall (cm)
    • Maximum snow cover (cm)
    • Daytime weather
    • Nighttime weather
    • Detailed weather
  • 1 per hour
  • 1 to 8 per day
1961-01-01 to 1997-12-31 

Summary for Platform Observations in DSS TSR 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)
Land StationUpper 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)
  • 2 to 4 per day
1981-01-01 to 1997-12-31 

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