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Norwegian IPY-THORPEX field campaign 2008
Entry ID: DOKIPY_THORPEX-QC080311a

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Summary

Abstract: The files contain data from NCAR GPS dropsondes AVAPS (Airborne Vertical Atmospheric Profiling System), taken during the Norwegian IPY-THORPEX field campaign from 25 February to 17 March 2008. A description of AVAPS is given in: http://www.eol.ucar.edu/isf/facilities/dropsonde/ The data has been post-processed and quality controlled with the Atmospheric Sounding Processing Environment (ASPEN). For more information, see: http://www.eol.ucar.edu/isf/facilities/software/aspen/aspen.html During the campaign period the DLR Falcon 20 was stationed at Andenes airport in Norway and used for flight missions for the study of adverse weather in the Arctic region. The field campaign had a particular focus on polar lows. Two such events was measured during the campaign period, 3-4 March and 17 March. The 3-4 March case was measured by 3 flight missions, documenting the full life cycle of a polar low. The IPY-THORPEX project is described in: http://www.ipy-thorpex.no. A description of each flight, including the flight plans as given in: http://www.pa.op.dlr.de/ipy_thorpex/

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Geographic Coverage

N: 68.0876 S: 64.7978 E: 2.14768 W: -24.1708

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Jón Egill Kristjánsson
Dataset Title: Norwegian IPY-THORPEX field campaign 2008
Dataset Release Date: Not Available
Dataset Release Place: Not Available
Dataset Publisher: met.no Norwegian Meteorological Institute
Version: Not Available

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2008-02-25

Stop Date: 2008-03-18

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC
GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Project

IPY >INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR [Information]

IPY-THORPEX >Improved numerical weather forecasting and climate simulations [Information]

Access Constraints

Free

Use Constraints

Not Available

Keywords

Arctic

Atmosphere

Polar

low

Profile

AVAPS

Dropsonde

Nordic Seas

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Norway [Information]
Data Center URL: http://met.no/

Data Center Personnel

Name: EGIL STØREN
Phone: +4722963000
Contact Address:
Norwegian Meteorological Institute P.O. Box 43 Blindern
City: Oslo
Postal Code: N-0313
Country: Norway

Personnel

EGIL STØREN
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: +4722963000
Contact Address:
Norwegian Meteorological Institute P.O. Box 43 Blindern
City: Oslo
Postal Code: N-0313
Country: Norway

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2011-05-31

Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-01-11

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