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Quasi-Biennial Oscillation (QBO) Zonal Wind Index, 1953-present
 Entry ID: QBO_ZONAL_WIND_INDEX

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Summary
Abstract: The Convection And Moisture EXperiment (CAMEX) is a series of field
research investigations sponsored by the Earth Science Enterprise of
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The fourth
field campaign in the CAMEX series (CAMEX-4) ran from 16 August to 25
September, 2001 and was based out of Jacksonville Naval Air Station,
Florida. CAMEX-4 focused on the study of tropical cyclone (hurricane)
development, tracking, intensification, and landfalling impacts using
NASA-funded aircraft and surface remote sensing instrumentation.

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Mobile Integrated
Profiling System (MIPS) is a mobile atmospheric profiling system. It
includes a 915 MHz Doppler profiler, lidar ceilometer, 12 channel
microwave profiling radiometer, Doppler Sodar, Radio Acoustic Sounding
System (RASS), Field Mills, and surface observing station. The 12
channel microwave profiling radiometer provides profiles of
temperature, water vapor and liquid water and integrated values of
water vapor and liquid water from the surface to 10km every ~ 15
minutes. Cloud base temperature is also measured.

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Link: GET DATA
Description: Access to documentation, graphics, and QBO monthly data.


Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Description: Stratospheric Research Group of the Freie Universitat Berlin, Germany.


Geographic Coverage
 N: 1.0 S: -3.0  E: -172.0  W: 73.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Barbara Naujokat, Christian Marquardt, Freie Universitat Berlin.
Dataset Title: Quasi-Biennial Oscillation (QBO) Zonal Wind Index
Dataset Release Place: Berlin, Germany
Dataset Publisher: Freie Universitat Berlin
Online Resource: http://www.geo.fu-berlin.de/en/met/ag/strat/produkte/qbo/


Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1953-01-01


Location Keywords
OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > TROPICAL PACIFIC
VERTICAL LOCATION > STRATOSPHERE
GEOGRAPHIC REGION > TROPICS


Data Resolution
Temporal Resolution: Biennial


Science Keywords
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WINDS >UPPER LEVEL WINDS    [Definition]
CLIMATE INDICATORS >ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS >TELECONNECTIONS >QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION >QBO    [Definition]


ISO Topic Category
CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE


Use Constraints
Please cite the dataset originator if you use this data.


Keywords
QBO
Quasi-Biennial Oscillation
zonal winds
wind anomalies
climate index
climate indices
climate change


Data Set Progress
IN WORK


Data Center
Meteorological Institute, Freie Universitat Berlin    [Information]
Data Center URL: http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/

Data Center Personnel
Name: CHRISTIAN MARQUARDT
 Email: marq at gfz-potsdam.de
Contact Address:
GeoForschungs Zentrum
 City: Potsdam
Country: Germany



Distribution
Distribution_Media: Online (HTTP)
Distribution_Format: ASCII
Fees: None


Personnel
CHRISTIAN MARQUARDT
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: marq at gfz-potsdam.de
Contact Address:
GeoForschungs Zentrum
City: Potsdam
Country: Germany


BARBARA NAUJOKAT
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Email: naujokat at strat01.met.fu-berlin.de
Contact Address:
Institut fur Meteorolgie
der Freien Universitat Berlin
Carl-Heinrich-Becker-Weg 6-10
Postal Code: 12165
Country: GERMANY


Publications/References
Erofeeva, S.Y., G.D. Egbert, and L. Padman (2005), Assimilation of ship-mounted ADCP data for barotropic tides: Application to the Ross Sea, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., in press

Gordon, Arnold L.; Zambianchi, Enrico; Orsi, Alejandro; Visbeck, Martin; Giulivi, Claudia F.; Whitworth, Thomas, III; Spezie, Giancarlo (2004), Energetic plumes over the western Ross Sea continental slope, Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, 21, L21302, doi:10.1029/2004GL020785

Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2005-08-11
Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-04-21

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