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Six-Second Upper Air Data (DSI-9948)

Entry ID: gov.noaa.ncdc.C00381

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Summary

Abstract: Six-Second Upper Air Data is digital data set DSI-9948, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). This data set contains radiosonde data. High resolution 6-second data has been received at NCDC since April 1995 and archived as digital data set DSI-9948. Geographic coverage is the United States of America including Alaska and Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, US territories in the Pacific, and nations in the Pacific hosting offices of the US National Weather Service (NWS). Major parameters deal with a typical radiosonde release and are time, pressure, dry bulb temperature, dew point temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction, ascension rate, longitude, latitude, elevation and azimuth, and altitude.

Purpose: To make a wide range of climatic data available to researchers and the public.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: data set

CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: Ground Condition

Related URL

Link: VIEW EXTENDED METADATA

Description: View Source Metadata document from the Metadata Manager and Repository (NMMR).

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 72.0

S: -15.0

E: -60.0

W: 130.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Dataset Title: Six-Second Upper Air Data (DSI-9948)

Dataset Release Date: Unknown

Data Presentation Form: tabular digital data

Online Resource: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1995-04-01

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > PUERTO RICO

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > VIRGIN ISLANDS

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIERS

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > ICE VELOCITY

SOLID EARTH > GRAVITY/GRAVITATIONAL FIELD > CONTROL SURVEYS > GPS STRAIN NETWORK

SOLID EARTH > GRAVITY/GRAVITATIONAL FIELD > GRAVITY

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

LOCATION

Instrument

CORING DEVICES

GPS > Global Positioning System

GPS RECEIVERS

Project

PNRA > Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide

EPICA > European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica

Quality Four Trimble 4000 SSE and one Trimble 4000STD receivers were used. SSE
receivers were carried on vehicles and point by point installed, while the STD
was set up on a fixed position (point 1000) for whole the survey. Data
processing of dual frequency observations was performed by Geotracer software
v.2.1.

Use Constraints Property of PNRA for 5 years

Ancillary Keywords

(PACS) Geodesy and gravity

3-D Point

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

Data Center

Universita di Bologna, Dipartimento di Ingegneria delle Strutture, dei Trasporti, delle Acque, del Rilevamento del Territorio, Italy

Data Center URL: http://www.distart.ing.unibo.it/

Data Center Personnel
Name: ALESSANDRO CAPRA Phone: +39-51-2093104 Fax: +39-51-6448073 Email: Alessandro.capra at mail.ing.unibo.it Contact Address: Viale del Risorgimento 2 City: Bologna Province or State: Emilia-Romagna Postal Code: 40136 Country: Italy

Distribution

Distribution Media: CDROM

Distribution Format: PC - DOS - ISO 9660

Fees: Free after 5 years

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2004-02-20

Last DIF Revision Date: 2005-07-20

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