[Sensor_Name: Short_Name='RASS']
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Lower Tropospheric Profiler Data from from the NOAA Environmental Technology Laboratory Entry ID: OAR0110 |
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Summary
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Abstract:
The Wave Propagation Laboratory (ETL) provides meteorological support for boundary layer atmospheric and pollution studies. Lower Tropospheric Profiler Data is a collection of data sets recording data gathered from various field experiments, including experiments to support the following projects: Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere (TOGA) / Coupled Ocean - Atmosphere Response Experiment (COARE), San Joaquin Valley Air Quality Study, Northern California Transport Study, Southern California Transport Study, Rural Oxident in a Southern Environment (ROSE), Variability of Costal Atmospheric Refraction (VOCAR), Front Range Air Quality Study (FRAQS), and Measurement of Haze and Visual Effects (MOHAVE). For each experiment, a network of 8 to 10 wind profilers and 3 or 4 radio acoustic sounding systems (RASS) measure height resolved profiles of wind and temperature. The wind profilers operate at a frequency of 915 MHz, measuring winds with a resolution of 100 to 200 meters, from 100 meters above ground to an altitude of (depending on conditions) 4 - 6 kilometers. |
| N: 15.0 | S: -15.0 | E: -80.0 | W: 120.0 |
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| N: 43.0 | S: 32.0 | E: -114.0 | W: -125.0 |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date: 1990-01-01 |
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE >AIR TEMPERATURE [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WINDS >SURFACE WINDS [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WINDS >UPPER LEVEL WINDS [Definition] |
| OCEANS >OCEAN WINDS >SURFACE WINDS [Definition] |
ISO Topic Category
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CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
OCEANS |
Instrument
| RASS >Radio Acoustic Sounding System [Information] |
| WIND PROFILERS [Information] |
Project
| FRAQS >Front Range Air Quality Study [Information] |
| MOHAVE >Measurement of Haze and Visual Effects [Information] |
| NCTS >Northern California Transport Study [Information] |
| ROSE >Rural Oxident in a Southern Environment [Information] |
| SCTS >Southern California Transport Study [Information] |
| SJVAQS >San Joaquin Valley Air Quality Study [Information] |
| TOGA >Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere [Information] |
| TOGA COARE >TOGA Coupled Ocean Atmosphere Response Experiment [Information] |
| VOCAR >Variability of Coastal Atmospheric Refraction [Information] |
Keywords
| AIR POLLUTION STUDIES |
| BOUNDARY LAYER STUDIES |
| IDN_NODE GSFC/NOAA/OAR/ERL/ETL |
| METEOROLOGY |
Originating Center
| NOAA/OAR/ERL/ETL |
Data Center
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Environmental Technology Laboratory, Physical Sciences Division, Earth System Research Laboratory, OAR, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
[Information]
Data Center URL: http://www.etl.noaa.gov/
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Distribution
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Distribution_Media:
On-line, 1.5 Gbytes
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Personnel
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DAVID
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WELSH Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Contact Address: Atmospheric Studies Program, R/E/ET7 325 Broadway City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80303 Country: USA |
Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date:
2005-03-03
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