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Norwegian IPY-THORPEX field campaign 2008

Entry ID: DOKIPY_THORPEX-QC080306a

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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). ...

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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 > Nordic Seas

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE > AIR_POTENTIAL_TEMPERATURE

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS > AIR_PRESSURE

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Platform

RADIOSONDES

GROUND STATIONS

Instrument

RADIOSONDES

Use Constraints CITE AS: Angell, J.K. 2009. Global, hemispheric, and zonal temperature deviations derived from radiosonde records. In Trends Online: A Compendium of Data on Global Change. Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A. doi: 10.3334/CDIAC/cli.005

Ancillary Keywords

Climate Diagnostics

Data Center

Air Resources Laboratory, OAR, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Data Center URL: http://www.arl.noaa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: NOAA AIR RESOURCES LABORATORY Email: arl.webmaster at noaa.gov Contact Address: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Air Resources Laboratory SSMC-3 1315 East West Highway City: SILVER SPRING Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20910 Country: USA

Publications/References

Angell, J.K. 2009. Effect of exclusion of anomalous tropical stations on temperature trends from a 63-Station radiosonde network, and comparison with other analyses. Journal of Climate 16:2288-2295, doi: 10.1175/2763.1.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2010-12-16

Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-12-30

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