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Atmospheric Sounding Processing Environment (ASPEN)
Entry ID: NCAR_ATD_ASPEN
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Summary
Abstract: Aspen (Atmospheric Sounding Processing Environment) is used for analysis and
quality control (QC) of sounding data. The program runs on Windows machines. It
has the following capabilities:

Automatically apply quality control procedures to the sounding data

Present data in tabular and graphical forms

Automatically determine levels and code them in WMO message formats

Transmit the WMO messages to other systems

Save the raw and derived data products in various formats

Since Aspen can process data provided in the AVAPS Dropsonde, NCAR GLASS, NCAR
MCASS and NCAR CLASS formats, it is able to analyze both dropsonde and upsonde
soundings.

Aspen is designed to operate as automatically as possible, while allowing the
user to have some control over the QC methods. For instance, as soon as the
user selects a sounding file for processing, the data is brought into Aspen and
automatically analyzed. In most cases this first pass will be the only one
required. If the processing needs to be modified, the user can change the QC
parameters and reprocess the data as many times as necessary.

An extensive series of QC algorithms are applied to the data. These algorithms
typically have one or two parameters that may be adjusted by the user if the
default values are not suitable for a particular sounding. The user can save
the modified options, so that when a new sounding is opened, the initial
analysis will use the customized QC parameters.

Aspen can have up to twenty sounding files open at the same time. This makes it
convenient to compare soundings. Output results can be formatted as printed
text and graphics, and in ASCII and netCDF files.
Service Citation
Originators: NCAR - Atmospheric Technology Division
Title: Atmospheric Sounding Processing Environment (ASPEN)
Release_Date: 2004-01-12
Provider: NCAR/ATD
Edition: V2.4.3
URL: http://www.eol.ucar.edu/data/software/aspen/aspen/?searchterm=%20At...
Service Keywords
DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION >CALIBRATION/VALIDATION   [Definition]
Science Keywords
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE >AIR TEMPERATURE   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR >DEW POINT TEMPERATURE   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WINDS >UPPER LEVEL WINDS   [Definition]
ISO Topic Category
CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Project
ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program   [Information]
Service Provider
Earth Observing Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Service Provider Personnel
Name: CHARLIE MARTIN
Email: martinc at ucar.edu
Contact Address:
NCAR/Atmospheric Technology Division
P.O. Box 3000
1850 Table Mesa Drive
 City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80307
Country: USA
Personnel
SCOTT A. RITZ
Role: SERF AUTHOR
Phone: 301-614-5126
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: Scott.A.Ritz at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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City: Greenbelt
Province or State: Maryland
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA

CHARLIE MARTIN
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Email: martinc at ucar.edu
Contact Address:
NCAR/Atmospheric Technology Division
P.O. Box 3000
1850 Table Mesa Drive
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80307
Country: USA
Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date:
SERF Last Revision Date: 2012-02-15
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