CAMEX-4 DC-8 Dropsonde System

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

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Originator: NASA/MSFC/GHRC

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title: CAMEX-4 DC-8 Dropsonde System

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Online_Linkage: http://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/uso/ds_catalog/c4dd8d.html

Description:

Abstract:

The DC-8 Dropsonde System (D8D) uses dropwinsonde and Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers to measure the atmospheric state parameters (temp, humidity, windspeed/direction pressure) and location in 3 dimensional space during the sonde's descent once each half second. Measurements are transmitted to the aircraft from the time of release until impact with the ocean's surface.

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Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20010815

Ending_Date: 20010925

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

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Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -100.0

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -60.0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 50.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 10.0

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Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD PLATFORM

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD INSTRUMENT

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: PROJECT

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > BAROMETRIC ALTITUDE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > TEMPERATURE PROFILES

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > HUMIDITY

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND SPEED

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND DIRECTION

Theme_Keyword: NASA DC-8 > NASA DOUGLAS DC-8

Theme_Keyword: GPS > GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM

Theme_Keyword: AVAPS > AIRBORNE VERTICAL ATMOSPHERE PROFILING SYSTEMS

Theme_Keyword: DC8 DROPSONDES

Theme_Keyword: DROPSONDES

Theme_Keyword: DROPWINDSONDES

Theme_Keyword: GPS SONDE

Theme_Keyword: CAMEX > CONVECTION AND MOISTURE EXPERIMENT

Theme_Keyword: EOSDIS > EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM DATA INFORMATION SYSTEM

Theme_Keyword: ESIP > EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION PARTNERS PROGRAM

Theme_Keyword: CAMEX-4 > CONVECTION AND MOISTURE EXPERIMENT 4

Theme_Keyword: CWIC > CEOS WGISS INTEGRATED CATALOG

Theme_Keyword: Eosdis

Theme_Keyword: Relative Humidity

Theme_Keyword: Wind Speed

Theme_Keyword: Wind Direction

Theme_Keyword: CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

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Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD

Place_Keyword: OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN

Place_Keyword: OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA

Place_Keyword: OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO

Access_Constraints: none

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Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: JEFFREY, DR. HALVERSON

Contact_Position: INVESTIGATOR

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: NASA/GSFC

City: Greenbelt

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20771

Country: USA

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: halverson@agnes.gsfc.nasa.gov

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Process_Date: Unknown

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Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: NASA/MSFC/GHRC > Global Hydrology Resource Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA

Contact_Person: GHRC USER SERVICES OFFICE

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: GHRC User Services Office

Address: Global Hydrology Resource Center (GHRC)

Address: 320 Sparkman Drive

City: Huntsville

State_or_Province: AL

Postal_Code: 35805

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 256-961-7932

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 256-961-7859

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ghrcdaac@itsc.uah.edu

Resource_Description: c4dd8d

Distribution_Liability:

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Format_Name: ASCII

Transfer_Size: 57Kb/drop

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Online_Option:

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http://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/

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DATA CENTER URL

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http://reverb.echo.nasa.gov/reverb/#utf8=%E2%9C%93...

Access_Instructions:

Refine your granule search with ECHO's next generation Earth Science discovery tool (Reverb) using information from this record.

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Online_Option:

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http://camex.nsstc.nasa.gov/

Access_Instructions:

CAMEX Project home page

Fees: Not Available

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date:

Metadata_Review_Date: 20120501

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: SHERRY HARRISON

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: 320 Sparkman Dr.

City: Huntsville

State_or_Province: AL

Postal_Code: 35805

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 256-961-7973

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ghrcdaac@itsc.uah.edu

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time