Rawinsonde 6-Second Data (DSI-6211)

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

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title: Rawinsonde 6-Second Data (DSI-6211)

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Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data

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Online_Linkage: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov

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Rawinsonde 6-Second Data is digital data set DSI-6211, 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, Six-second Upper Air Data. The requirement to include the U and V components of wind has initiated this data set, DSI-6211. The software to convert DSI-9948 to DSI-6211 was provided by the Joint Office of Science Support (JOSS) of the Office of Programs of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). The software did a format conversion as well as made some improvements to data calculations. DSI-6211 has data from 1998 to the present. 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, U component of wind, V component of wind, wind speed, wind direction, ascension rate, longitude, latitude, elevation and azimuth, altitude and various quality codes for each parameter. To make a wide range of climatic data available to researchers and the public. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: data set CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: Ground Condition

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Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19980101

Ending_Date: Unknown

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: In Work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

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Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: 130.0

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -60.0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 72.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: -15.0

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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_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > PRESSURE THICKNESS

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 > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE

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

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

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > VERTICAL WIND MOTION

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE

Theme_Keyword: RADIOSONDES

Theme_Keyword: DEWPOINT HYDROMETERS

Theme_Keyword: HUMIDITY SENSORS

Theme_Keyword: RAWINSONDES

Theme_Keyword: ESIP > EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION PARTNERS PROGRAM

Theme_Keyword: United States Of America

Theme_Keyword: Puerto Rico

Theme_Keyword: Virgin Islands

Theme_Keyword: Guam

Theme_Keyword: Marshall Islands

Theme_Keyword: Micronesia

Theme_Keyword: Palau

Theme_Keyword: Gosic

Theme_Keyword: G3os/

Theme_Keyword: CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Theme_Keyword: ELEVATION

Theme_Keyword: ENVIRONMENT

Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD

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

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

Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Place_Keyword: OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > GUAM

Place_Keyword: OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > MICRONESIA > MARSHALL ISLANDS

Place_Keyword: OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > MICRONESIA

Place_Keyword: OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > MICRONESIA > PALAU

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD

Temporal_Keyword: 6 Seconds

Temporal_Keyword: 1 Second - < 1 Minute

Access_Constraints: ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: None DISTRIBUTION LIABILITY: Every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of current NOAA quality control procedures. NOAA can only certify that the data provided to its customers is an authentic copy of the records which were accepted for inclusion in NOAA archives. NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.

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ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY REPORT: Not provided LOGICAL CONSISTENCY REPORT: Unknown COMPLETENESS REPORT: Completeness information not available. LINEAGE/PROCESS STEP: PROCESS DESCRIPTION: Unknown PROCESS DATE: Unknown

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Contact_Organization: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Contact_Person: NCDC CUSTOMER SERVICE

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: 151 Patton Avenue, Room 120

City: Asheville

State_or_Province: NC

Postal_Code: 28801-5001

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 828-271-4800

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 828-271-4876

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ncdc.orders@noaa.gov

Resource_Description: ______DSI-6211 ____

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

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DATA CENTER URL

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http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nmmrview/fgdc.jsp?id=gov....

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

Fees: Not Available

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20060627

Metadata_Review_Date: 20110721

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Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: NCDC CUSTOMER SERVICE

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: 151 Patton Avenue, Room 120

City: Asheville

State_or_Province: NC

Postal_Code: 28801-5001

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 828-271-4800

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 828-271-4876

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ncdc.orders@noaa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time