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NCEP ADP Global Upper Air Observation Subsets, daily April 1998 - December 2003

Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Metadata:

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Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title: NCEP ADP Global Upper Air Observation Subsets, daily April 1998 - December 2003

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Online_Linkage: http://dss.ucar.edu/datasets/ds353.5/

Description:

Abstract:: The National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) decodes, on an operational basis, upper air data from the Global Telecommunications System (GTS). ADP is an abbreviation for Automated Data Processing. It is a global synoptically sorted dataset. See Observational Data Processing at NCEP by Dennis Keyser and the NCAR/CGD discussion of Conventional Meteorological Station Data in TN 404. This is the data which NCEP uses in their models, so they apply many quality controls. Very important additional information. When stations fail to report over the GTS, or there are other data problems, we can not repair the information. This dataset has the data which NCEP puts in their BUFR format. Software which extracts data from the BUFR file, and places it in a basic text file can be found in BUFRdecode_ADPuprair.tar. Since October 1999, NCAR has been using NCEP's software to convert this data to the ON29 format, to keep DS353.4 current. DS353.4 contains the same data types in ON29 format, from 1973 to the present. Note that the BUFR format provides for more information than does ON29. Some new data types are carried in BUFR but not in ON29. Also, BUFR carries the original raw reports which NCEP collected from the GTS - ON29 does not. [Summary Extracted from the DSS Home Page]
Purpose:: Not Available
Supplemental_Information:: Not Available

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Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19980401
Ending_Date: 20031231

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.0
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.0
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 90.0
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.0

Keywords:

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 > ALTITUDE > GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > STATIC TEMPERATURE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE > DEW POINT DEPRESSION
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS
Theme_Keyword: RADIOSONDES
Theme_Keyword: RADIOSONDES
Theme_Keyword: RAWINSONDES
Theme_Keyword: ESIP > EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION PARTNERS PROGRAM
Theme_Keyword: Wind Force
Theme_Keyword: Wind Speed
Theme_Keyword: Wind Direction
Theme_Keyword: CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD
Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD
Temporal_Keyword: 6 Hours

Access_Constraints: The complete dataset is not free. It is only available from the NCAR MSS. Only users with NCAR computing accounts may download it without charge from DSS. For all others, DSS standard pricing applies. See this ordering information. "http://dss.ucar.edu/services/order/index.html" If the user will accept unfiltered copies of whole files delivered by FTP or written to tapes, the user will qualify for a reduced rate, aka "double direct copy rate".

Use_Constraints:

Public domain. Normal access. User may redistribute, but we do not support redistributed files or software.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: DOUG SCHUSTER

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: RDA HELP DESK

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: National Center for Atmospheric Research
Address: CISL/DSS
Address: P.O. Box 3000
City: Boulder
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80307
Country: U.S.A.

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: National Center for Atmospheric Research
Address: CISL/DSS
Address: P.O. Box 3000
City: Boulder
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80307
Country: U.S.A.

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303)-497-1216

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303)-497-1231

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303)-497-1291

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: schuster@ucar.edu

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dssweb@ucar.edu

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:: Not Available

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Not Available

Completeness_Report:

Not Available

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: Not Available
Process_Date: Unknown

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Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: UCAR/NCAR/CISL/DSS > Data Support Section, Computational and Information Systems Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Contact_Person: RDA HELP DESK

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: National Center for Atmospheric Research
Address: CISL/DSS
Address: P.O. Box 3000
City: Boulder
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80307
Country: U.S.A.

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303)-497-1231

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303)-497-1291

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dssweb@ucar.edu

Resource_Description: NCAR_DS353.5

Distribution_Liability:

Not Available

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 15.6 mb/Day

Digital_Transfer_Option:

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Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://rda.ucar.edu/

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://dss.ucar.edu/datasets/ds353.5/

Access_Instructions:

Information about obtaining the "NCEP ADP Global Upper Air Observation Subsets: 1998-2003" dataset.

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www.ncep.noaa.gov/

Access_Instructions:

The National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) home page.

Fees: Contact Data Specialist

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20040329

Metadata_Review_Date: 20040602

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: SCOTT A. RITZ

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Address: Global Change Master Directory
City: Greenbelt
State_or_Province: Maryland
Postal_Code: 20771
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-614-5126

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-614-5268

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Scott.A.Ritz@nasa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

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