Lower Tropospheric Profiler Data from from the NOAA Environmental Technology Laboratory

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Title: Lower Tropospheric Profiler Data from from the NOAA Environmental Technology Laboratory

Description:

Abstract:

The Wave Propagation Laboratory (ETL) provides meteorological support for boundary layer atmospheric and pollution studies. Lower Tropospheric Profiler Data is a collection of data sets recording data gathered from various field experiments, including experiments to support the following projects: Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere (TOGA) / Coupled Ocean - Atmosphere Response Experiment (COARE), San Joaquin Valley Air Quality Study, Northern California Transport Study, Southern California Transport Study, Rural Oxident in a Southern Environment (ROSE), Variability of Costal Atmospheric Refraction (VOCAR), Front Range Air Quality Study (FRAQS), and Measurement of Haze and Visual Effects (MOHAVE). For each experiment, a network of 8 to 10 wind profilers and 3 or 4 radio acoustic sounding systems (RASS) measure height resolved profiles of wind and temperature. The wind profilers operate at a frequency of 915 MHz, measuring winds with a resolution of 100 to 200 meters, from 100 meters above ground to an altitude of (depending on conditions) 4 - 6 kilometers.

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Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19900101

Ending_Date: Unknown

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: 120.0

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 15.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: -15.0

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Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -125.0

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -114.0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.0

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Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: PROJECT

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY

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

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS

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

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WINDS > SURFACE WINDS

Theme_Keyword: RASS > RADIO ACOUSTIC SOUNDING SYSTEM

Theme_Keyword: WIND PROFILERS

Theme_Keyword: FRAQS > FRONT RANGE AIR QUALITY STUDY

Theme_Keyword: MOHAVE > MEASUREMENT OF HAZE AND VISUAL EFFECTS

Theme_Keyword: NCTS > NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TRANSPORT STUDY

Theme_Keyword: ROSE > RURAL OXIDENT IN A SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENT

Theme_Keyword: SCTS > SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRANSPORT STUDY

Theme_Keyword: SJVAQS > SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AIR QUALITY STUDY

Theme_Keyword: TOGA > TROPICAL OCEAN GLOBAL ATMOSPHERE

Theme_Keyword: TOGA COARE > TOGA COUPLED OCEAN ATMOSPHERE RESPONSE EXPERIMENT

Theme_Keyword: VOCAR > VARIABILITY OF COASTAL ATMOSPHERIC REFRACTION

Theme_Keyword: Air Pollution Studies

Theme_Keyword: Boundary Layer Studies

Theme_Keyword: Idn_node Gsfc/noaa/oar/erl/etl

Theme_Keyword: Meteorology

Theme_Keyword: CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Theme_Keyword: OCEANS

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD

Place_Keyword: OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN

Place_Keyword: OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN

Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA

Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > EQUATORIAL

Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > MID-LATITUDE

Place_Keyword: VERTICAL LOCATION > BOUNDARY LAYER

Place_Keyword: VERTICAL LOCATION > TROPOSPHERE

Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > CALIFORNIA

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Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: DAVID C. WELSH

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: Atmospheric Studies Program, R/E/ET7

Address: 325 Broadway

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80303

Country: USA

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Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: DOC/NOAA/OAR/ESRL/PSD/ETL > Environmental Technology Laboratory, Physical Sciences Division, Earth System Research Laboratory, OAR, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Contact_Person: LESLIE LEWIS

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: Atmospheric Studies Program, R/E/ET7

Address: 325 Broadway

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80303

Country: USA

Resource_Description: OAR0110

Distribution_Liability:

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Digital_Form:

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Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

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Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://www.etl.noaa.gov/

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Fees: Not Available

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date:

Metadata_Review_Date: 20050303

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: GCMD User Support Office

Contact_Organization: NASA Global Change Master Directory

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: Not Available

City: Lanham

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20706

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: Not Available

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gcmduso@gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time