FGGE1979_meteor_rs: 12-hourly radiosoundings, launched onboard RV Meteor, 291 soundings

Hinzpeter, H.; Kruspe, Gottfried; Wetzel, Christian

Dataset
Summary
From 1979-01-15 to 1979-02-23 and from 1979-06-01 to 1979-07-04 a total of 291 (155/136) radiosondes were launched from RV Meteor at intervalls of 12 hours. Measured parameters are temperature, pressure and humidity. Wind direction and speed are determined by OMEGA navigation system.

The dataset consists of one archive file (.tar) which contains 291 data files, one for each sounding. The file format is 'ascii-text', the representation of the measured parameters is described in the 'readme'-file inside the .tar-archive and in the 'additional_info' entry (FGGE1979_meteor_rs_info).
Project
UNI_HH_MI_fielddata (Field Data of the Meteorological Institute, University of Hamburg)
Location(s)
Atlantic Ocean
Additional Information
FGGE1979_meteor_rs : Data Set Description
FGGE1979_meteor_rs : Data Set Description
Spatial Coverage
Longitude -26.1 to -10 Latitude -2 to 44.4 Altitude: 0 m relativ to sea level
Temporal Coverage
1979-01-15 to 1979-07-04 (calendrical)
Use constraints
For scientific use only
Data Catalog
World Data Center for Climate
Access constraints
registered users
Size
1.24 MiB (1300480 Byte)
Format
tar-File(s)
Status
completely archived
Creation Date
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Cite as
[ Derived from parent entry - See data hierarchy tab ]
Hinzpeter, H.; Kruspe, Gottfried; Wetzel, Christian (2011). FGGE 1979 - First GARP Global Experiment. World Data Center for Climate (WDCC) at DKRZ. https://hdl.handle.net/21.14106/9c5f58d9103ef5fa35a3fc60c40bda7e2f9b82ed

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Description
The data has been quality checked. Obviously wrong measurements have been sorted out. For details on sensor type, sensor accuracy, launching procedure, ground check etc. see 'additional_info' entry (FGGE1979_meteor_rs_info).
Description
See 'consistency_report'
Description
Few dates may be missing due to equipment failure or severe weather. Some sounding may contain data gaps due to transmission errors.
VariableUnit
air_pressureCF
hPa
air_temperatureCF
not filled
dew_point_temperatureCF
not filled
heightCF
m
relative_humidityCF
not filled
specific_humidityCF
g kg-1
timeCF
s
wind_from_directionCF
degree
wind_speedCF
m s-1
Contact typePersonORCIDOrganization
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FGGE 1979 - First GARP Global Experiment
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[Entry acronym: FGGE1979_meteor_rs] [Entry id: 2251014]