Iraq Radiosonde Launch Records
EV2 - Iraq Upper Air Obs and Launch Records
Iraqi upper air records loaned to NCDC from the Air Force 14th Weather Squadron. Scanned notebooks containing upper air radiosonde launch records and data. Launches were conduced by the Iraqi Meteorological Department. Most textual information is in Arabic. Records were collected by the United States Air Force and used as reference for flights during Operation Desert Storm in 1990-1993. Each notebook is scanned into a single file, spanning two to 12 months. Period of record is 1958-1989
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- NCEI DSI 3900_01
- gov.noaa.ncdc:C01115
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gov.noaa.ncdc:C01115
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov |
Dataset Point of Contact | Jason Cooper NCDC Archivist DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce +1 828-271-4800 ncei.orders@noaa.gov |
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Time Period | 1958 to 1989 |
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West: 38
East: 48
South: 28
North: 37
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Data Presentation Form | Digital image |
Dataset Progress Status | Complete - production of the data has been completed |
Data Update Frequency | Irregular |
Purpose | In the late 1990s NCDC realized the need to host digital images of weather and climate records on the internet. As a result, EV2 was developed as a key system for providing access to the millions of original source data images in the NCDC archives. With its upload and index capability, EV2 also enables the continuation of NCDC's commitment to make more of its weather and climate data available online so that users across the world can view climate and weather records held in the NCDC archives. |
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Last Modified: 2023-06-23
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