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NOAA G-IV Dropsonde Data during the El Niño Rapid Response (ENRR) Field Campaign from 2016-01-21 to 2016-03-11 (NCEI Accession 0174451)

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A series of 22 flights were flown during the NOAA ENRR mission. Each flight released a set of dropsondes that measured a vertical profile of temperature (C), wind speed, wind direction, u-wind, v-wind, RH, descent rate, altitude, and pressure. The dropsonde was a Vaisala RS-92. There were a total of 607 dropsondes. PTU data are 2hz(1/2 sec) and winds/altitude are every 4hz (1/4 sec).
  • Cite as: Spackman, Ryan (2018). NOAA G-IV Dropsonde Data during the El Niño Rapid Response (ENRR) Field Campaign from 2016-01-21 to 2016-03-11 (NCEI Accession 0174451). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0174451. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2016-01-21 to 2016-03-11
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -180
East: -120
South: -1
North: 38
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Publication Dates
  • publication: 2018-09-07
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
Submission Package ID: 8T46RX
Purpose Data is used to understand the vertical thermodynamic and wind structure of the atmosphere during the strong El Nino event of 2015-16. Data also went into the GTS.
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Spackman, Ryan (2018). NOAA G-IV Dropsonde Data during the El Niño Rapid Response (ENRR) Field Campaign from 2016-01-21 to 2016-03-11 (NCEI Accession 0174451). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0174451. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Provider Keywords
  • TEMPERATURE - AIR [AIR TEMPERATURE]
  • altitude
  • u wind
  • v wind
Data Center keywords NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS
Platform keywords Provider Platform Names
  • G-IV Aircraft.
Instrument keywords Provider Instruments
  • Vaisala RS-92
  • Visalia RD-92
  • dropsonde
  • dropsonde V
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Provider Place Names
  • central pacific ocean
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords Provider Project Names
  • El Nino Rapid Response Field Campaign (ENRR)
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
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  • Cite as: Spackman, Ryan (2018). NOAA G-IV Dropsonde Data during the El Niño Rapid Response (ENRR) Field Campaign from 2016-01-21 to 2016-03-11 (NCEI Accession 0174451). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0174451. Accessed [date].
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  • 2018-09-07T17:34:17Z - NCEI Accession 0174451 v1.1 was published.
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  • Data Type: TEMPERATURE - AIR [AIR TEMPERATURE] (measured); Units: degrees C; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: dropsonde V; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Visalia RS-92 dropsonde; Data Quality Information: Aspen software V3.29
  • Data Type: Relative humidity (measured); Units: percent; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: dropsonde; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Visalia RD-92; Data Quality Information: Aspen software 3.29 note the original soundings had a dry bias. The data is corrected. Uncorrected data files can be obtained.
  • Data Type: u wind (measured); Units: m/s; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: dropsonde; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Visalia RD-92; Data Quality Information: Aspen software V3.29
  • Data Type: v wind (measured); Units: m/s; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Visalia RD-92; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Aspen software 3.29; Data Quality Information: Aspen software 3.29
  • Data Type: PRESSURE - BAROMETRIC [BAROMETRIC PRESSURE] (measured); Units: hPa; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Vaisala RS-92; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Aspen software 3.29; Data Quality Information: Aspen software 3.29
  • Data Type: altitude (measured); Units: m; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Vaisala RS-92; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Aspen software 3.29; Data Quality Information: Aspen software 3.29
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