NAMMA Raw DC-8 Dropsonde V1
The NAMMA Raw DC-8 Dropsonde dataset consists of high-resolution vertical profiles of ambient pressure, temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, and wind direction obtained by the DC-8 dropsonde system during the NASA African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses (NAMMA) field campaign. The NAMMA field campaign was based in the Cape Verde Island, 350 miles off the coast of Senegal in west Africa. Commencing in August 2006, NASA scientists employed surface observation networks and aircraft to characterize the evolution and structure of African Easterly Waves (AEWs) and Mesoscale Convective Systems over continental western Africa, and their associated impacts on regional water and energy budgets. The DC-8 dropsonde system uses an integrated, highly accurate, Global Positioning System (GPS)-located atmospheric profiling dropsonde measuring and recording current atmospheric conditions in a vertical column below the aircraft. Data files are available in ASCII format for the period of August 7, 2006 through September 12, 2006.
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| Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 47.453 S: 7.485 E: -12.741 W: -93.799 |
Data Format(s): | Distribution: ASCII |
| Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | NASA DC-8 | |
| Data Center(s): | NASA/MSFC/GHRC, Global Hydrology Resource Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA | Instrument(s): | DROPSONDES |
| Version: | 1 | ||
- Other Citation Details: Heymsfield, Gerald M and Thomas Northam.2020. NAMMA Raw DC-8 Dropsonde [indicate subset used]. Dataset available online from the NASA Global Hydrology Resource Center DAAC, Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.A. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/NAMMA/DROPSONDE/DATA301
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/namma/Dropsonde_Raw/doc/namdrop_raw_dataset.pdf, The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/about-ghrc/citing-ghrc-daac-data, Instructions for citing GHRC data
Collection Information
Data Identification
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Processing Level
1A
https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/proc_level
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Collection Progress
Complete
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Acquisition Information
Projects
| Project Short Name | Campaigns | Project Dates |
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| NAMMA | No campaigns listed. | No dates provided. |
Temporal Information
Temporal Keywords
- Hourly - < Daily
Spatial Information
| Coverage Type | Zone Identifier | Geometry | Granule Representation |
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| HORIZONTAL | CARTESIAN | CARTESIAN |
Location Keywords
- OCEAN
- ATLANTIC OCEAN
- NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
- CAPE VERDE
Data Centers
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NASA/MSFC/GHRC
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Global Hydrology Resource Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA
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320 Sparkman Drive
Huntsville, Alabama 35805
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Archive And Distribution Information
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Format: ASCII
Format Type: Native
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