NOAA Soundings IMPACTS V1
The NOAA Soundings IMPACTS dataset was collected from January 1, 2020 through February 29, 2020 during the Investigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast-Threatening Snowstorms (IMPACTS) field campaign. The goal of IMPACTS was to provide observations critical to understanding the mechanisms of snowband formation, organization, and evolution, examine how the microphysical characteristics and likely growth mechanisms of snow particles vary across snowbands, and improve snowfall remote sensing interpretation and modeling to significantly advance prediction capabilities. These radiosonde data files include wind direction, dew point temperature, geopotential height, mixing ratio, atmospheric pressure, relative humidity, wind speed, temperature, potential temperature, equivalent potential temperature, and virtual potential temperature measurements at various levels of the troposphere. The data are available in netCDF-4 format.
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| Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 44.9175 S: 32.885 E: -69.9489 W: -93.5747 |
Data Format(s): | Distribution: netCDF-4 |
| Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | GROUND STATIONS | |
| Data Center(s): | NASA/MSFC/GHRC, Global Hydrology Resource Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA | Instrument(s): | RAWINSONDES |
| Version: | 1 | ||
- Other Citation Details: Waldstreicher, Jeff and Stacy Brodzik.2020. NOAA Soundings IMPACTS [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/IMPACTS/SOUNDING/DATA201
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://www.vaisala.com/sites/default/files/documents/Vaisala%20Radiosonde%20RS92%20Users%20Guide_M210295EN-J.pdf, Vaisala Radiosonde RS92-SGP User’s Guide
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://www.weather.gov/upperair/factsheet, Radiosonde Observations
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://www.weather.gov/upperair, Upper Air Observations
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://www.weather.gov/upperair/radiosonde, Weather Balloon Instrument/Radiosonde Information
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ops2/ops22/sfsc%20html/DCS%20Test%20Plan%20with%20Attachments.pdf, Upper Air Data Continuity Study Test Plan for the Sippican B2 and Vaisala RS92 NGP Radiosondes
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/data-publication/sites/default/files/guide_documents/noaasndimpacts_dataset_0.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
2
https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/proc_level
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Collection Progress
Complete
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Access Constraints
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This product has full public access.
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Acquisition Information
Projects
| Project Short Name | Campaigns | Project Dates |
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| IMPACTS | 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
- CONTINENT
- NORTH AMERICA
- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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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Data Contacts
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Archive And Distribution Information
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Format: netCDF-4
Format Type: Native
Fees: 0.0