Daily Arctic Ocean Rawinsonde Data from Soviet Drifting Ice Stations, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0060
DOI: 10.5067/AH8D9CN70VN6
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
initial release

Overview

This archive of daily rawinsonde measurements of wind direction and speed, atmospheric pressure, humidity, air temperature, and geopotential height as well as surface-based observation of cloud cover (amount, type and height) from Soviet North Pole drifting stations was assembled under the direction of Dr. J. Kahl, with funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Science Foundation, and the Electric Power Research Institute. Soundings were recorded from April 19, 1954 to July 31, 1990 at drifting stations located in the Arctic Ocean, north of approximately 70 degrees North. Data were obtained from several different sources. All of these data are ultimately derived from the set of bound volumes of handwritten tables kept at the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI) in St. Petersburg, Russia. Data are in 21 ASCII text format files with an average size of under 10 MB.
Parameter(s):
AIR TEMPERATUREATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTSCLOUD FREQUENCYCLOUD HEIGHTCLOUD TYPESDEW POINT TEMPERATUREGEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHTSURFACE WINDSUPPER LEVEL WINDS
Platform(s):
OCEAN WEATHER STATIONS
Sensor(s):
RAWINSONDES
Data Format(s):
ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
19 April 1954 to 31 July 1990
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
  • Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
N:
90
S:
70
E:
180
W:
-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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