NCEP/NCAR Arctic Marine Rawinsonde Archive, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0054
DOI: 10.5067/MHUKO7CYF8EW
This is the most recent version of these data.

Overview

NCEP/NCAR Arctic Marine Rawinsonde Archive contains 17,659 marine rawinsonde reports for the region north of 65 degrees North. Its record extends from 1976 to 1996. These soundings have been extracted from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) rawinsonde archive of the National Meteorological Center (NMC) (now the National Center for Environmental Prediction, or NCEP). The NCEP/NCAR Arctic Marine Rawinsonde Archive data set complements the Historical Arctic Rawinsonde Archive (HARA) for land stations and the Russian 'North Pole' drifting station archive.
Parameter(s):
AIR TEMPERATUREATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTSDEW POINT TEMPERATUREGEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHTSURFACE WINDSUPPER LEVEL WINDS
Platform(s):
BALLOONS, SHIPS
Sensor(s):
RAWINSONDES
Data Format(s):
Not Specified
Temporal Coverage:
1 January 1976 to 30 June 1996
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
  • Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
N:
90
S:
65
E:
180
W:
-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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