Dataset
Greenland Flow Distortion EXperiment (GFDex): Radiosonde measurements
Abstract
The Greenland Flow Distortion EXperiment investigates the role of Greenland in defining the structure and the predictability of both local and downstream weather systems, through a programme of aircraft-based observation and numerical modelling. The Greenland Flow Distortion Experiment (GFDex) will provide some of the first detailed in situ observations of the intense atmospheric forcing events that are thought to be important in modifying the ocean in this area (but are presently poorly understood): namely tip jets, barrier winds and mesoscale cyclones. The dataset contains radiosonde measurements from various sites around Greenland.
Details
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| Access rules: |
Public data: access to these data is available to both registered and non-registered users.
Use of these data is covered by the following licence: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record. |
| Data lineage: |
Remote and in situ measurements, and data collected onboard the Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM) Bae-146 aircraft are available through the GFDex archive at the BADC. Forecast predictions from the Met Office and High Resolution Limited Area Model (HIRLAM) are also stored. |
| Data Quality: |
Research data
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| File Format: |
Data are ASCII formatted
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Related Documents
Process overview
Instrument/Platform pairings
| Radiosonde | Deployed on: Keflavik |
| Radiosonde | Deployed on: Jan Mayen station |
| Radiosonde | Deployed on: Danmarkshavn |
| Radiosonde | Deployed on: Aasiaat |
| Radiosonde | Deployed on: Tórshavn |
| Radiosonde | Deployed on: Narsarsuaq |
| Radiosonde | Deployed on: Ittoqqortoormiit |
Independent Instruments
| Radiosonde |
| Output Description | None |
No variables found.
Temporal Range
2007-02-17T00:00:00
2007-03-12T00:00:00
Geographic Extent
84.0000° |
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-74.0000° |
-11.0000° |
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59.0000° |