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Dataset

 

Met Office Aberporth High Resolution Radiosonde Data v2

Update Frequency: As Needed
Status: Ongoing
Publication State: Working
Publication Date:

Abstract

Met Office high resolution (2 second) radiosonde data from the Aberporth airfield, Mid Wales from 1990 to present. The data consist of vertical profiles of pressure, temperature, relative humidity, humidity mixing ratio, sonde position, wind speed and wind direction. Measurements are taken at 2 second intervals and the ascents extend to heights of approximately 20-30 km. An ASCII formatted set of files are also available from 1990 to 2000 within this dataset.

Citable as:  Met Office (9999): Met Office Aberporth High Resolution Radiosonde Data v2. NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/ab4e611de78c4bcf90a5e174d1c44df7/
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: Met Office, radiosonde

Details

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Data lineage:

Data are collected by the stations carrying out the radiosonde ascents and then transmitted back to the Met Office headquarters in Exeter. The ascent files are then delivered to CEDA for ingesting into the archive approximately 1 month in arrears. The ASCII version of the data were provided in support of operations of the MST radar facility near Aberystwyth and are included in this dataset as provided at that time.

Data Quality:
Data are from operational radiosondes stations, but are not quality checked. Therefore care should be taken to ensure that ascents are not affected by icing etc.
File Format:
Not defined

Process overview

This dataset was generated by instruments deployed on platforms as listed below.

Instrument/Platform pairings

Met Office Radiosondes Deployed on: RAF Aberporth
Output Description

None

No variables found.

Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
1990-04-02T08:00:00
End time:
Ongoing
Geographic Extent

 
52.1147°
 
-4.5594°
 
-4.5594°
 
52.1147°
 
Related parties
Authors (1)
Funders (1)
Principal Investigators (1)