Dataset
Met Office radiosonde measurements from Cardington, Bedfordshire
Latest Data Update: 2016-04-08
Status: Ongoing
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Working
Publication Date:
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 1.34K Files | 112MB
Abstract
The Met Office's research unit based in Cardington, Bedfordshire, study boundary-layer meteorology and surface processes to help with the development of numerical weather prediction methods. Surface meteorological data and high resolution radiosonde data are collected from the Met Office's research site and elsewhere.
The dataset contains recorded radiosonde measurements of pressure, temperature and humidity.
Citable as: Met Office Meteorological Research Unit Cardington; McGregor, J.; Price, J. (9999): Met Office radiosonde measurements from Cardington, Bedfordshire. NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/cacbb519cd544ba2af1f31bc0585d6ea
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: Met Office, meteorology, radiosonde, Cardington
Details
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Restricted data: please submit an application using the REQUEST ACCESS link for access.
Use of these data is covered by the following licence: http://licences.ceda.ac.uk/image/data_access_condition/ukmo_agreement.pdf. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record. |
| Data lineage: |
These data are collected and prepared by staff at the Met Office research unit before being made available via the BADC. The BADC ingests the data into its archive on receipt of these data. |
| Data Quality: |
These are research data. In January 2011 data from 2006 to present were re-processed to correct for known issues in the data.
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Data are Binary formatted
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Process overview
This dataset was generated by instruments deployed on platforms as listed below.
Instrument/Platform pairings
| Met Office Radiosondes | Deployed on: Met Office Meteorologial Research Unit, Cardington |
| Output Description | None |
No variables found.
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
1996-05-21T23:00:00
End time:
2008-02-20T23:59:59
Geographic Extent
52.1040° |
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-0.4215° |
-0.4215° |
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52.1040° |
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