CAMEX-3 Andros Island Radiosonde Atmospheric Profile Data

NASA's CAMEX-3 ANDROS ISLAND RAWINSONDE AND RADIOSONDES V1 dataset contains measurements from numerous radiosonde and rawinsonde launches. These instruments, manufactured by VIS and Vaisala, collected data to validate ground-based observations of the lower troposphere. The dataset includes sondes with GPS or LORAN location for determining winds aloft without ground tracking.

Use Cases

• Validating ground-based atmospheric instruments using in-situ balloon measurements.
• Analyzing vertical profiles of atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity.
• Studying upper-level wind patterns using GPS or LORAN located sondes.
• Researching lower troposphere conditions during the CAMEX-3 field campaign.

Strengths

• Data was used to validate several ground-based instruments, indicating a calibration/validation purpose.
• Includes measurements from instruments by established manufacturers VIS and Vaisala.
• Contains data from both radiosondes and rawinsondes, providing multiple measurement types.

Limitations

• Critical metadata conflicts exist: 'last updated' dates differ significantly between Data.gov (2026) and NASA Earthdata (1998).
• No column names, row counts, or specific file sizes are provided by any source.
• The license is ambiguously listed as 'other-license-specified' with no further details.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collection Method

Launches of radiosondes and rawinsondes from Andros Island during the CAMEX-3 field campaign.

Time Range

1998 (based on NASA Earthdata date)

Freshness

2026-03-13 07:13:09.975656

Geography

Andros Island