Barbados Oceanographic Experiment Radiosonde Observations from 1969

Four ships collected daily radiosonde observations during the Barbados Oceanographic and Meteorological Experiment (BOMEX) from May to September 1969. Florida State University gathered this atmospheric profile data over the tropical Atlantic Ocean. The dataset captures a specific five-month field campaign from the late 1960s.

Use Cases

• Analyze vertical profiles of temperature, pressure, and humidity from radiosonde ascents to study tropical atmospheric structure.
• Correlate daily atmospheric observations from four ship locations with concurrent sea surface temperature data.
• Use time-series data from the 1969 BOMEX campaign to validate historical climate model simulations for the tropical Atlantic.
• Investigate diurnal and seasonal variations in atmospheric stability and moisture content over the ocean during the summer months.

Strengths

• Data originates from a well-documented, major international field experiment (BOMEX).
• Provides a temporally focused snapshot of tropical atmospheric conditions over a five-month period.

Limitations

• Dataset is temporally stale, with the last update recorded in July 1969.
• Spatial coverage is limited to the specific ship tracks and operational area of the BOMEX campaign in the tropical Atlantic.
• Unknown sample size and data completeness due to lack of row count and column details.

Provenance

Source

Florida State University, collected for the Barbados Oceanographic and Meteorological Experiment (BOMEX).

Collection Method

Radiosonde observations launched from four research ships.

Time Range

May 1969 to September 1969

Geography

Tropical Atlantic Ocean, specifically the BOMEX experiment area near Barbados.