Netherlands Upper Air Meteorological Data 1945-1991

Netherlands National Upper Air is a historical meteorological dataset covering the period from 1945 to 1991. It contains upper air data for one reporting station, with major parameters including pressure, temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed and direction. The dataset was received from the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute and archived by the National Climatic Data Center.

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term trends in upper-air temperature and pressure over the Netherlands.
• Studying historical patterns of wind speed and direction at a single reporting station.
• Investigating changes in relative humidity in the upper atmosphere across a 46-year period.
• Using the pressure, temperature, and wind data as a regional baseline for climate model comparisons.

Strengths

• Covers a 46-year time range from 1945 to 1991.
• Includes core upper-air parameters: pressure, temperature, humidity, and wind.

Limitations

• Data from only one reporting station, limiting spatial representativeness.
• The dataset itself was not quality controlled by the NCDC, unlike the larger CARDS set it belongs to.
• Temporally stale, with no updates after 1991.

Provenance

Source

Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, archived at National Climatic Data Center (NCDC).

Collection Method

Received in response to a request from the Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

Time Range

1945 to 1991

Freshness

Historical archive; last updated 1991-12-31.

Geography

Netherlands (one reporting station).