February 1 to March 15, 1992 upper air data collected from surface and aircraft sites during the STORM-Fronts Experiment Systems Test. The dataset consists of quality-controlled soundings interpolated to 10 mb pressure levels, compiled by SCIOPS. Parameters include launch times, station location, pressure, temperature, humidity, wind components, altitude, and quality control flags.
Use Cases
- Analyzing vertical profiles of temperature and humidity based on dry-bulb temperature and dew point parameters
- Studying wind patterns and storm dynamics based on u wind component, v wind component, wind speed, and wind direction
- Quality control assessment of atmospheric observations based on QC flags for pressure, temperature, humidity, and wind components
- Mapping station network coverage and data collection based on latitude, longitude, station identifier, and network identifier
- Comparing nominal versus actual launch timing for data synchronization based on nominal and actual date/time of launch parameters
Strengths
- Data underwent quality control processes for pressure, temperature, humidity, and wind components
- Composite includes soundings from multiple networks including NWS, AES, CLASS, US Military, Picket Fence, L2D2, and USAF
- Version 2 release added additional soundings from Canadian sites, dropsondes, and special CLASS stations
Limitations
- Last updated 1992-03-15 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Not all platforms report all parameters; missing values are set to 'not observed'
Provenance
- Source
- SCIOPS
- Collection Method
- Data collected from all surface and aircraft based sites, converted to NCAR CLASS format, interpolated to 10 mb levels, and quality controlled.
- Time Range
- February 1 - March 15, 1992
- Geography
- United States