UADSLSOC: Global Upper-Air Temperature, Wind, and Dew Point Data Since 1983

Upper-air data for significant pressure levels archived at the World Data Center-B Research Institute of Hydrometeorological Information (RIHMI) in Kaluga, Russia. The parameters include global temperature, wind, and dew point deficit data. The dataset has been collected since 1983.

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term atmospheric temperature trends based on upper-air data.
• Modeling wind patterns at significant pressure levels based on wind data.
• Studying atmospheric humidity and stability based on dew point deficit data.
• Investigating climate variability and change based on global upper-air parameters.

Strengths

• Data collection began in 1983, providing a multi-decade time series.
• Includes multiple atmospheric parameters: temperature, wind, and dew point deficit.
• Covers a global spatial scale.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

World Data Center-B Research Institute of Hydrometeorological Information (RIHMI)

Collection Method

Archived from global upper-air observations.

Time Range

Since 1983

Freshness

unknown

Geography

Global