UADSL: Upper-Air Meteorological Data for Significant Levels Since 1983

Europe, Africa, Australia, and Asia are covered by this upper-air data set archived at the World Data Center-B Research Institute of Hydrometeorological Information (RIHMI) in Kaluga, Russia. It contains parameters including air temperature, geopotential height, humidity, pressure, and winds. The data collection began in 1983.

Use Cases

• Analyze atmospheric stability and weather patterns based on temperature and pressure data.
• Model wind flow and jet stream dynamics based on wind parameter data.
• Study humidity trends and their relation to climate phenomena based on humidity data.
• Validate and calibrate regional climate models based on geopotential height and temperature data.

Strengths

• Includes multiple key atmospheric parameters: temperature, geopotential height, humidity, pressure, and winds.
• Provides data for a broad geographic scope covering four continents.
• Offers a long-term temporal record with data collection starting in 1983.

Limitations

• Row count, file formats, and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Data may reflect geographic or temporal bias inherent to the source collection.

Provenance

Source

World Data Center-B Research Institute of Hydrometeorological Information (RIHMI), Kaluga, Russia.

Collection Method

Archived observational data.

Time Range

Since 1983.

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Europe, Africa, Australia, and Asia.