gov.noaa.ncdc:C00282 National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Unknown tabular digital data http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov Marine Upper Air is historical digital data set DSI-6210, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). DSI-6210 is a collection of several marine upper air data sets from NCDC and Air Force Combat Climate Climatology (AFCCC). Marine upper air data collected by the National Meteorological Center (NMC) was also included. NMC is now the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP), a part of the US National WeatherService (NWS). The data includes observations from selected island locations, collected from NCDC data sets US Rawinsonde (DSI-6201) and GTS Global Upper Air (DSI-6202 and DSI-6203). Data is from all over the world, from 1946 to 1993. Upper air levels included are mandatory and standard in the earliest data, with significant levels added after July 1952. Major parameters are pressure, height, temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed and direction. To make a wide range of climatic data available to researchers and the public. data set C00282 DROPSONDES HYGROMETERS BALLOONS RADIOSONDES National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce 19460101 19930630 Ground Condition Complete As Needed -180.0 180.0 90.0 -90.0 ISO 19115 Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere 004 elevation 006 DIF Discipline Keyword Thesaurus Earth Sciences > Atmosphere > Meteorology Earth Sciences > Atmosphere > Climatology Earth Sciences > Atmosphere > Weather GCMD Sciences Keyword Valids EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > HUMIDITY EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > PRESSURE THICKNESS EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SURFACE PRESSURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > TEMPERATURE PROFILES EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > VERTICAL WIND MOTION EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES GCMD Location Valids GLOBAL OCEAN GCMD Location Valids STRATOSPHERE TROPOSPHERE BALLOONS RAWINSONDES RADIOSONDES RADIOSONDES 1 None None Not provided Unknown Completeness information not available. Unknown Unknown The first five fields constitute the ID Portion, and occur at the beginning of each record. The next ten fields of the record contain the Data Portion. The Data Portion is repeated for each level in the observation. The maximum number of levels is 200. ID Portion (32 Characters) Fixed Length FIELD: 001 POSITION: 1-8 ELEMENT: Station ID DEFINITION: For U.S. controlled and cooperative stations, the WBAN number. For stations received through GTS, the WMO number. This field may contain alphabetic characters for ships and remote sensed observations. Numeric station numbers are right justified and zero filled, while alphanumeric station identifiers are left justified and blank filled. If unknown, this field contains "99999999". If the station identification is unknown, both latitude and longitude must be present. FIELD: 002 POSITION: 9-12 ELEMENT: Latitude DEFINITION: The station latitude in degrees and minutes. When unknown, this field contains "9999". Latitude will not normally appear for land stations. FIELD: 003 POSITION: 13 ELEMENT: Latitude Code DEFINITION: Code used to indicate the Northern (N) or Southern (S) latitude. FIELD: 004 POSITION: 14-18 ELEMENT: Longitude DEFINITION: The station longitude in degrees and minutes. When unknown, this field contains "99999". Longitude will not normally appear for land stations. FIELD: 005 POSITION: 19 ELEMENT: Longitude Code DEFINITION: Code used to indicate Longitudes East (E) or West (W). FIELD: 006 POSITION: 20-29 ELEMENT: Date-Time DEFINITION: The schedule time of the observation, as defined by WMO. The format of date/time is YYYYMMDDHH, i.e., year, month, day, and hour. This field may never by unknown. POSITION: 20-23 ELEMENT: Year DEFINITION: This is the Year of record. Range of values are 1946-current year processed. POSITION: 24-25 ELEMENT: Month DEFINITION: This is the Month of record. Range of values are 01 to 12. POSITION: 26-27 ELEMENT: Day DEFINITION: This is the Day of record. Range of values are 01 to 31. POSITION: 28-29 ELEMENT: Hour DEFINITION: This is the Hour of record. Range of values are 00 to 23. Hour is GMT. Normal scheduled observation times are 00 and 12 GMT. For selected periods and area observations may have been taken at other times, especially 06 and 18 GMT. FIELD: 007 POSITION: 30-32 ELEMENT: Number-Repeat-Groups DEFINITION: This number represents the number of data levels found in the current observation, including edited levels. Range of values are 001-200. Two hundred is the maximum number of levels. Data Portion (36 Characters) repeated Number-Values Times FIELD: 008 POSITION: 33 ELEMENT: Level-Quality-Indicator Denotes the results of any quality controls applied to this level. Range is as follows: DEFINITION: 0 = Original values are correct 1 = Original values missing 2 = Original values doubtful, a corrected level follows. 3 = Original values doubtful, uncorrected. 4 = Original values in error, a corrected level follows 5 = original values in error, uncorrected 6 = Corrected level 9 = Level not checked A-Z = Indicators supplied by NMC. FIELD: 009 POSITION: 34-37 ELEMENT: Time-Since-Release DEFINITION: The elapsed time since the release of the sounding in minutes and tenths. If the elapsed time is not known, this field contains "9999". Range is 0001 through 9999. Available only for U.S. quality controlled stations beginning Jan 1981. FIELD: 010 POSITION: 38-42 ELEMENT: Pressure-At-Level DEFINITION: Atmospheric pressure at the current level in Kilopascals and hundredths. If unknown, this field contains "99999". FIELD: 011 POSITION: 43-48 ELEMENT: Height-At-Level DEFINITION: Geopotential height of the current level in whole meters. If unknown, this field contains "-99999". Range of values are -99999 through 99999. FIELD: 012 POSITION: 49-52 ELEMENT: Temperature At Level DEFINITION: The free air temperature at the current level in degrees and tenths Celsius. If unknown, this field contains "-999". Range of values -999 through 999. FIELD: 013 POSITION: 53-55 ELEMENT: Relative-Humidity At Level DEFINITION: The relative humidity at the current level is whole percent. If unknown, this field contains "999". FIELD: 014 POSITION: 56-58 ELEMENT: Wind-Direction At-Level DEFINITION: Direction of wind at the current level in whole degrees (nearest five degrees for observations received through GTS). If unknown, this field contains "999". FIELD: 015 POSITION: 59-61 ELEMENT: Wind-Speed-At-Level DEFINITION: Speed of the wind o=in whole meters per second. If unknown, this field contains "999". FIELD: 016 POSITION: 62-67 ELEMENT: Quality-Flags This field contains the results of any quality control procedures, identifying each individual element found in error (see table below). DEFINITION: Quality Control Flag 0 = Element is correct 1 = Element is doubtful 2 = Element is in error 3 = Replacement value 4 = Assumed or estimated value 9 = Element not checked A-Z Indicators supplied by NMC. POSITION: 62 ELEMENT: Time-QF DEFINITION: Time Quality Flag POSITION: 63 ELEMENT: Pressure-QF DEFINITION: Pressure quality flag POSITION: 64 ELEMENT: Height-QF DEFINITION: Height quality flag POSITION: 65 ELEMENT: Temperature-QF DEFINITION: Temperature quality flag POSITION: 66 ELEMENT: Relative-Humidity-QF DEFINITION: Relative Humidity quality flag POSITION: 67 ELEMENT: Wind-QF DEFINITION: Wind quality flag FIELD: 017 POSITION: 68 ELEMENT: Type-Of-Level DEFINITION: 0 = Surface 1 = mandatory 2 = Significant 3 = Generated 4 = Tropopause 5 = Maximum wind 9 = Other/unspecified None National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Customer Service Mailing and physical

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