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          Jonathan Kahl and Mark Serreze
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        <pubdate>
          Unknown
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        <title>
          Historical Arctic Rawinsonde Archive
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            Boulder, CO  U.S.A.
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            National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
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          http://www.nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0008.html
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      <abstract>
        Volumes 1 through 5 of this data set contain millions of vertical soundings (temperature, pressure, humidity, wind) representing all available rawinsonde ascents from Arctic land stations poleward of 65 degrees North from the beginning of record through mid-1996. Most records begin in the late 1950s, and a few in 1947 or 1948. Typically, 20 to 40 levels are included in each sounding. Coverage is relatively uniform, except in the Greenland interior.

All sounding data were obtained from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), and from the NOAA National Climatic Data Center (NCDC).

All data are available on CD-ROM. Documentation is available on disk, on-line, and as hard copy. Software (FORTRAN and C) programs for data retrieval are provided on CD-ROM.
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        scientific research
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              Jonathan Kahl and Mark Serreze
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              Unknown
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              Historical Arctic Rawinsonde Archive
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                Boulder, CO  U.S.A.
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                National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
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            19471110
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            19960630
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          180
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          EARTH SCIENCE &gt; Atmosphere &gt; Atmospheric Pressure
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          EARTH SCIENCE &gt; Atmosphere &gt; Atmospheric Temperature &gt; Air Temperature
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          EOSDIS &gt; Earth Observing System Data Information System
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          ESIP &gt; Earth Science Information Partners Program
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          NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
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          GROUND STATIONS
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          None
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          Alaska
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          Arctic
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          Atmospheric Soundings
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          Canada
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          Dewpoint Depression
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          EOSDIS
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          Norway
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          Radiosondes
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          Rawinsondes
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          Russia
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          Sweden
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          US
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          Wind Direction
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          Wind Speed
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          NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
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          Geographic Region &gt; Polar &gt; North Polar
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          Ocean &gt; Arctic Ocean
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            NSIDC USER SERVICES
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            mailing
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            User Services
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            National Snow and Ice Data Center
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            CIRES, 449 UCB
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            University of Colorado
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            Boulder
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            80309-0449
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          +1 (303) 492-6199
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          +1 (303) 492-2468
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            NSIDC DAAC USER SERVICES
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      NSIDC-0008
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      NSIDC cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NSIDC makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
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      FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata
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