cops_rsdu_imkrs: meteorological sounding data of dropsondes (mobile radiosondes) launched by mobile radiosonde-teams run by FZK/IMK-TRO during COPS 2007

Dropsondes (mobile radiosondes) were launched by 5 mobile radiosonde teams. The launching sites were different from IOP to IOP. The positions are identical with the positions of the meteorological towers (imkmt1 to imkmt4). There have been no more than 4 teams operational on each IOP.

The dropsondes are radiosonde-like systems. The maximum height is 12050 m above MSL. At this height, the sondes are separated from the balloon and then glide to the ground. Drop points are up to 70 kilometres apart from launching sites.

For detailed information about the sites see supplement file and map.

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Date (Publication)
2011-11-18
Edition

1
Citation identifier
cops_rsdu_imkrs
Citation identifier
doi:10.1594/WDCC/cops_rsdu_imkrs
Principal investigator
  n/a - Norbert Kalthoff
n/a
Originator
  Karlsruher Institut für Technologie - Dr. Ulrich Corsmeier
http://www.imk-tro.kit.edu
Author
  Karlsruher Institut für Technologie - Dr. Ulrich Corsmeier
http://www.imk-tro.kit.edu
Publisher
  WDC Climate at DKRZ
Point of contact
  Karlsruher Institut für Technologie - Norbert Kalthoff
http://www.imk-tro.kit.edu
Name

netCDF.tar.gz
Keywords

  • ground based
Keywords

  • meteorological station data
Keywords

  • observational data
Keywords

  • sounding
Use limitation

COPS scientific use: For scientific use only. No commercial use allowed. Please be aware of the common COPS/GOP/D-PHASE data policy http://cops.wdc-climate.de/

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2007-06-14
End date
2007-08-21
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OnLine resource
https://www.wdc-climate.de/ui/entry?acronym=cops_rsdu_imkrs
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n/a
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None

Non quantitative attribute accuracy

Name of measure

n/a
Measure description

None
Attribute description
latitude
Descriptor

latitude [CF-Standard Name]; unit: degree_north
Attribute description
dew_point_temperature
Descriptor

Dew point temperature is the temperature at which a parcel of air reaches saturation upon being cooled at constant pressure and specific humidity. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: degC
Attribute description
wind_speed
Descriptor

Speed is the magnitude of velocity. Wind is defined as a two-dimensional (horizontal) air velocity vector, with no vertical component. (Vertical motion in the atmosphere has the standard name upward_air_velocity.) The wind speed is the magnitude of the wind velocity.[CF-Standard Name]; unit: m s-1
Attribute description
altitude
Descriptor

Altitude is the (geometric) height above the geoid, which is the reference geopotential surface. The geoid is similar to mean sea level. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: m
Attribute description
altitude
Descriptor

Altitude is the (geometric) height above the geoid, which is the reference geopotential surface. The geoid is similar to mean sea level. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: m
Attribute description
dew_point_temperature
Descriptor

Dew point temperature is the temperature at which a parcel of air reaches saturation upon being cooled at constant pressure and specific humidity. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: degC
Attribute description
altitude
Descriptor

Altitude is the (geometric) height above the geoid, which is the reference geopotential surface. The geoid is similar to mean sea level. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: m
Attribute description
latitude
Descriptor

latitude [CF-Standard Name]; unit: degree_north
Attribute description
wind_speed
Descriptor

Speed is the magnitude of velocity. Wind is defined as a two-dimensional (horizontal) air velocity vector, with no vertical component. (Vertical motion in the atmosphere has the standard name upward_air_velocity.) The wind speed is the magnitude of the wind velocity.[CF-Standard Name]; unit: m s-1
Attribute description
relative_intensity_of_ambient_light
Descriptor

not filled; unit: 0.01
Attribute description
air_pressure
Descriptor

air_pressure [CF-Standard Name]; unit: hPa
Attribute description
air_temperature
Descriptor

Air temperature is the bulk temperature of the air, not the surface (skin) temperature. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: degC
Attribute description
wind_from_direction
Descriptor

Wind is defined as a two-dimensional (horizontal) air velocity vector, with no vertical component. (Vertical motion in the atmosphere has the standard name upward_air_velocity.) In meteorological reports, the direction of the wind vector is usually (but not always) given as the direction from which it is blowing (wind_from_direction) (westerly, northerly, etc.). In other contexts, such as atmospheric modelling, it is often natural to give the direction in the usual manner of vectors as the heading or the direction to which it is blowing (wind_to_direction) (eastward, southward, etc.) "from_direction" is used in the construction X_from_direction and indicates the direction from which the velocity vector of X is coming. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: degree
Attribute description
air_temperature
Descriptor

Air temperature is the bulk temperature of the air, not the surface (skin) temperature. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: degC
Attribute description
relative_intensity_of_ambient_light
Descriptor

not filled; unit: 0.01
Attribute description
wind_from_direction
Descriptor

Wind is defined as a two-dimensional (horizontal) air velocity vector, with no vertical component. (Vertical motion in the atmosphere has the standard name upward_air_velocity.) In meteorological reports, the direction of the wind vector is usually (but not always) given as the direction from which it is blowing (wind_from_direction) (westerly, northerly, etc.). In other contexts, such as atmospheric modelling, it is often natural to give the direction in the usual manner of vectors as the heading or the direction to which it is blowing (wind_to_direction) (eastward, southward, etc.) "from_direction" is used in the construction X_from_direction and indicates the direction from which the velocity vector of X is coming. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: degree
Attribute description
dew_point_temperature
Descriptor

Dew point temperature is the temperature at which a parcel of air reaches saturation upon being cooled at constant pressure and specific humidity. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: degC
Attribute description
wind_speed
Descriptor

Speed is the magnitude of velocity. Wind is defined as a two-dimensional (horizontal) air velocity vector, with no vertical component. (Vertical motion in the atmosphere has the standard name upward_air_velocity.) The wind speed is the magnitude of the wind velocity.[CF-Standard Name]; unit: m s-1
Attribute description
air_pressure
Descriptor

air_pressure [CF-Standard Name]; unit: hPa
Attribute description
air_temperature
Descriptor

Air temperature is the bulk temperature of the air, not the surface (skin) temperature. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: degC
Attribute description
longitude
Descriptor

longitude [CF-Standard Name]; unit: degree_east
Attribute description
wind_from_direction
Descriptor

Wind is defined as a two-dimensional (horizontal) air velocity vector, with no vertical component. (Vertical motion in the atmosphere has the standard name upward_air_velocity.) In meteorological reports, the direction of the wind vector is usually (but not always) given as the direction from which it is blowing (wind_from_direction) (westerly, northerly, etc.). In other contexts, such as atmospheric modelling, it is often natural to give the direction in the usual manner of vectors as the heading or the direction to which it is blowing (wind_to_direction) (eastward, southward, etc.) "from_direction" is used in the construction X_from_direction and indicates the direction from which the velocity vector of X is coming. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: degree
Attribute description
relative_intensity_of_ambient_light
Descriptor

not filled; unit: 0.01
Attribute description
latitude
Descriptor

latitude [CF-Standard Name]; unit: degree_north
Attribute description
air_pressure
Descriptor

air_pressure [CF-Standard Name]; unit: hPa
Attribute description
longitude
Descriptor

longitude [CF-Standard Name]; unit: degree_east
Attribute description
longitude
Descriptor

longitude [CF-Standard Name]; unit: degree_east
File identifier
wdc-climate.de:2284881 XML
Metadata language

eng; USA
Hierarchy level
collection
Hierarchy level name

cops_rsdu_imkrs
Date stamp
2009-10-26T17:30:39
Metadata standard name

ISO 19115
Metadata standard version

ISO 19115-2:2009
Point of contact
  Karlsruher Institut für Technologie - Norbert Kalthoff
http://www.imk-tro.kit.edu
 
 

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