Water Vapor Sensing System (Winds, Temperatures, and Water Vapor Fields from Commercial Aircraft) [NCAR/EOL]

This data set contains the JOSS quality controlled WVSS-I data. This data has consistent water vapor information (dewpoint, RH, and mixing ratio are consistent), and has the benefit of time continuity to check for changes in WVSS-I calibration. IMPORTANT NOTE: The sensor technology of the first generation Water Vapor Sensing System (WVSS-I) is Vaisala's thin-film capacitor. Though a better sensor than found on radiosondes, it still loses calibration over time. The data from WVSS-I gathered from July 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999 has been evaluated and a scientific article is being prepared. This data is useful with data from four of the six aircraft considered quite good. One aircraft (#376) appears approximately 5% too wet and one aircraft (#441) appears approximately 5% too dry (very dry in November and December 1999). See the README for further information.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  1999-07-01T00:00:00Z
    End:  2003-07-31T23:59:59Z

Keywords

Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 1999-07-01T00:00:00Z
Temporal Range End 2003-07-31T23:59:59Z
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat 54.00000
Bounding Box South Lat 24.00000
Bounding Box West Long -126.00000
Bounding Box East Long -66.00000
Spatial Representation grid
Spatial Resolution N/A
Related Links

Documentation #1 : wvss_readme.txt

100.016 : is a companion to dataset 51.001
Additional Information N/A
Resource Format Tabular/Columnar ASCII
Standardized Resource Format ASCII
Asset Size 202 MB
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Software Implementation Language N/A

Resource Support Name EOL Data Support
Resource Support Email datahelp@eol.ucar.edu
Resource Support Organization UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory
Distributor UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory
Metadata Contact Name EOL Data Support
Metadata Contact Email datahelp@eol.ucar.edu
Metadata Contact Organization UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory

Author UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory
Publisher UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory
Publication Date 2008-10-07T06:50:45
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5065/D6542KW9
Alternate Identifier 51.001
Resource Version 1.0
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2024-12-26T23:49:24Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.eol::51.001
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. (2008). Water Vapor Sensing System (Winds, Temperatures, and Water Vapor Fields from Commercial Aircraft) [NCAR/EOL]. 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6542KW9. Accessed 06 January 2025.

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