Identification

Title

Nairobi, Kenya High Resolution BUFR Radiosonde Data

Alternative title(s)

572.012

Abstract

This data set contains temperature, moisture, and wind profiles from the Modem GPSonde M10 radiosonde system operated by the Kenya Meteorology Department in Nairobi, Kenya during the HIGH impact Weather LAke SYstem (HIGHWAY) Project data collection period. A total of 256 2-second vertical resolution soundings are included in the data set. The data are in BUFR (Binary Universal Form for data Representation) format.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/572.012

protocol: https

name: Nairobi, Kenya High Resolution BUFR Radiosonde Data homepage

description: Dataset homepage

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/codiac/fgr_form/id=572.012

protocol: https

name: Nairobi, Kenya High Resolution BUFR Radiosonde Data Data Order Form

description: Dataset order request form. Data files are made available via FTP.

function: order

Unique resource identifier

code

572.012

codeSpace

Dataset language

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

dataset

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2014-10-16

Keyword set

keyword value

Radiosondes

Keyword set

keyword value

Upper Air

Keyword set

keyword value

EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR PROFILES

EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS

EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE

EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > RELATIVE HUMIDITY

EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > VERTICAL PROFILES

EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES

EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS

EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND DIRECTION

EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE

EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE

EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND SPEED

EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND DIRECTION PROFILES

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2018-02-27

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

36.75910

East bounding longitude

36.75910

North bounding latitude

-1.30175

South bounding latitude

-1.30175

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2019-08-10T00:00:00Z

End position

2020-02-28T09:59:59Z

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2020-03-02T21:42:11Z

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

none

Limitations on public access

none

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

EOL Data Support

organisation name

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory

full postal address

PO Box 3000

Boulder

80307-3000

email address

datahelp@eol.ucar.edu

web address

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

name: homepage

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

contact position

EOL Data Support

organisation name

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory

full postal address

PO Box 3000

Boulder

80307-3000

email address

datahelp@eol.ucar.edu

web address

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

name: homepage

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

EOL Data Support

organisation name

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory

full postal address

PO Box 3000

Boulder

80307-3000

email address

datahelp@eol.ucar.edu

web address

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

name: homepage

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2024-12-26T23:50:11Z

Metadata language