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A long-term, high-quality, high-vertical-resolution GPS dropsonde dataset for hurricane and other studies: a long-term, high-quality, high-vertical-resolution GPS dropsonde dataset is created from NOAA hurricane flights and consists of 13,681 atmospheric profiles for 120 tropical cyclones

Authors :
Wang, Junhong "June"
Young, Kate
Hock, Terry
Lauritsen, Dean
Behringer, Dalton
Black, Michael
Black, Peter G.
Franklin, James
Halverson, Jeff
Molinari, John
Nguyen, Leon
Reale, Tony
Smith, Jeff
Sun, Bomin
Wang, Qing
Zhang, Jun A.
Source :
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. June 1, 2015, p961, 14 p.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

A GPS dropsonde is a scientific instrument deployed from research and operational aircraft that descends through the atmosphere by a parachute. The dropsonde provides high-quality, high-vertical-resolution profiles of atmospheric pressure, [...]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00030007
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.424875235
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-13-00203.1