[ISO_Topic_Category='ENVIRONMENT']
Arctic Water Vapor Characteristics from Rawinsondes
Entry ID: NSIDC-0033

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Summary
Abstract: A gridded climatological monthly-mean data base of Arctic water vapor characteristics has been assembled by combining fixed station data with data from soundings taken over the Arctic Ocean from ships and Russian drifting stations. Variables provided include temperature, specific humidity, zonal vapor flux, meridional vapor flux, zonal wind speed, and meridional wind speed, available for 15 levels ... View entire text
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 90.0   S: 65.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Title: Arctic Water Vapor Characteristics from Rawinsondes
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0033.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1954-01-01
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Platform
BALLOONS Ancillary Description
GROUND STATIONS Ancillary Description
Instrument
RAWINSONDES Ancillary Description
Project
Access Constraints Public
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Originating Center
UNEP/EAD/GRID - Geneva
Data Center
Global Resource Information Database - Geneva, Division of Early Warning and Assessment, United Nations Environment Programme Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.grid.unep.ch/

Data Center Personnel
Name: HY DAO
Phone: 41-22-917-82-25
Fax: 41-22-917-80-29
Email: Hy.Dao at unep.org
Contact Address:
Head of Metadata & Socio-Economics Unit
City: Geneva
Postal Code: 1219
Country: SWITZERLAND
Personnel
HY DAO
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 41-22-917-82-25
Fax: 41-22-917-80-29
Email: Hy.Dao at unep.org
Contact Address:
Head of Metadata & Socio-Economics Unit
City: Geneva
Postal Code: 1219
Country: SWITZERLAND
Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date: 2004-11-18

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