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Record Search Query: [Parameters: Topic='ATMOSPHERE', Term='ATMOSPHERIC WINDS', Variable_Level_1='CONVECTION']
STORM Hourly Surface/Upper Air Wind Profiler Network Data for the United States
Entry ID: gov.noaa.ncdc.C00335

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Summary
Abstract: This data set is from the Wind Profiler Network (WPN), part of the National Storm Operational Research Project (STORM). This project is being carried out by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) Asheville, North Carolina, and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Forecast Systems Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado. The network consists of ground stations located in the eastern 2/3 of the United States measuring wind components in the u, v, and w directions, and relevant quality control indicators for all levels. This wind data are averaged over an hour time period. The data processing level is IIb and the spatial resolution is 300 km.

Purpose: To make a wide range of climatic data available to researchers and the public.

CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: Ground Condition

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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 45.0   S: 31.0   E: -71.0   W: -108.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Dataset Title: STORM Hourly Surface/Upper Air Wind Profiler Network Data for the United States
Dataset Release Date: Unknown
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1991-02-01
Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GEOGRAPHIC REGION > MID-LATITUDE
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Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 300 Km
Longitude Resolution: 300 Km
Horizontal Resolution Range: 250 km - < 500 km or approximately 2.5 degrees - < 5.0 degrees
Temporal Resolution: Hourly
Temporal Resolution Range: Hourly - < Daily
Science Keywords
ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER HEIGHT Parameter Definition
ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > TROPOPAUSE Parameter Definition
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Platform
FIELD SURVEYS Ancillary Description
LABORATORY Ancillary Description
FIELD INVESTIGATION Ancillary Description
Project
Quality The data is contained in the thesis. Existing samples are held at Victoria University of Wellington with a spreadsheet of sample numbers. All raw data is held by the investigator. Please contact Dr Ken Ryan for more information.
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
Antarctica New Zealand, New Zealand Antarctic Institute, New Zealand Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.antarcticanz.govt.nz/

Data Center Personnel
Name: SHULAMIT GORDON
Phone: +64 3 358 0200
Fax: +64 3 358 0211
Email: s.gordon at antarcticanz.govt.nz
Contact Address:
Antarctica New Zealand
Private Bag 4745
City: Christchurch
Country: New Zealand
Personnel
KEN RYAN
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: +64 4 463 6083
Fax: +64 4 463 5331
Email: ken.ryan at vuw.ac.nz
Contact Address:
Victoria University of Wellington
School of Biological Sciences
PO BOX 600
City: Wellington
Postal Code: 6140
Country: New Zealand
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Publications/References
Martin, A. 2005. Antarctic bacteria, sea ice ecosystem dynamics and global climate change. MSc thesis, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2005-09-22
Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-02-23

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