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    • National Weather Service Raw Upper Air Observational Data - Individual Flights

    Metadata Updated: September 19, 2023

    These National Weather Service (NWS) raw upper air data contain individual flight data from sites monthly. Majority are Radiosonde Replacement System (RRS) sites, spanning about 7 to 72 degrees latitude and -171 to 172 degrees longitude. Data go back to 2005 to present operational flights and are packaged monthly. The RRS sites are currently the only ones generating individual flight data packages, each containing a "H" ASCII flight metadata file a "T" ASCII mandatory and significant levels observation file, and a "B" Binary Universal Form for the Representation of meteorological data (BUFR) encoded file of one-second resolution data. These raw observations are inputs to NWS Radiosonde Standard Levels data (DSI 6301), where the data are encoded at each site using the World Meteorological Organization Binary Universal Form for the Representation of meteorological data (BUFR) format, then packaged with briefer ASCII formatted flight data and transmitted to NCEI via a push to NCEI's FTP from individual sites.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Date June 23, 2023
    Metadata Created Date January 20, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date September 19, 2023
    Reference Date(s) 2005-04 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update monthly

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from ncdc

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date June 23, 2023
    Metadata Created Date January 20, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date September 19, 2023
    Reference Date(s) 2005-04 (publication)
    Responsible Party NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.ncdc:C00966
    Access Constraints Cite this dataset when used as a source., Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose., Cite as: Lawrimore, Jay; Korzeniewski, Bryant; Hundermark, Bruce. 2022. National Weather Service Radiosonde Raw Incoming Data [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. NCEI DSI 6214_01. Accessed [date].
    Bbox East Long 171.3
    Bbox North Lat 71.3
    Bbox South Lat -14.3
    Bbox West Long -170.7
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update monthly
    Graphic Preview Description NCEI Data
    Graphic Preview File https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/metadata/images/NCEI_Generic_BrowseImage.png
    Harvest Object Id e4da669d-3ea0-4da5-99da-f1cb16b02886
    Harvest Source Id 2cb3ef77-1683-4c2a-9119-dc65e50917c6
    Harvest Source Title ncdc
    Licence
    Lineage Data are packaged and uploaded directly from individual upper air sites. Except for verifying readability of the BUFR file and validation of flight date / time and the site's WBAN (Weather Bureau Army Navy) ID, no quality control is performed on the data.
    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-170.7, -14.3], [171.3, -14.3], [171.3, 71.3], [-170.7, 71.3], [-170.7, -14.3]]]}
    Progress onGoing
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2005-08-01

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