Description
Please note, this dataset has been superseded
by a newer version (see below). Users should not use this version
except in rare cases (e.g., when reproducing previous studies that
used this version). Integrated Global Radiosonde Archive is a digital data set archived at the former National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), now National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). This dataset contains monthly means of geopotential height, temperature, zonal wind, and meridional wind derived from the Integrated Global Radiosonde Archive (IGRA). IGRA consists of radiosonde and pilot balloon observations at over 1500 globally distributed stations, and monthly means are available for the surface and mandatory levels at many of these stations. The period of record varies from station to station, with many extending from 1970 to 2016. Monthly means are computed separately for the nominal times of 0000 and 1200 UTC, considering data within two hours of each nominal time. A mean is provided, along with the number of values used to calculate it, whenever there are at least 10 values for a particular station, month, nominal time, and level.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords | Unknown | The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. | Open resource |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords | Unknown | The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. | Open resource |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords | Unknown | The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. | Open resource |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords | Unknown | The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. | Open resource |
| NCEI Customer Support | Unknown | NCEI provides customers with information and data from the NCEI archive. To order NCEI products and services contact the customer support team. | Open resource |
| NOAA website for IGRA | Unknown | Current dataset version landing page for more information, documentation and background on this dataset | Open resource |
| NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) | Unknown | NCEI home page with information, data access and contact information. | Open resource |
| NCEI Dataset Landing Page | Unknown | Landing page for the dataset. | Open resource |
| A DIGITIZED METADATA SET OF GLOBAL UPPER-AIR STATION HISTORIES | Information on IGRA Metadata | Open resource |
Tags
- air temperature
- altitude
- atmosphere
- atmospheric pressure
- atmospheric pressure measurements
- atmospheric temperature
- atmospheric water vapor
- atmospheric winds
- dew point temperature
- doc/noaa/nesdis/ncdc
- doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
- earth science
- geographic region
- geopotential height
- global
- national centers for environmental information
- national climatic data center
- nesdis
- noaa
- pressure tendency
- stratosphere
- surface pressure
- surface temperature
- surface winds
- temperature tendency
- tropopause
- troposphere
- upper level winds
- u.s. department of commerce
- vertical location
- water vapor indicators
- wind profiles
- wind tendency