Mobile UIUC Soundings IMPACTS V1

Description

The Mobile UIUC Soundings IMPACTS dataset consists of atmospheric sounding data collected by rawinsondes launched during the Investigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast-Threatening Snowstorms (IMPACTS) field campaign. These data include vertical profiles of atmospheric temperature, relative humidity, pressure, wind speed, and wind direction. Specifically, these rawinsondes were provided by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). IMPACTS was a three-year sequence of winter season deployments conducted to study snowstorms over the U.S Atlantic Coast. The campaign aimed to (1) Provide observations critical to understanding the mechanisms of snowband formation, organization, and evolution; (2) Examine how the microphysical characteristics and likely growth mechanisms of snow particles vary across snowbands; and (3) Improve snowfall remote sensing interpretation and modeling to significantly advance prediction capabilities. The sounding data files are available in netCDF-4 format from January 18 through February 25, 2022, though it should be noted that this dataset will be updated in subsequent years of the IMPACTS campaign.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 IMPACTS Field Campaign Collection DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/IMPACTS/DATA101
21 Precipitation Growth Processes in the Comma Head Region of the 7 February 2020 Northeast Snowstorm: results from IMPACTS https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-22-0118.1
21 Files may be downloaded directly to your workstation from this link https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=uiucsndimpacts%2F&ghrccloud%2Fdata%2F=
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FIMPACTS%2FSOUNDING%2FDATA101
33 iMet-4 Radiosonde: 403 MHz GPS Synoptic Technical Data Sheet https://www.intermetsystems.com/ee/pdf/202084-11_iMet-4_Technical_Data_Sheet.pdf
21 Radiosonde Observations https://www.weather.gov/upperair/factsheet
33 The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/impacts/UIUC_soundings/doc/uiucsndimpacts_dataset.pdf
21 Chasing Snowstorms: The Investigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast-Threatening Snowstorms (IMPACTS) Campaign https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-20-0246.1
21 Investigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast Threatening Snowstorms (Impacts): The 2022 Deployment https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS46834.2022.9883693
21 IMPACTS Field Campaign Project Homepage https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/field-campaigns/impacts
21 IMPACTS Field Campaign Micro Article https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/micro-articles/investigation-microphysics-and-precipitation-atlantic-coast-threatening-snowstorms
21 Instructions for citing GHRC data https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/about-ghrc/citing-ghrc-daac-data
21 Radiosondes Information https://www.weather.gov/jetstream/radiosondes

Tags

  • geothermal-dynamics
  • atmospheric-water-vapor
  • atmosphere
  • solid-earth
  • atmospheric-pressure
  • atmospheric-winds
  • earth-science

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