NAMMA SENEGAL RADIOSONDE AND TOWER FLUX DATA V1

Description

The NAMMA Senegal Radiosonde and Tower Flux data includes measurements of humidity, wind speed/direction and velocity. Additionally, the flux data includes photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), air and soil temperature and heat flux data. The flux data was obtained from a tower located in Kawasara, Sengal, Africa. These data files were generated during support of the NASA African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses (NAMMA) campaign, a field research investigation sponsored by the Science Mission Directorate of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This mission was based in the Cape Verde Islands, 350 miles off the coast of Senegal in west Africa. Commencing in August 2006, NASA scientists employed surface observation networks and aircraft to characterize the evolution and structure of African Easterly Waves (AEWs) and Mesoscale Convective Systems over continental western Africa, and their associated impacts on regional water and energy budgets.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 Radiosonde data README https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/doc/namma/namsenegal/Senegal_sondes_README_processed.txt
21 Senegal Flux Tower data file https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/doc/namma/namsenegal/readme_flux.txt
21 The home page for the project or program which sponsored the dataset https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/field-campaigns/namma
21 N/A https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/namma/Senegal-Radiosonde-Flux/browse/
21 The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset http://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/uso/ds_docs/namma/namsenegal/namsenegal_dataset.html
21 Files may be downloaded directly to your workstation from this link https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=namsenegal
21 Instructions for citing GHRC data https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/about-ghrc/citing-ghrc-daac-data
22 Sample browse image https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/namma/Senegal-Radiosonde-Flux/browse/namma_senegal-sonde_060824_0305_prof.jpg
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FNAMMA%2FRADIOSONDE%2FDATA202

Tags

  • atmospheric-radiation
  • soils
  • land-surface
  • biosphere
  • atmospheric-water-vapor
  • atmosphere
  • atmospheric-temperature
  • vegetation
  • atmospheric-pressure
  • atmospheric-winds
  • earth-science

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