Wind Profile Data: Radiosonde (FIFE)

Description

The wind profile data described in this document were derived from the raw radiosonde data collected during FIFE by Dr. Wilfred H. Brutsaert during the summer and fall of 1987 and the late summer of 1989 The objective of this study was to calculate wind velocity and wind direction from successive horizontal positions of a radiosonde. These data have allowed the measurement of the atmospheric profiles of wind velocity and direction. The raw data have also been corrected for sensor delays and have been interpolated to a set of standard pressure levels. Successive horizontal positions of the radiosonde balloon in relation to its release point was used to calculate average wind speed and direction. The variables used to make these calculations were obtained from the FIFE Radiosonde Data. The balloon height was calculated by adding 10 m (i.e., the length of the string) to the height of the sonde. The horizontal distance of the sonde, together with the measured azimuth angle (also obtained from the FIFE Radiosonde Data), produced the horizontal position of the sonde. Finally, successive horizontal positions allowed the calculation of average wind velocity and direction over the interval. Note, as a result of the addition of 10 m for most flights, the height of the wind measurements in this data set is 10 meters higher than the companion values in the original FIFE Radiosonde Data.

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5 https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=fife_atmos_wind_son_139&ac=true
21 https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/139
57 fife_atmos_wind_son_139.zip https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/protected/bundle/fife_atmos_wind_son_139.zip
34 fife_logo_square.png https://daac.ornl.gov/graphics/browse/project/square/fife_logo_square.png
33 radiosnd_wind_prof.pdf https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/public/fife/fife_atmos_wind_son/comp/radiosnd_wind_prof.pdf
5 wind_son.doc https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/public/fife/fife_atmos_wind_son/comp/wind_son.doc
5 wind_son.tdf https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/public/fife/fife_atmos_wind_son/comp/wind_son.tdf
5 https://daac.ornl.gov%2FFIFE%2Fguides%2Fradiosnd_wind_prof.html
5 https://doi.org%2F10.3334%2FORNLDAAC%2F139
5 https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov%2Fprotected%2Fbundle%2Ffife_atmos_wind_son_139.zip
5 https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov%2Fpublic%2Ffife%2Ffife_atmos_wind_son%2Fcomp%2Fradiosnd_wind_prof.pdf
5 https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov%2Fpublic%2Ffife%2Ffife_atmos_wind_son%2Fcomp%2Fwind_son.doc
5 https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov%2Fpublic%2Ffife%2Ffife_atmos_wind_son%2Fcomp%2Fwind_son.tdf
5 https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dfife_atmos_wind_son_139%26ac%3Dtrue
5 https://daac.ornl.gov%2Fgraphics%2Fbrowse%2Fproject%2Fsquare%2Ffife_logo_square.png
0 The metadata's original source. https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C2980722299-ORNL_CLOUD.iso19115

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  • earth-science-atmospheric-winds-atmosphere-upper-level-winds

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