Aircraft in-situ meteorological data: data set description page


Data set source
Information on available Data
Quality Control Processing
Data format
Data selection page

Data set source

  • US C-130
  • NOAA Gulfstream IV
  • NOAA P-3
  • UK C-130
  • NCAR ELECTRA


    • Information on available data

  • In the FASTEX Central Archive:
    aircraftfiles number
    ELECTRA7
    NOAA-GIV24
    NOAA-P317
    UK-C13011
    US-C130816
    US-C13072
    Further information on     all available files.
  • In the specialized databases:
    NCAR-Electra data are also available at NCAR/ATD/RDP&RAF, NOAA-GIV and NOAA-P3 data at NOAA/NSSL, US-C130 data at The Hurricane Hunters WWW site.
    Further information on available data in the specialized databases.


    • Quality Control Processing

  • Data providers validation
    Each set of data is validated by the data providers before sending it to the FASTEX Central Archive
  • FASTEX Central archive checking
    Minimal checks.


    • Data format

    All the files are proposed as they were sent by the data providers to the FASTE X Central Archive.
  • The NOAA Gulfstream IV data are 1 second resolution files, in ascii format.
  • The NOAA P-3 data are 1 second resolution files, in ascii format.
  • The NCAR ELECTRA data are 1 second resolution files, in netCDF format.
  • The UK-C130: real time 60s data and 1s processed data are both available, in ascii format.
  • The US-C130 data are 10 seconds and 30 seconds resolution files, in ascii format.
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    Updated: 21 Jun 1999