The following dataset relates to the TAMU TRACER radiosonde IOP, which involved launching iMet-4 and iMet-4C radiosonde models from various locations in southeast Texas. The radiosondes were launched between June and September 2022 during the TRACER IOP. Telemetry data for all IOPs were copied using the iMet-OS II software provided by radiosonde manufacturer, Intermet Systems.
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Metadata Creator:
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Name:
Milind Sharma |
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Email:
milindsharma@tamu.edu |
Phone:
(979) 845-3651 |
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Street:
3150 TAMU |
City:
College Station |
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State:
TX |
Postal:
77843-3150 |
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Contact Info:
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Name:
Anita Rapp |
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Email:
arapp@tamu.edu |
Phone:
(979) 862-1580 |
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Street:
3150 TAMU |
City:
College Station |
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State:
TX |
Postal:
77843-3150 |
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Investigator(s):
| Milind Sharma (milindsharma@tamu.edu) 0000-0003-3318-7601
Anita Rapp (arapp@tamu.edu) 0000-0001-5106-2760
Christopher Nowotarski (cjnowotarski@tamu.edu) 0000-0003-4739-7810
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| Data Citation: | https://doi.org/10.5439/1968819 |
| Data Format: | txt |
| File Naming Convention: | TAMU_TRACER_YYYYMMDD_HHMM_LON_LAT_SHARPPY.txt, where YYYY = Year, MM = Month, DD = Date; HH = Hour, MM = Minute; LON = longitude of launch site, LAT = latitude of launch site |
| Directory Organization: | The compressed zip file contains a total of 3 subdirectories: SHARPPY directory contains all the 1 s time interval SHARPpy format txt files; TSPOTINT directory contains all the 5 s time interval txt files with detailed header section; SkewT_logp_pngs directory contains png format SkewT-logP plots of SHARPpy files for quicklook. The fourth item in the zip folder is the README.pdf file containing detailed information about data collection and processing steps for TAMU TRACER data. |
| Abstract: | The following dataset relates to the TAMU TRACER radiosonde IOP, which involved launching iMet-4 and iMet-4C radiosonde models from various locations in southeast Texas. The radiosondes were launched between June and September 2022 during the TRACER IOP. Telemetry data for all IOPs were copied using the iMet-OS II software provided by radiosonde manufacturer, Intermet Systems. |
| Purpose: | Data were collected to sample the heterogeneity in thermodynamic properties of air masses across the sea-breeze front. While the ARM AMF1 and ANC sites were fixed in place, TAMU TRACER conducted mobile operations, redeploying as the sea-breeze front propagated inland each afternoon in order to concurrently sample different regional and mesoscale air masses than the ARM sites that could potentially serve as inflow to deep moist convection. |
| Data Usage: | Each TAMU TRACER IOP has two txt files associated with it. Files with SHARPPY.txt extension have data records at 1 second temporal resolution beginning at the time of radiosonde launch. Data within TSPOTINT.txt files are available at a time interval of 5 seconds. The data files contain basic meteorological variables i.e., dry bulb temperature, relative humidity, dewpoint temperature, wind speed and direction, and geopotential height. Please refer the README.pdf file for further details regarding data variables and units. The absolute accuracy of the data and their calibrations cannot be guaranteed because of proprietary information. Users wishing to use this dataset and needing details regarding calibration or accuracy of data may either contact the PI or InterMet Systems for a detailed discussion of the sensor operation and interpretation. |
| Data Credit: | Erik Nielsen, Don Conlee, Montana Etten-Bohm, Jonathan Lewis, Ashley Sebok, Brandy Smith, Dylan Leathe, Savannah Jorgensen, David Topping, Justin Spotts, Sydney Butler, Peyton Langford, Cole Hood, Brandon Tomerlin, Christina Perez, Shane Lewis, Sam Gardner, Joshua Ribail, Kolton Nunez, Jonathan Trevino, Britton Musall, Michelle Mancilla, Thomas Borgstedte, Katie Griese, Taylor Pena, Sophia Algerias, Leah Mata-Rodriguez, Ruth Lane, Bailey Kropp, Austin Sabol |
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Arm Sites:
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Content Time Range:
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Begin:
2022-06-02
End:
2022-09-25 |
| Data Type: | TAMU Mobile Facility Measurements during TRACER
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| Scientific Measurements(s): |
| Measurement name | Variables |
| Atmospheric pressure | |
| Atmospheric temperature | |
| Atmospheric dew point temperature | |
| Atmospheric relative humidity | |
| Wind direction, relative to true North | |
| Wind speed | |
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| Data Quality: |
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Attribute Accuracy:
| No formal uncertainty assessments were conducted and no estimates of uncertainty are reported. |
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Positional Accuracy:
| No formal positional accuracy tests were conducted |
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Consistency and Completeness Report:
| Data set is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details. |
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Use Restrictions:
| No use constraints are associated with this data. |
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Distribution Info:
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Organization Name: |
ARM Archive User Services
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Email:
armarchive[at]ornl.gov
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Phone:
1-888-ARM-DATA
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Street:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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City:
Oak Ridge
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State:
Tennessee
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Postal:
37831-6290
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