Datasets / US Air Force Balloon Observations

US Air Force Balloon Observations

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Published By National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Issued over 9 years ago

US
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Summary

Type of release
ongoing release of a series of related datasets

Data Licence
Not Applicable

Content Licence
Creative Commons CCZero

Verification
automatically awarded

Description

Worksheets containing pilot balloon data computed from releases at Air Force stations in the western United States. Elevation and azimuth angles are used to compute wind direction and speed. The period of record is brief: 1999-2001. Much more pilot balloon data can be found in the U.S. Daily and Monthly Pibals libraries.

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