Monthly Climatological Grid Data for Levels Aloft
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| DOI: 10.5065/Z4EA-B620
This historical dataset is recommended for ancillary use only and not as a primary research dataset. It has likely been superseded by a newer, improved dataset.
Abstract:
The USAF Environmental Technical Applications Center (ETAC) created these monthly climatologies of temperature and winds for the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, and geopotential height for the Northern Hemisphere. Generally, the data input period from approximately 150 stations was the 5-year period from January 1956 through December 1960, but some data into 1962 were also used. The climatologies are available on 5-degree latitude/longitude grids separately for eight vertical pressure levels between 850 and 50 millibars, inclusive.
Temporal Range:
1956-01-01 00:00 +0000 to 1961-01-01 00:00 +0000
Variables:
| Geopotential Height | Upper Air Temperature | Upper Level Winds |
Vertical Levels:
See the detailed metadata for level information.
Data Types:
Grid
Spatial Coverage:
Longitude Range: Westernmost=180W Easternmost=180E
Latitude Range: Southernmost=90S Northernmost=90N Detailed coverage information Detailed coverage information 5° x 5° from 180W to 175E and 0N to 90N (72 x 19 Longitude/Latitude) 5° x 5° from 2.5E to 357.5E and 87.5S to 87.5N (72 x 36 Longitude/Latitude)
Latitude Range: Southernmost=90S Northernmost=90N Detailed coverage information Detailed coverage information 5° x 5° from 180W to 175E and 0N to 90N (72 x 19 Longitude/Latitude) 5° x 5° from 2.5E to 357.5E and 87.5S to 87.5N (72 x 36 Longitude/Latitude)
Data Contributors:
DOD/USAF/557WW
557th Weather Wing, U.S. Air Force, U. S. Department of Defense
Total Volume:
5.51 MB
Data Formats:
More Details:
View a more detailed summary of the data, including specific date ranges and locations by parameter
Metadata Record:
Data License:
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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