National Center for Atmospheric Research
ATD... Sounding Archive General Information

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The Research Data Program of NCAR developed the sounding image archive to facilitate the accessing of common sounding data information (i.e., skew-t plots and SUDS 'analysis' output).

The sounding data for a project are gathered across many days from several stations. Thus, to provide a straight-forward way to access the sounding data information, this archive organizes the infomation in two ways: by day and by station. Moreover, to make the archive more useful, each sounding reference has a color identication that indicates the sounding's launch station. For example, to the left of all sounding references for TOGA COARE, PRC Ship #5, appears a blue arrow, !. The color identifications are intended to make the archive more usable and easier on the eyes.

Finally, what do you think about this archive? Do you like it? Do you have suggestions that would help improve its usefulness? To report problems with the archive or to voice your comments about it, contact David Ecoff or Bob Rilling.

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David Ecoff -- ATD/RDP
Last Modified August 2 1996 9:12MDT