Data · dataset · 2026
Water Vapor Sensing System (Winds, Temperatures, and Water Vapor Fields from Commercial Aircraft) [NCAR/EOL]
Listed in National Center for Atmospheric Research
This data set contains the JOSS quality controlled WVSS-I data.
Description
This data has consistent water vapor information (dewpoint, RH, and mixing ratio are consistent), and has the benefit of time continuity to check for changes in WVSS-I calibration. IMPORTANT NOTE: The sensor technology of the first generation Water Vapor Sensing System (WVSS-I) is Vaisala's thin-film capacitor.
Though a better sensor than found on radiosondes, it still loses calibration over time. The data from WVSS-I gathered from July 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999 has been evaluated and a scientific article is being prepared. This data is useful with data from four of the six aircraft considered quite good.
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One aircraft (#376) appears approximately 5% too wet and one aircraft (#441) appears approximately 5% too dry (very dry in November and December 1999). See the README for further information.
Links
Get the data
- Resource Homepage doi.org/10.5065/d6542kw9 ↗
download · DOI / persistent id · from data ucar edu
Where it is published
- data.ucar.edu /dataset/water-vapor-sensing-system-winds-temperatures-and-wate… ↗
National Center for Atmospheric Research dataset page
landing page · from data ucar edu
Catalogue records · 1
- CKAN API data.ucar.edu/api/3/action/package_show?id=baa2ebe5-b955-453a-a646-9af43bb80… ↗
metadata API · from data ucar edu
Topics
- From keywords
- Earth & Environmental Science · Ocean & Atmospheric Science
- Inferred from text
- Atmospheric sciences 70%
Provenance · 1 source records, 8 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Center for Atmospheric Research | baa2ebe5-b955-453a-a646-9af43bb80f02 | 13 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3701 | enrichment · data ucar edu | taxonomy-embedding@1.1.0 | title+keywords+description (70%) |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · data ucar edu | connector:data_ucar_edu@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:ocean-atmospheric | mapping · data ucar edu | connector:data_ucar_edu@1.0.0 | |
| created_date | source · data ucar edu | connector:data_ucar_edu@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · data ucar edu | connector:data_ucar_edu@1.0.0 | /notes |
| publication_date | source · data ucar edu | connector:data_ucar_edu@1.0.0 | |
| title | source · data ucar edu | connector:data_ucar_edu@1.0.0 | /title |
| updated_date | source · data ucar edu | connector:data_ucar_edu@1.0.0 |