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Description

The temperature profile data included in this data set was derived from the FIFE radiosonde data collected during the summer and fall of 1987 and the late summer of 1989 by Dr. Wilfred H. Brutsaert. These intensive radiosonde flights allowed the measurement of the atmospheric profiles of potential temperature and specific humidity. These data have been corrected for sensor delays, algorithm inconsistencies and have been interpolated to a set of standard pressure levels.

Product Summary

Platforms
BALLOONS
Instruments
RADIOSONDES
Projects
FIFE
Spatial Extent

N: 39.12 S: 39.12 E: -96.56 W: -96.56

Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1987-05-26 to 1989-10-31
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2980693823-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
445
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Water Vapor ,
Potential Temperature

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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Brutsaert, W. H. (1994). Temperature Profiles: Radiosonde (FIFE) (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/124 Date Accessed: 2026-09-11

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Inversion of a vegetation reflectance model with NOAA AVHRR data Privette, J Reflectance, Solar Irradiance, Canopy Transmittance, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Atmospheric Ozone, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Surface Pressure, Air Temperature, Boundary Layer Temperature, Cloud Frequency, Water Vapor, Potential Temperature, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Optical Depth/Thickness, Transmittance, Leaf Characteristics, Biomass, Biomass Dynamics, Nitrogen, Nitrogen, Soil Depth, Terrain Elevation
Optimal sampling conditions for estimating grassland parameters via reflectance Privette, J.L., Myneni, R.B., Emery, W.J., Hall, F.G. Reflectance, Canopy Characteristics, Reflectance, Surface Temperature, Transmittance, Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Vegetation Species, Vegetation Cover, Water Vapor, Potential Temperature, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Atmospheric Ozone, Optical Depth/Thickness
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