PEM Tropics Radiosondes Radiosonde files gathered during the mission have been placed into the GTE archive because they are in a more "user friendly" format than the same files in the national archive. Radiosonde files are available for 67 of the 82 days beginning 7/17/96 and extending through 10/6/96. Files do not exist in this archive for July 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30; August 1, 3, 4, 10, 11 and September 21. It is unknown if files exist in the national archive for these dates. Files are provided on each date for approximately 95 sites. Generally, the data is for 1200 GMT; but there is data for other times on some days. All the site files for a given time for each date have been zipped into a single file for this archive. Each zipped file is generally a bit less than 200kb. Each site is identified by a 5-digit WMO code number as follows: WMO RADIOSONDE STATIONS ----------------------- WMO NO. LAT LONG ELEV WMO STATION ------- ----- ------ ----- ----------- 72201 24.55 81.75 00001 KEY WEST INT A FL US 72210 27.70 82.40 00013 TAMPA BAY/RUSK FL US 72214 30.38 84.37 00025 TALLAHASEE FL US 72233 30.33 89.82 00008 SLIDELL LA US 72249 32.80 97.30 00196 FT WORTH TX US 72250 25.90 97.43 00007 BROWNSVILLE TX US 72251 29.77 97.50 00014 CORPUS CHRISTI TX US 72261 29.37 100.92 00313 DEL RIO TX US 72265 31.93 102.20 00873 MIDLAND TX US 72305 34.70 76.80 00011 MOREHEAD CITY/ NC US 72317 36.08 79.95 00277 GREENSBORO NC US 72327 36.25 86.57 00180 NASHVILLE TN US 72340 34.83 92.27 00172 N LITTLE ROCK AR US 72357 35.23 97.47 00362 NORMAN OK US 72363 35.23 101.70 01095 AMARILLO TX US 72402 37.93 75.48 00013 WALLOPS ISLAND VA US 72451 37.77 99.97 00791 DODGE CITY KS US 72456 39.07 95.62 00268 TOPEKA KS US 72469 39.77 104.88 01611 DENVER/STAPLET CO US 72476 39.12 108.53 01472 GRAND JUNCTION CO US 72489 39.57 119.80 01516 RENO NV US 72493 37.75 122.22 00006 OAKLAND INT A CA US 74612 35.68 117.68 00681 INYOKERN/CHINA CA US 74794 28.48 80.55 00005 CAPE KENNEDY FL US 76151 28.87 118.25 00023 GUADALUPE ISLA 99 MX 76225 28.70 106.07 01428 CHIHUAHUA 99 MX 76256 27.95 110.80 00012 EMPALME SONORA 99 MX 76394 25.87 100.20 00450 MONTERREY 99 MX 76405 24.07 110.33 00014 LA PAZ/DE LEON 99 MX 76458 23.18 106.42 00004 MAZATLAN SINAL 99 MX 76612 20.68 103.33 01551 GUADALAJARA 99 MX 76644 20.95 89.65 00011 MERIDA IAP 99 MX 76654 19.07 104.33 00003 MANZANILLO 99 MX 76679 19.43 99.07 02234 MEXICO CITY/IN 99 MX 76692 19.17 96.12 00013 VERACRUZ 99 MX 78016 32.37 64.68 00025 BERMUDA/(MCKIN 99 BE 78073 25.05 77.47 00002 NASSAU APT 99 BM 78384 19.30 81.37 00003 GRAND CAYMAN 99 CI 78397 17.93 76.78 00001 KINGSTON/PALIS 99 JA 78486 18.47 69.88 00014 SANTO DOMINGO 99 DR 78526 18.43 66.00 00003 SAN JUAN/ISLA PR US 78762 09.98 84.22 00920 SAN JOSE/JUAN 99 CR 78806 08.98 79.60 00066 BALBOA/ALBROOK 99 PN 78866 18.05 63.12 00003 SINT MARTIN/JU 99 NA 78897 16.27 61.52 00008 POINT A PITRE/ 99 GU 78954 13.07 59.50 00047 SEAWELL APT 99 BA 78970 10.58 61.35 00012 TRINIDAD/PIARC 99 TR 78988 12.20 68.97 00054 CURACAO/WILLEM 99 NA 80222 04.70 -74.15 02541 BOGOTA, COLUMBIA 80398 -04.17 -69.92 00084 LETICIA/VASQUEZ-COB, COLUMBIA 81405 04.83 -52.37 00008 CAYENNE/ROCHAMBEAU, FRENCH GUIANA 82332 -03.15 -59.98 00084 MANAUS/PONTA PELADA, BRAZIL 82599 -05.91 -35.25 00049 NATAL/AUGUSTO SEVER, BRAZIL 82824 -08.70 -63.90 00102 PORTO VELHO NEW, BRAZIL 82965 -09.87 -56.10 00288 ALTA FLORESTA, BRAZIL 83612 -20.46 -54.67 00567 CAMPO GRANDE INTL, BRAZIL 83746 -22.81 -43.25 00042 RIO DE JANEIRO/GALE, BRAZIL 83780 -23.61 -46.65 00802 SAO PAULO, BRAZIL 83840 -25.51 -49.17 00908 CURITIBA/AFONSO PEN, BRAZIL 83971 -30.00 -51.18 00003 PORTO ALEGRE ARPT., BRAZIL 85442 -23.41 -70.47 00137 ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE 85469 -27.15 -109.48 00047 ISLA DE PASCUA/EASTER, CHILE 85543 -32.78 -71.52 00003 QUINTERO, CHILE 85799 -41.43 -73.12 00084 PUERTO MONTT, CHILE 85934 -53.03 -70.85 00038 PUNTA ARENAS, CHILE 87155 -27.45 -59.05 00052 RESISTENCIA ARPT., ARGENTINA 87576 -34.81 -58.53 00020 BUENOS AIRES/EZEIZA ARPT., ARGENTINA 87623 -36.56 -64.27 00189 SANTA ROSA ARPT., ARGENTINA 88889 -51.81 -58.45 00073 MOUNT PLEASANT ARPT., FALKLAND IS 91165 21.98 159.35 00036 LIHUE/KAUAI HI US 91217 13.55 144.83 00111 GUAM/TAGUAC 91245 19.28 166.65 00005 WAKE IS 91285 19.72 155.07 00010 HILO HI US 91334 07.45 151.85 00003 TRUK/CAROLINE IS 91348 06.97 158.22 00039 PONAPE, CAROLINE IS 91366 08.73 167.73 00004 KWAJALEIN ATOL, MARSHALL IS 91376 07.08 171.38 00003 MAJURO, MARSHALL IS 91592 -22.26 166.45 00069 NOUMEA, NEW CALEDONIA 91610 01.35 172.92 00004 TARAWA, KIRIBATI 91643 -08.52 179.22 00002 FUNAFUTI, TUVALU 91680 -17.75 177.45 00019 NANDI, FIJI 91765 -14.33 -170.71 00002 FATUNA IS/PAGO PAGO, SAMOA 91925 -09.82 -139.01 00052 ATUONA, FRENCH POLYNESIA 91938 -17.55 -149.61 00002 PAPEETE/TAHITI, FRENCH POLYNESIA 91944 -18.06 -140.95 00003 HAO, FRENCH POLYNESIA 91958 -27.61 -144.33 00002 RAPA, FRENCH POLYNESIA 93417 -40.90 174.98 00007 PARAPARAUMU, NEW ZEALAND 93844 -46.41 168.33 00001 INVERCARGILL, NEW ZEALAND 93986 -43.95 -176.56 00048 CHATHAM IS, NEW ZEALAND 93997 -29.25 -177.91 00036 RAOUL IS, NEW ZEALAND 94044 -02.07 147.43 00005 MOMOTE M.O., PAPUA NEW GUINEA 94294 -19.25 146.77 00005 TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA 94299 -16.30 149.98 00006 WILLIS IS, AUSTRALIA 94374 -23.38 150.47 00014 ROCKHAMPTON/ARPT., AUSTRALIA 94510 -26.41 146.27 00305 CHARLEVILLE, AUSTRALIA 94578 -27.43 153.08 00005 BRISBANE ARPT., AUSTRALIA 94711 -31.48 145.83 00244 COBAR M.O., AUSTRALIA 94750 -34.95 150.55 00119 NOWRA, AUSTRALIA 94767 -33.95 151.18 00003 SYDNEY ARPT., AUSTRALIA 94776 -32.78 151.82 00008 WILLIAMTOWN AERODROME, AUSTRALIA 94821 -37.73 140.78 00069 MT GAMBIER/ARPT M.O., AUSTRALIA 94865 -37.85 144.73 00021 LAVERTON AERODROME, AUSTRALIA 94910 -35.15 147.45 00213 WAGGA ARPT, AUSTRALIA 94975 -42.83 147.48 00027 HOBART ARPT., AUSTRALIA 94995 -31.53 159.07 00048 LORD HOWE IS, AUSTRALIA 94996 -29.03 167.93 00109 NORFOLK IS ARPT., AUSTRALIA 94998 -54.48 158.93 00006 MACQUARIE IS, AUSTRALIA Data may be included herein for a site not identified above. If so, that site may be identified by going to (http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cards/cards_stnhis.html). Use the option "select one CARDS number"; add a 0 to the 5-digit WMO No. to create a 6-digit CARDS number. A file for a given site presents data as a function of altitude, expressed in mb. Also presented, in order, are: height, in meters; static air temperature, in deg. C; dew point temperature, in deg. C; and a final 5-digit combined entry for wind direction and speed. The first three digits are wind direction, in degrees cw fron North, and are only given at increments of 5 degrees, so that the third digit would ordinarily be a 0 or a 5. The last two digits are wind speed, in knots, when the value is below 100 knots. When the wind speed equals 100 or more knots, the middle(third) digit, changes to a 1 or a 6, for 100 to 199 knots. A similiar convention is used for 200 to 299 knots.