Date (Publication)

2007-03-19T15:56:39

Date (Creation)

2007-03-19T15:56:39

Citation identifier

https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/a0f4fb9644f041ba91655ba132403c0c

Citation identifier

NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) / a0f4fb9644f041ba91655ba132403c0c

Point of contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
Met Office		enquiries@metoffice.gov.uk	Author
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)		badc@rl.ac.uk	Custodian
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)		badc@rl.ac.uk	Distributor
Met Office		enquiries@metoffice.gov.uk	Principal investigator
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)		badc@rl.ac.uk	pointofContact
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)		badc@rl.ac.uk	Publisher

Maintenance and update frequency

Not planned

Update scope

Dataset

Keywords

• Met Office

• radiosonde

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

• atmospheric conditions

Access constraints

Other restrictions

Other constraints

These data have multiple licences for different applications. Always make sure to read the appropriate licence for full data usage limitations details. Other usage may not be permitted. Restricted data: please submit an application using the REQUEST ACCESS link for access.

Use constraints

Other restrictions

Other constraints

Under the following licence https://artefacts.ceda.ac.uk/licences/specific_licences/ukmo_agreement.pdf, appropriate use of these data may fall under academic use. This message is intended as guidance, always read the full licence. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.

Other constraints

Under the following licence https://artefacts.ceda.ac.uk/licences/specific_licences/ukmo_agreement_gov.pdf, appropriate use of these data may fall under policy use. This message is intended as guidance, always read the full licence. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.

Spatial representation type

Grid

Language

English

Topic category

• Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere

Begin date

1990-03-21T11:00:00

End date

2001-07-31T17:00:00

Unique resource identifier

WGS 84

Distribution format

Name	Version
Data are Vaisala PC-CORA binary formatted. Refer to linked software to read these data.

Distributor contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)		badc@rl.ac.uk	Distributor

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/a0f4fb9644f041ba91655ba132403c0c	CEDA Data Catalogue Page

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://data.ceda.ac.uk/badc/ukmo-rad-hires/data/stornoway	DOWNLOAD

Hierarchy level

Dataset

Statement

Data are collected by the stations carrying out the radiosonde ascents and then transmitted back to the Met Office headquarters in Exeter. The ascent files are then delivered to the BADC for ingesting into the archive approximately 1 month in arrears.

Metadata

File identifier

a0f4fb9644f041ba91655ba132403c0c XML

Metadata language

English

Character set

UTF8

Parent identifier

Met Office high resolution radiosonde data from the UK, Gibraltar, St Helena and the Falkland Islands

c1e2240c353f8edeb98087e90e6d832e

Hierarchy level

Dataset

Date stamp

2025-07-05T02:05:28

Metadata standard name

UK GEMINI

Metadata standard version

2.3

Metadata author

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)		badc@rl.ac.uk	Point of contact