Time-height plot of wind and temperature data in the troposphere estimated from the RASS (Radio Acoustic Sounding System) observation of the MU radar at Shigaraki (GIF format)

2016-07-21 18:28:00

The time-height plots of the three components of wind velocity (zonal, meridional and vertical winds) and the temperature in the troposphere between 1.5 and 11.1 km. These data are taken by the MU radar at Shigaraki in the Shiga prefecture, Japan (34.86N, 136.11E, 385m MSL), which has been operated in the special observation mode of the RASS (Radio Acoustic Sounding System). The file name is (year)(month)(day).(variable).gif. The variable abbreviations are uwnd, vwnd, wwnd and temp, which mean zonal, meridional and vertical wind velocity and temperature, respectively. Local time (UT+09:00) is used for time data.

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GIF

P1D

34.856

34.856

136.106

136.106

1.5

11.1

year

Year in the form YYYY where Gregorian Year AD.

month

Month in the form MMM where MMM = month of year (Jan, Feb,..., Dec).

day

Day in the form DD where DD = day of month (01-31).

time

Time in the form hh where hh = hour of day (0-23). Local time (UT+09:00:00) is used for time data.

height

Height (above sea level)

m

1.5

11.1

uwnd

Zonal wind (eastward wind is positive.)

m/s

999

vwnd

Meridional wind (northward wind is positive.)

m/s

999

wind

Vertical wind (upflow is positive.)

m/s

999

temp

Temperature

K

999