{"id":19,"date":"2023-06-07T19:34:35","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T19:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itwg.ssec.wisc.edu\/rtsp\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2023-08-03T18:19:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T18:19:25","slug":"profile-datasets-and-tools","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/itwg.ssec.wisc.edu\/rtsp\/profile-datasets-and-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Atmospheric Profile Datasets and Profile Manipulation Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Atmospheric profile datasets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Model-derived and observation-based datasets<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Dataset<\/td># profiles<\/td># levels<\/td>Pmin<\/sub><\/td>variables<\/td>data source<\/td>Contact\/download<\/td><\/tr>
TIGR v3<\/td>2311<\/td>40<\/td>?<\/td>P,T,q (O3 climatology)<\/td>radiosonde<\/td>LMD website<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
ECMWF 50L<\/td>13766<\/td>50<\/td>0.1 hPa<\/td>P,T,q (O3 climatology)<\/td>model<\/td>ECMWF<\/td><\/tr>
ECMWF 60L<\/td>13495<\/td>60<\/td>0.1 hPa<\/td>P,T,q,O3 (+cloud\/surface)<\/td>model<\/td>Eumetsat NWP SAF website<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
NOAA-88\/89<\/td>~8000<\/td>66,101<\/td>0.005, 1 hPa<\/td>P,T,q<\/td>rocket\/radiosonde<\/td>Chris Barnet<\/a>, NOAA<\/td><\/tr>
SeeBor V4.0<\/td>15705<\/td>101<\/td>0.005 hPa<\/td>P,T,q,O3<\/td>mixed<\/td>SeeBor website<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
UMBC<\/td>49<\/td>101<\/td>0.005 hPa<\/td>P,T,q,O3,CO,CH4,N2O<\/td>radiosonde\/?<\/td>Scott Hannon, UMBC [download dataset]<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Garand<\/td>42<\/td>43<\/td>0.1 hPa<\/td>P,T,q,O3,CO2,CO,CH4,N2O<\/td>radiosonde\/SAGE<\/td>Louis Garand, MSC [download dataset]<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
CIMSS Ozone<\/td>380<\/td>40<\/td>?<\/td>O3<\/td>ozonesonde<\/td>CIMSS<\/td><\/tr>
ECMWF trace gas<\/td>43<\/td>90<\/td>0.005 hPa<\/td>CO2,CO,CH4,N2O<\/td>mixed<\/td>Marco Matricardi, ECMWF [download data]<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
MOZART trace gas<\/td>98304<\/td>67<\/td>0.005 hPa<\/td>O3,CO,CH4,N2O<\/td>model<\/td>Xu Liu<\/a>, NASA<\/td><\/tr>
COSPAR<\/td>396<\/td>71<\/td>2.54e-05 hPa<\/td>T,wind<\/td>mixed<\/td>BADC website<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
ECMWF aerosol and
trace gas concentrations<\/td>		40000<\/td>60<\/td>0.1 hPa<\/td>P,T,q,O3,CO2,CH4
Aerosol mixing ratios of sulphate, organic matter,
black carbon, sea salt, and desert dust<\/td>		model<\/td>EUMETSAT NWP SAF website: 60L datasets from the MACC project\\\\<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
 ECMWF 91L<\/td> 25000<\/td> 91<\/td> 0.1 hPa<\/td> P,T,Q,O3,cloud,surface<\/td> model<\/td> EUMETSAT NWP SAF website<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
 ECMWF 137L<\/td> 25000<\/td> 137<\/td> 0.1 hPa<\/td> P,T,q,O3,cloud,surface<\/td> model<\/td> EUMETSAT NWP SAF website<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
The DARDAR dataset of vertical profiles of visible extinction coefficient, ice water content and effective radius in ice clouds is available from the ICARE web site<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Summary of profile subsets used to date in fast RT model development<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Parent dataset<\/td># profiles<\/td># levels<\/td>Derived models\/usage<\/td>Contact\/download<\/td><\/tr>
TIGR v2<\/td>43<\/td>43,90<\/td>RTTOV,RTIASI,RTAIRS<\/td>Marco Matricardi, ECMWF<\/td><\/tr>
ECMWF trace gas<\/td>43<\/td>90<\/td>RTIASI,RTAIRS<\/td>Marco Matricardi, ECMWF [download dataset]<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
NOAA-88<\/td>32<\/td>40,42,101<\/td>PFAAST, ?<\/td>CIMSS<\/td><\/tr>
UMBC<\/td>49<\/td>101<\/td>SARTA,AIRS-RTA,Gastropod<\/td>Scott Hannon, UMBC [download dataset]<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
ECMWF 50L<\/td>117<\/td>43<\/td>Model validation<\/td>Eumetsat NWP SAF website<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Garand<\/td>42<\/td>43<\/td>Garand RT model intercomparison<\/a><\/td>Louis Garand, MSC [download dataset]<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
ECMWF 60L<\/td>52<\/td>101<\/td>AIRS RT model intercomparison<\/a><\/td>Eumetsat NWP SAF website<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
ECMWF 101L<\/td>83<\/td>101<\/td>RTTOV<\/td>Marco Matricardi, ECMWF<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Observational validation datasets<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n