The following tables constitute a log of known data issues and additional comments within the high resolution radiosonde dataset. They also have some basic information about the radiosonde station and a link to the MIDAS station entry. At present this list is being populated but should you require particular information about a period of missing data not yet documented please email the BADC helpdesk.
Midas station number | |
WMO station id | 02313 |
Latitude | |
Longitude | |
Elevation | |
Start data | End Date | Remark Type | Remark |
| | | |
Midas station number | 20883 |
WMO station id | 43599 |
Latitude | -0.683 |
Longitude | 73.15 |
Elevation | 2 |
Start data | End Date | Remark Type | Remark |
| | | |
Midas station number | 1198 |
WMO station id | 03502 |
Latitude | 52.139 |
Longitude | -4.571 |
Elevation | 133 |
Start data | End Date | Remark Type | Remark |
02-04-90 | 14-06-2000 | Data Available | High resolution radiosonde data are available as ASCII files. The flights have no metadata are included, but a desciption of the file format used can be found here. |
01-06-07 | current | Observing Practice | Aberporth radiosondes are no longer launched on an operational schedule. Therefore flight times are sporadic |
Midas station number | 30523 |
WMO station id | 03502 |
Latitude | 55.02 |
Longitude | -1.88 |
Elevation | 145 |
Start data | End Date | Remark Type | Remark |
04-09-2007 | 04-09-2007 | No flight | No flight at 2300 UT. |
02-10-2007 | 04-10-2007 | No flight | No flights at 2300, 1100, 2300, 1100 and 2300 UT |
11-11-2007 | 11-11-2007 | No flight | No flights at 2300 UT |
| | | |
Midas station number | 1096 |
WMO station id | 03322 |
Latitude | 53.55 |
Longitude | -2.915 |
Elevation | 54 |
Start data | End Date | Remark Type | Remark |
31-03-1996 | 31-03-1996 | Station Closed | Station was closed. No further flights. This is different to the comments available in the MIDAS station details. |
Midas station number | 838 |
WMO station id | |
Latitude | 51.39 |
Longitude | -0.784 |
Elevation | 74 |
Start data | End Date | Remark Type | Remark |
| | | |
Midas station number | 315 |
WMO station id | 03240 |
Latitude | 55.421 |
Longitude | -1.6 |
Elevation | 23 |
Start data | End Date | Remark Type | Remark |
| | | |
Midas station number | 1395 |
WMO station id | 03808 |
Latitude | 50.218 |
Longitude | -5.329 |
Elevation | 87 |
Start data | End Date | Remark Type | Remark |
| | | |
Midas station number | 30543 |
WMO station id | 03918 |
Latitude | 54.503 |
Longitude | -6.34 |
Elevation | 15 |
Start data | End Date | Remark Type | Remark |
28-11-2007 | 29-11-2007 | No Flight | No flights between 1100 UT on 28th to 1100 UT on 29th |
20-12-2007 | 20-12-2007 | No Flight | No flight at 2300 UT |
22-12-2007 | 22-12-2007 | No Flight | No flight at 1100 UT |
26-12-2007 | 26-12-2007 | No Flight | No flight at 1100 UT |
01-01-2008 | 31-01-2008 | No Flight | No 1100 UT flight on 4,13,24,29. no 2300 UT flight on 10th |
01-02-2008 | 29-02-2008 | No flight | No 1100 UT flight on 15th. No 2300 UT flight on 2,13,19,26,27th. |
| | | |
Midas station number | 724 |
WMO station id | 03774 |
Latitude | 51.082 |
Longitude | -0.209 |
Elevation | 144 |
Start data | End Date | Remark Type | Remark |
| | | |
Midas station number | 1383 |
WMO station id | |
Latitude | 50.86 |
Longitude | -3.239 |
Elevation | 252 |
Start data | End Date | Remark Type | Remark |
| | | |
Midas station number | 1023 |
WMO station id | 03162 |
Latitude | 55.312 |
Longitude | -3.206 |
Elevation | 242 |
Start data | End Date | Remark Type | Remark |
| | | |
Midas station number | 1585 |
WMO station id | 08495 |
Latitude | 36.15 |
Longitude | -5.35 |
Elevation | 3 |
Start data | End Date | Remark Type | Remark |
31-03-2000 | 31-03-2000 | file name error | File for flight at 2300 on 31/03/2000 has been labelled as 20033123.edt in error and also the date stamp in the file will be incorrect. The true filename should read 00033123.edt while the date stamp in the file should reflect the true date of the flight as 31/03/2000. |
01-04-2000 | 09-04-2000 | file name error | The .edt files in the 2000/apr/ folder starting '2004...' should read '0004...'. Likewise the date stamp in the files will incorrectly show that the flight took place in the year 2020 and not 2000. |
17-09-2007 | 17-09-2007 | No flight | No flight at 2300 UT |
23-11-2007 | 23-11-2007 | No Flight | No flight at 2300 UT |
26-11-2007 | 26-11-2007 | No Flight | No flight at 2300 UT |
03-02-2008 | 03-02-2008 | No flight | No flight at 2300 UT |
Midas station number | 433 |
WMO station id | 03496 |
Latitude | 52.686 |
Longitude | 1.693 |
Elevation | 13 |
Start data | End Date | Remark Type | Remark |
| | | |
Midas station number | 811 |
WMO station id | 03882 |
Latitude | 50.89 |
Longitude | 0.319 |
Elevation | 52 |
Start data | End Date | Remark Type | Remark |
03-09-2007 | 03-09-2007 | No flight | No flight at 1100 UT |
30-10-2007 | 30-10-2007 | No flight | No flight at 1100 UT |
14-11-2007 | 14-11-2007 | No flight | No flight at 2300 UT |
26-11-2007 | 26-11-2007 | No flight | No flight at 2300 UT |
27-11-2007 | 27-11-2007 | No flight | No flight at 1100 UT |
02-12-2007 | 02-12-2007 | No flight | No flight at 1100 UT |
08-12-2007 | 08-12-2007 | No flight | No flight at 1100 UT |
20-12-2007 | 20-12-2007 | No flight | No flight at 2300 UT |
01-01-2008 | 31-01-2008 | No flight | No 1100 UT flight on 15,28,29,30. No 2300 UT flight on 28,29. |
01-02-2008 | 29-02-2008 | No flight | No 1100 UT flight on 5,9,14-18,24. No 2300 UT on 1,12-17 |
| | | |
Midas station number | 1490 |
WMO station id | 03920 |
Latitude | 54.485 |
Longitude | -6.097 |
Elevation | 38 |
Start data | End Date | Remark Type | Remark |
| | | |
Midas station number | p |
WMO station id | 3005 |
Latitude | 60.139 |
Longitude | -1.183 |
Elevation | 82 |
Start data | End Date | Remark Type | Remark |
24-12-2007 | 24-12-2007 | No flight | No flight at 1100 UT |
04-01-2008 | 04-01-2008 | No flight | No flight at 2300 UT |
12-02-2008 | 12-02-2008 | No flight | No flight at 2300 UT |
| | | |
Midas station number | 1609 |
WMO station id | 88889 |
Latitude | -51.817 |
Longitude | -58.45 |
Elevation | 73 |
Start data | End Date | Remark Type | Remark |
02-09-2007 | 02-09-2007 | No flight | No flight at 2300 UT |
09-09-2007 | 09-09-2007 | No flight | No flight at 2300 UT |
26-09-2007 | 26-09-2007 | No flight | No flight at 1100 UT |
30-09-2007 | 30-09-2007 | No flight | No flight at 2300 UT |
15-10-2007 | 15-10-2007 | No flight | No flight at 2300 UT (PTU file available) |
01-01-2008 | 01-01-2008 | No flight | No flight at 1100 UT |
12-01-2008 | 12-01-2008 | No flight | No flight at 2300 UT |
01-02-2008 | 01-02-2008 | No flight | No 1100UT flight on 4,9,11,22. No 2300 UT flight on 18,28 |
| | | |
Midas station number | 236 |
WMO station id | 03170 |
Latitude | 56.439 |
Longitude | -2.858 |
Elevation | 4 |
Start data | End Date | Remark Type | Remark |
| | | |
Midas station number | 1605 |
WMO station id | 61901 |
Latitude | -15.933 |
Longitude | -5.667 |
Elevation | 435 |
Start data | End Date | Remark Type | Remark |
all | all | Sounding period | Station only sounds Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays) |
| | | |
Midas station number | 54 |
WMO station id | 03026 |
Latitude | 58.214 |
Longitude | -6.325 |
Elevation | 15 |
Start data | End Date | Remark Type | Remark |
| | | |
Midas station number | 556 |
WMO station id | 03354 |
Latitude | 53.005 |
Longitude | -1.25 |
Elevation | 117 |
Start data | End Date | Remark Type | Remark |
10-10-2007 | 10-10-2007 | No flight | no flight at 2300 UT |
16-10-2007 | 16-10-2007 | No flight | no flight at 2300 UT |
06-11-2007 | 06-11-2007 | No Flight | No flight at 2300 UT |
13-12-2007 | 13-12-2007 | No Flight | No flight at 1100 UT |
01-01-2008 | 31-01-2008 | No flight | No 1100UT or 2300 UT flights on 12,15,16th. |
11-02-2008 | 13-02-2008 | No flight | No flight between 2300UT/11th to 2300 UT/13th. |
| | | |
Midas station number | 1039 |
WMO station id | 03130 |
Latitude | 54.859 |
Longitude | -4.936 |
Elevation | 11 |
Start data | End Date | Remark Type | Remark |
| | | |
Midas station number | 25069 |
WMO station id | 03317 |
Latitude | 53.567 |
Longitude | -3.05 |
Elevation | 11 |
Start data | End Date | Remark Type | Remark |
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