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Temperature, humidity, winds and pressure system (THWAPS): meterological data (thwaps)

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The temperature, humidity, wind, and pressure sensors (THWAPS) provide surface reference values of these measurements for balloon-borne sounding system (BBSS) launches. THWAPS are located adjacent to BBSS launch sites at the Southern Great Plains (SGP) Central Facility and its four boundary facilities.

The THWAPS system is a combination of calibration-quality instruments that measure meteorological conditions near the surface. It includes a data logger to record time series of these variables.

 

Measurements

Mean wind speed
Vapor pressure
Temperature
Atmospheric pressure

Location

Southern Great Plains - Central Facility, Lamont, OK
  • Latitude: 36.607322
  • Longitude: -97.487643
  • Publication Date: 1999-09-21
  • Start Date: 1999-09-21
  • End Date: 2016-01-26
  • Last Updated: 2016-09-29
Southern Great Plains - Purcell, OK (Boundary)
  • Latitude: 34.984722
  • Longitude: -97.522777
  • Publication Date: 1999-09-21
  • Start Date: 1999-09-21
  • End Date: 2010-01-13
  • Last Updated: 2010-01-27
Southern Great Plains - Morris, OK (Boundary)
  • Latitude: 35.688055
  • Longitude: -95.855277
  • Publication Date: 1999-09-21
  • Start Date: 1999-09-21
  • End Date: 2009-11-17
  • Last Updated: 2014-09-03
Southern Great Plains - Vici, OK (Boundary)
  • Latitude: 36.066111
  • Longitude: -99.209444
  • Publication Date: 1999-09-21
  • Start Date: 1999-09-21
  • End Date: 2010-02-17
  • Last Updated: 2014-09-03
Southern Great Plains - Hillsboro, KS (Boundary)
  • Latitude: 38.304444
  • Longitude: -97.300833
  • Publication Date: 1999-09-21
  • Start Date: 1999-09-21
  • End Date: 2009-10-20
  • Last Updated: 2009-11-14

Instrument Mentor

https://www.arm.gov/connect-with-arm/organization/instrument-mentors/list#thwaps

Brian Ermold
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

DOI / Citation

http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1994771
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility. 1999. Temperature, Humidity, Wind and Pressure Sensors (THWAPS). 1999-09-21 to 2016-01-26, Southern Great Plains (SGP) Central Facility, Lamont, OK (C1). Compiled by J. Kyrouac and B. Ermold. ARM Data Center. Data set accessed at http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1994771.