MADIS Radiosonde Quality Control
This page provides a detailed description of the quality control (QC) processing and data structures for the radiosonde dataset.
For a general overview of MADIS quality control, click here.
Automated Quality Control
Radiosonde Quality Control Checks
MADIS Radiosonde Variables with QC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Code Name Max Level | Level 1: | Level 2: Possible | | QC Level | Validity | Super-Adiabatic Hydrostatic Wind-Shear | | Lapse Rate ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Integrated Sounding Sig Mandatory ------------------- --- --------- DD wind direction 1 2 X FF wind speed 1 2 X U u wind component 1 2 X V v wind component 1 2 X T air temperature 2 2 X X X + correction TV virtual temperature 2 2 X X X + correction TD dewpoint temperature 1 1 X RH relative humidity 1 1 X Q specific humidity 1 1 X DPD dewpoint depression 1 1 X AH absolute humidity 1 1 X WVMR water vapor mix ratio 1 1 X P pressure 1 1 X HT geopotential height 1 2 X X + correction Mandatory Levels ---------------- DDMAN wind direction 2 X X FFMAN wind speed 2 X X UMAN u wind component 2 X X VMAN v wind component 2 X X TMAN air temperature 2 X X X + correction TVMAN virtual temperature 2 X X X + correction TDMAN dewpoint temperature 1 X RHMAN relative humidity 1 X QMAN specific humidity 1 X DPDMAN dewpoint depression 1 X AHMAN absolute humidity 1 X WVMRMAN water vapor mix ratio 1 X PMAN pressure 1 X HTMAN geopotential height 2 X X + correction Significant Levels ------------------ TSIG air temperature 2 X X TVSIG virtual temperature 2 X X TDSIG dewpoint temperature 1 X RHSIG relative humidity 1 X QSIG specific humidity 1 X DPDSIG dewpoint depression 1 X AHSIG absolute humidity 1 X WVMRSIG water vapor mix ratio 1 X PSIG pressure 1 X HTSIG geopotential height 1 X Wind Levels ----------- DDWIND wind direction 1 X FFWIND wind speed 1 X UWIND u wind component 1 X VWIND v wind component 1 X PWIND pressure 1 X HTWIND geopotential height 1 X Maximum Wind Levels ------------------- DDMXWND wind direction 1 X FFMXWND wind speed 1 X UMXWND u wind component 1 X VMXWND v wind component 1 X PMXWND pressure 1 X HTMXWND geopotential height 1 X Tropopause Levels ----------------- DDTROP wind direction 1 X FFTROP wind speed 1 X UTROP u wind component 1 X VTROP v wind component 1 X TTROP air temperature 2 X X TVTROP virtual temperature 2 X X TDTROP dewpoint temperature 1 X RHTROP relative humidity 1 X QTROP specific humidity 1 X DPDTROP dewpoint depression 1 X AHTROP absolute humidity 1 X WVMRTROP water vapor mix ratio 1 X PTROP pressure 1 X HTTROP geopotential height 1 X
Last updated 16 March 2017