Visual Weather Observations

Introduction

The CSP Visual Weather Observation Log, administered by the University of Wisconsin–Madison group, gives a basic visual observation record of meteorological conditions encountered during the Combined Sensor Program cruise.

Archive Information

The weather observation data originated as Microsoft Excel 5.0 for Windows files. Your browser may have trouble downloading these files correctly; if so, you may need to use ftp to retrieve the files. For access outside SSEC, contact Brian Osborne at briano@ssec.wisc.edu. The native Excel spreadsheets are available in two formats:

Also available on request are daily printouts (one day per page) including the important sections of individual spreadsheets, (including daily averages), providing a quick, ready reference. Note that because of the relatively large size of the Excel files, printing an entire set can be time-consuming — photocopied sets are available from the address below.

Available as ASCII text is the Total Cloud Cover Data which gives total sky cloud cover as a percentage for the duration of the cruise.

A full description of the information included in the weather observation database is available here. For requests of printouts, please write to

Brian J. Osborne
Space Science and Engineering Center, Rm 1311
1225 W. Dayton Street,
Madison, WI 53706

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