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Data, Analyses, and Code for Swarmsonde 2019
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Originator:The Pennsylvania State University
Publication_Date:2019-2021
Title:
Data, Analyses, and Code for Swarmsonde 2019
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Bartos, E. A, P. M. Markowski, and Y. P. Richardson, 2021: Three-Dimensional Thermodynamic Observations in Supercell Thunderstorms from Swarms of Balloon-Borne Sondes. Monthly Weather Review, In preparation.
Online_Linkage: http://www.datacommons.psu.edu
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Abstract: 
This dataset includes observations, analyses, and Python code for the “Swarmsonde 2019” project, in which swarms of balloon-borne sondes obtained in-situ thermodynamic and wind observations from above the ground in four supercell thunderstorms in May 2019. The supercells intercepted include a tornadic supercell on 17 May 2019 in southwestern Nebraska, a tornadic supercell on 20 May 2019 in southwestern Oklahoma, a nontornadic supercell on 23 May 2019 in the northeast Texas panhandle, and a tornadic supercell on 23 May 2019 in the northeast Texas Panhandle. Owing to a limited sample of the nontornadic supercell, the three tornadic supercells are the main focus of the project. The resulting analyses yield a three-dimensional picture of supercell thermodynamics related to the baroclinic generation of horizontal vorticity, which has been shown in prior studies to be crucial for the development of a tornado (i.e., tornadogenesis) in supercells. In addition to the balloon-borne sonde observations, the Python code, observations from smoothed environmental base-state soundings, and smoothed radar reflectivity imagery used in the analyses are included.
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Calendar_Date:2019-2021
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Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme_Keyword:climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Theme_Keyword:Swarmsonde, balloon-borne sondes, supercell thunderstorms, severe storms, thermodynamics, baroclinic vorticity, tornadogenesis, meteorology, atmospheric science
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Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person:Elissa A. Bartos
Contact_Organization:Penn State
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:mailing and physical address
Address: 
Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Address: 
406 Walker Building
City:University Park
State_or_Province:Pennsylvania
Postal_Code:16802
Country:United States
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:eas55@psu.edu
Contact Instructions: 
Elissa A. Bartos, Penn State Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Paul Markowski, Penn State Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Yvette P. Richardson, Penn State Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
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Contact_Organization:Penn State Data Commons
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Address: 
115 Land and Water Building
City:University Park
State_or_Province:Pennsylvania
Postal_Code:16802
Country:United States
Contact_Voice_Telephone:(814) 865 - 8792
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:datacommons@psu.edu
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The USER shall indemnify, save harmless, and, if requested, defend those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data, their officers, agents, and employees from and against any suits, claims, or actions for injury, death, or property damage arising out of the use of or any defect in the FILES or any accompanying documentation. Those parties involved with the development and distribution excluded any and all implied warranties, including warranties or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and makes no warranty or representation, either express or implied, with respect to the FILES or accompanying documentation, including its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. The FILES and documentation are provided "as is" and the USER assumes the entire risk as to its quality and performance. Those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data will not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the FILES or any accompanying documentation.
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Contact_Organization:Penn State Data Commons
Contact_Position:Metadata Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:mailing address
Address: 
115 Land and Water Building
City:University Park
State_or_Province:Pennsylvania
Postal_Code:16802
Country:United States
Contact_Voice_Telephone:814-865-8792
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:datacommons@psu.edu
Metadata_Standard_Name:FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version:FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention:local time
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