Iraq Radiosonde Launch Records

Iraqi upper air records loaned to NCDC from the Air Force 14th Weather Squadron. Scanned notebooks containing upper air radiosonde launch records and data. Launches were conduced by the Iraqi Meteorological Department. Most textual information is in Arabic. Records were collected by the United States Air Force and used as reference for flights during Operation Desert Storm in 1990-1993. Each notebook is scanned into a single file, spanning two to 12 months. Period of record is 1958-1989

Data and Resources

Field Value
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modified 2011-03-15
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publisher DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce (Point of Contact)
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temporal 1958-09-03T00:00:00/1989-09-03T00:00:00
Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
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  • atmospheric-upper-air-upper-air-temperature
  • atmospheric-upper-air-upper-air-wind-speed-and-direction
  • balloons
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  • earth-science-atmosphere-altitude-tropopause
  • earth-science-atmosphere-atmospheric-pressure
  • earth-science-atmosphere-atmospheric-temperature-deiced-temperature
  • earth-science-atmosphere-atmospheric-temperature-inversion-height
  • earth-science-atmosphere-atmospheric-winds-upper-level-winds
  • geo
  • geoss
  • national
  • nesdis
  • noaa
  • north-america
  • pibal-pilot-balloons
  • radiosondes
  • u-s-department-of-commerce
  • united-states
  • vertical-location-stratosphere
  • vertical-location-troposphere
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maintainer Jason Cooper
maintainer_email ncdc.orders@noaa.gov
metadata_created 2025-11-20T18:17:07.999514
metadata_modified 2025-11-20T18:17:07.999518
notes Iraqi upper air records loaned to NCDC from the Air Force 14th Weather Squadron. Scanned notebooks containing upper air radiosonde launch records and data. Launches were conduced by the Iraqi Meteorological Department. Most textual information is in Arabic. Records were collected by the United States Air Force and used as reference for flights during Operation Desert Storm in 1990-1993. Each notebook is scanned into a single file, spanning two to 12 months. Period of record is 1958-1989
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title Iraq Radiosonde Launch Records