Cape Kennedy Tower Data
Tower Observations - Cape Kennedy
Digitized data taken from original weather observations taken at Cape Kennedy Air Force Station, Florida. Elements recorded are wind speed and direction, wind speed minimum, mean, and maximum, temperature, delta temperature between levels, pressure, radiation, dew point, precipitation, stability index and precipitable water, and vertical winds. Observations were taken simultaneously at nine levels, using instrumentation mounted on two towers: Tower 1 (18m tall): 3m, 10m, 18m Tower 2 (150m tall): 18m, 30m, 60m, 90m, 120m, 150m
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Dataset Identifiers
- NCEI DSI 9691_01
- gov.noaa.ncdc:C01304
ISO 19115-2 Metadata
gov.noaa.ncdc:C01304
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov |
Dataset Point of Contact | Customer Engagement Branch NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information 1-828-271-4800 ncei.orders@noaa.gov |
Time Period | 1965-12-01 to 1970-03-31 (time interval: 1-hour) |
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates |
West: -80.56
East: -80.55
South: 28.48
North: 28.49
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Data Presentation Form | Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns |
Dataset Progress Status | Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility |
Data Update Frequency | Not planned |
Purpose | Data were originally used to study the wind forces on a NASA tower proposed for Cape Kennedy, FL. The data could be used to compare detailed wind data with more recent data from that location, or used to construct a similar study at another location. |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
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Data Resolution keywords |
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Horizontal Data Resolution Keywords
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Lineage Statement | Data were collected by the US Air Force to support a NASA-contracted "Wind Tower Influence Study," the purpose of which was to determine the effect of 150-meter towers on the prevailing winds of the Cape Kennedy area. |
Processing Environment | Data were stored on 12 unique punched cards, designated Card Deck 713. Data were digitized from the cards sometime during the 1970s. |
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Last Modified: 2023-06-23
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