RRS DATA (Raw data files)

(Last Updated:  6/20/2014)

1.  INTRODUCTION

    1.1  OVERVIEW

    The RRS Data (Raw data files) are used by NCDC Staff to place files used by certain organizations to do research on radiosonde frequency interference studies.  A description of the folders of such files are included below in Section 2.2.

    1.2  ACCESS

      The HPD File Staging Area can be accessed at the following location:

      http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/rrs-data/
      ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/rrs-data/

    1.3  DOWNLOADING & USING

      See Section 2.3 below
          
2.  DATA

    2.1  METADATA

      Dataset Documentation:
      http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/documentlibrary/tddoc/td6213.pdf

    2.2  DATA DIRECTORY STRUCTURE

      /bufr/xxxx/yyyymm (where xxxx = NWS 4-letter station identifier, yyyy = 4-digit year and mm = 2-digit month)

    2.3	 DATA DECODER

      ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/rrs-data/RRS_Decoder_1_04.zip
  
      Inside this zip file are detailed instructions on the usage of the BUFR Decoder software with samples

3.  CONTACT
      
    3.1  QUESTIONS AND FEEDBACK
     
      Stuart.Hinson@noaa.gov
          
    3.2  OBTAINING ARCHIVED VERSIONS
     
      RRS Data are archived as DSI-6213