MADIS Radiosonde Quality Control
This page provides a detailed description of the quality control (QC) processing and data structures for the radiosonde dataset.
For a general overview of MADIS quality control, click here.
Automated Quality Control
Radiosonde Quality Control Checks
MADIS Radiosonde Variables with QC
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Code Name Max Level | Level 1: | Level 2:
Possible | |
QC Level | Validity | Super-Adiabatic Hydrostatic Wind-Shear
| | Lapse Rate
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Integrated Sounding Sig Mandatory
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DD wind direction 1 2 X
FF wind speed 1 2 X
U u wind component 1 2 X
V v wind component 1 2 X
T air temperature 2 2 X X X + correction
TV virtual temperature 2 2 X X X + correction
TD dewpoint temperature 1 1 X
RH relative humidity 1 1 X
Q specific humidity 1 1 X
DPD dewpoint depression 1 1 X
AH absolute humidity 1 1 X
WVMR water vapor mix ratio 1 1 X
P pressure 1 1 X
HT geopotential height 1 2 X X + correction
Mandatory Levels
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DDMAN wind direction 2 X X
FFMAN wind speed 2 X X
UMAN u wind component 2 X X
VMAN v wind component 2 X X
TMAN air temperature 2 X X X + correction
TVMAN virtual temperature 2 X X X + correction
TDMAN dewpoint temperature 1 X
RHMAN relative humidity 1 X
QMAN specific humidity 1 X
DPDMAN dewpoint depression 1 X
AHMAN absolute humidity 1 X
WVMRMAN water vapor mix ratio 1 X
PMAN pressure 1 X
HTMAN geopotential height 2 X X + correction
Significant Levels
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TSIG air temperature 2 X X
TVSIG virtual temperature 2 X X
TDSIG dewpoint temperature 1 X
RHSIG relative humidity 1 X
QSIG specific humidity 1 X
DPDSIG dewpoint depression 1 X
AHSIG absolute humidity 1 X
WVMRSIG water vapor mix ratio 1 X
PSIG pressure 1 X
HTSIG geopotential height 1 X
Wind Levels
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DDWIND wind direction 1 X
FFWIND wind speed 1 X
UWIND u wind component 1 X
VWIND v wind component 1 X
PWIND pressure 1 X
HTWIND geopotential height 1 X
Maximum Wind Levels
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DDMXWND wind direction 1 X
FFMXWND wind speed 1 X
UMXWND u wind component 1 X
VMXWND v wind component 1 X
PMXWND pressure 1 X
HTMXWND geopotential height 1 X
Tropopause Levels
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DDTROP wind direction 1 X
FFTROP wind speed 1 X
UTROP u wind component 1 X
VTROP v wind component 1 X
TTROP air temperature 2 X X
TVTROP virtual temperature 2 X X
TDTROP dewpoint temperature 1 X
RHTROP relative humidity 1 X
QTROP specific humidity 1 X
DPDTROP dewpoint depression 1 X
AHTROP absolute humidity 1 X
WVMRTROP water vapor mix ratio 1 X
PTROP pressure 1 X
HTTROP geopotential height 1 X
Last updated 16 March 2017
