Radiosonde data were processed with the pysonde package. The radiosounding dataset contains three processing levels:
| Processing level | Description | Usage examples |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | mwx sounding files as delivered by Vaisalas sounding software | Checking specific setup of sounding station, archival of data |
| 1 | Level 0 data converted to netCDF4 | Analysis of single soundings for the most accurate measurements possible |
| 2 | Level 1 data interpolated to a vertical grid | Analysis of entire campaign or comparison with other observations or simulations |
By running reprocess_mwx_convertion.sh the level 1 and level 2 data can be reproduced. Output units, variable names, and global attributes can be setup with the yaml files in the config folder.
To release a new version of the dataset, please make sure to adjust the DOI in config/level1.yaml and config/level2.yaml. DOI can be reserved before publishing at most DOI providers, e.g. at zenodo.org by creating a new record/version.
We combined the files of the single soundings to data sets. Further standardisation was done with the rename and command of the shipspy package.