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Balloon Data

Use the table below to find data files with pressure, temperature, humidity, and ozone. You can also find graphs of the ozone profiles and the predicted balloon trajectories. If you find an instrument package, email us the experiment number (found on the outside of the instrument package) and location where you found it. NOAA offers a $30 reward for mailing the instruments back to them in Boulder. Detailed information can be found on the instruments themselves. See the picture below to get an idea of what the instrument package looks like.

Click on Profiles "P" to get the ozone profile in partial pressure.
Click on Profiles "MR" to get the ozone profile in mixing ratio.
Click on Predicted Trajectory "Traj" to get the balloon path in air.
Click on Predicted Trajectory "Land" to get the estimated balloon landing site. Maps constructed using mapquest.
Click on "X" to get ASCII files of our data
Click on "D" to get ASCII files of our reprocessed data. These files include wind speeds and direction, and potential vorticity data from NASA's GEOS-4 assimilation model [Bloom, et al., 2005].

Attention Scientists: We are happy to share our data. If you use our data, please email us to let us know what you're doing. We would enjoy collaborating with you.

 

Launch Date
Launch Time
Data File
Profiles
Predicted Trajectory
Reprocessed Data File
8-Jul-2004 3:21 pm
P, MR
9-Jul-2004 2:06pm
P, MR
10-Jul-2004 5:15pm
P, MR
11-Jul-2004 None      
12-Jul-2004 2:00pm
P, MR
13-July-2004 2:00pm
P, MR
14-July-2004 2:30pm
P, MR
15-July-2004 2:30pm
P, MR
16-July-2004 2:30pm
P, MR
17-July-2004 None
   
18-July-2004 None      
19-July-2004 2:32pm
P, MR
20-July-2004 2:00pm
P, MR
21-July-2004 2:00pm
P, MR
22-July-2004 rain      
23-July-2004 1:30pm
P, MR
24-July-2004 2:30pm
P, MR
Traj, Land
25-July-2004 t-storm      
26-July-2004 None      
27-July-2004 None      
28-July-2004 11:51am
P, MR
29-July-2004 12:15pm
P, MR
30-July-2004 6:45am
P, MR
31-July-2004 1:25pm
P, MR
01-Aug-2004 None      
02-Aug-2004 1:05pm
P, MR
03-Aug-2004 2:00pm
P, MR
04-Aug-2004 2:00pm
P, MR
05-Aug-2004 7:00am
P, MR
05-Aug-2004 2:00pm
P, MR
06-Aug-2004 2:10pm
P, MR
07-Aug-2004 None      
08-Aug-2004 None      
09-Aug-2004 None      
10-Aug-2004 None      
11-Aug-2004 None
P, MR
12-Aug-2004 2:00pm
P, MR
13-Aug-2004 3:00pm
P, MR

**28Aug2004

2:20pm

X

P, MR

D

09-Sept-2004 2:28pm
P, MR
23-Sept-2004 2:40pm
P, MR
04-Oct-2004 3:05pm
P, MR
31-Oct-2004 12:10pm
P, MR
03-Nov-2004 1:43pm
P, MR
05-Nov-2004 1:34pm
P, MR
Traj, Land
07-Nov-2004 2:53pm
P, MR
Traj, Land
09-Nov-2004 4:11pm
P, MR
Traj, Land
12-Nov-2004 1:40pm
P, MR
Traj, Land

Begin: Summer 2005 Launches

Launch Date
Launch Time
Data File
Profiles
Predicted Trajectory
Reprocessed Data File
29-Apr-2005 2:15pm
P, MR
16-May-2005 2:01pm
P, MR
18-May-2005 2:30pm
P, MR
08-June-2005 2:00pm
P, MR
13-June-2005 12:45pm
P, MR
15-June-2005 2:07pm
P, MR
17-June-2005 1:43pm
P, MR
21-June-2005 11:50am
P, MR
21-June-2005 1:28pm
P, MR
22-June-2005 1:59pm
P, MR
24-June-2005 1:55pm
P, MR
28-June-2005 1:45pm
P, MR
19-July-2005 11:15am
P, MR

20-July-2005
Nacogdoches, TX

1:33pm
P, MR
22-July-2005
College Station, TX
2:52pm
P, MR
23-July-2005 11:52am
P, MR
25-July-2005
Sugar Land, TX
w/SO2 filter
w/out SO2 filter
2:01pm


X
X


P, MR
P, MR
26-July-2005 1:45pm
P, MR
27-July-2005
Beaumont, TX
2:47pm
P, MR
28-July-2005 2:01pm
P, MR
29-July-2005
Nacogdoches, TX
1:11pm
P, MR
30-July-2005 2:00pm
P, MR
01-Aug-2005
Beaumont, TX
2:40pm
P, MR
02-Aug-2005
1:45pm
P, MR
03-Aug-2005 (dawn)
6:40am
P, MR
03-Aug-2005 (1900Z)
2:00pm
P, MR
04-Aug-2005
2:01pm
P, MR
05-Aug-2005
1:27pm
P, MR
10-Aug-2005
12:05pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
11-Aug-2005
12:00pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
17-Aug-2005
1:04pm
Traj,Map
08-Sept-2005
2:02pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
20-Sept-2005
1:45pm
P, MR
27-Sept-2005
1:42pm
P, MR
06-Oct-2005
2:13pm
P, MR
13-Oct-2005
1:31pm
P, MR
03-Nov-2005
1:48pm
17-Nov-2005
D
26-Jan-2006
1:05pm
02-Feb-2006
1:56pm
26-Feb-2006
2:06pm
P,MR
01-Mar-2006
2:06pm
03-Mar-2006 2:12pm
04-Mar-2006 11:20am
06-Mar-2006 1:33pm
07-Mar-2006 1:03pm
08-Mar-2006 1:31pm
09-Mar-2006 1:29pm
10-Mar-2006 1:32pm
11-Mar-2006 1:30pm
13-Mar-2006
1:34pm
14-Mar-2006
1:31pm
15-Mar-2006
1:49pm
16-Mar-2006
12:49pm
17-Mar-2006
1:45pm
20-Mar-2006
1:30pm
21-Mar-2006
1:34pm
23-Mar-2006
1:44pm
17-Apr-2006
2:35pm
P, MR
24-Apr-2006
12:41pm
28-Apr-2006
1:53pm
01-May-2006
1:40pm
03-May-2006
2:12pm
08-May-2006
1:50pm

09-May-2006 Beaumont, TX

1:31pm
Traj, Map
10-May-2006
3:13pm
07-June-2006
1:59pm
14-June-2006
2:00pm

15-June-2006 College Station, TX

1:28pm
Traj, Map
21-June-2006
12:25pm

23-June-2006 Nacogdoches, TX

1:08pm
Traj,Map
27-June-2006
2:10pm
28-June-2006
2:00pm
12-July-2006
2:00pm
D
13-July-2006 Beaumont, TX 12:54pm
Traj,Map
D
15-July-2006
1:15pm
D
18-July-2006 Nacogdoches, TX
1:05pm
Traj,Map
D
19-July-2006
2:13pm
D
21-July-2006
1:45pm
D
27-July-2006
1:52pm
D

28-July-2006

College Station, TX

1:10pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
D
29-July-2006
1:30pm
P, MR
D
31-July-2006
2:23pm
P, MR
D
01-Aug-2006
1:55pm
D
02-Aug-2006
1:05pm
D
04-Aug-2006
1:51pm
P, MR
D
07-Aug-2006 Bad pressure sensor - Use at own risk
1:41 pm
D
09-Aug-2006 No ozone data today
1:32 pm
P, MR
D
10-Aug-2006
1:22 pm
P, MR
D
11-Aug-2006
1:32 pm
P, MR
D
14-Aug-2006
1:32 pm
P, MR
D
15-Aug-2006 bad pressure sensor - data suspect above 18 km 2:36 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
D
17-Aug-2006
7:00 am
P, MR
D
17-Aug-2006
1:38 pm
P, MR
D
19-Aug-2006
1:06 pm
P, MR
D
20-Aug-2006
1:05 pm
P, MR
D
21-Aug-2006
1:12 pm
P, MR
D
22-Aug-2006 coming soon
1:02 pm
X
P, MR
D
23-Aug-2006
1:02 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
D
25-Aug-2006
12:59 pm
P, MR
D
28-Aug-2006
1:07 pm
P, MR
D
29-Aug-2006
1:03 pm
P, MR
D
30-Aug-2006
1:14 pm
P, MR
D
31-Aug-2006

7:01 am
1:30 pm

X
X
P, MR
P, MR
D
1-Sept-2006
1:54 pm
P, MR
D
2-Sept-2006

7:02 am
1:38 pm

X
X

P, MR
P, MR

D
8-Sept-2006
1:01 pm
P, MR
D
13-Sept-2006
12:46 pm
P, MR
D
14-Sept-2006
7:05 am
1:00 pm

X
X

P, MR

P, MR

D
D
15-Sept-2006

7:12 am

1:04 pm

X

X

P, MR

P, MR

D

D

19-Sept-2006
1:01 pm
P, MR
D
20-Sept-2006

7:03 am

1:01 pm

X

X

P, MR

P, MR

D

D

25-Sept-2006

7:00 am

1:03 pm

X

X

P, MR

P, MR

Traj, Map

Traj, Map

D
D
26-Sept-2006

10:40 am

2:17 pm

X

X

P, MR

P, MR

Traj, Map

Traj, Map

D
D
27-Sept-2006
1:01 pm
P, MR
D
05-Oct-2006

6:01 am

12:01 pm

X

X

P, MR
P, MR

Traj, Map

D
D
08-Nov-2006

8:52 am

1:59 pm

X

X

P, MR

P, MR

Traj, Map

D

D

17-Nov-2006

8:04 am

1:59 pm

X

X

P, MR

P, MR

Traj, Map

D

D

09-May-2007 1:49 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
17-May-2007 1:02 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
30-May-2007 1:00 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
06-June-2007 1:06 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
11-June-2007 1:03 pm
P, MR
12-June-2007 1:04 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
13-June-2007 1:04 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
14-June-2007 1:02 pm
P, MR
15-June-2007 12:59 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
19-June-2007 1:07 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
22-June-2007 1:41 pm
P, MR
23-June-2007 1:02 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
26-June-2007 12:27 pm
P, MR
27-June-2007 1:59 pm
P, MR
found
28-June-2007 1:10 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
29-June-2007 12:51 pm
P, MR
 
10-July-2007
1:32 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
10-July-2007
1:32 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
10-July-2007
1:32 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
12-July-2007
1:39 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
13-July-2007
1:30 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
18-July-2007
12:27 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
21-July-2007
1:08 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
23-July-2007         coming soon
24-July-2007         coming soon
25-July-2007
1:31 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
27-July-2007
1:42 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
30-July-2007
1:33 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
31-July-2007
1:26 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
01-Aug-2007
1:28 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
02-Aug-2007
coming soon
03-Aug-2007
1:38 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
06-Aug-2007
1:34 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
07-Aug-2007
1:37 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
08-Aug-2007
1:30 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
09-Aug-2007
1:33 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
10-Aug-2007
1:32 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
11-Aug-2007
7:06 am
1:31 pm
X
X
P, MR
P, MR
Traj, Map
Traj, Map
 
13-Aug-2007
1:40 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
14-Aug-2007
1:52 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
24-Aug-2007
1:35 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
07-Sept-2007
1:43 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
06-Mar-2008
1:33 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
07-Mar-2008
1:34 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
08-Mar-2008
7:41 am
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
08-Mar-2008
1:24 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
09-Mar-2008
1:02 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
DST begins
11-Mar-2008
1:25 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
12-Mar-2008
3:22 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
13-Mar-2008
1:20 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
17-Apr-2008
1:57 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
19-Apr-2008
2:03 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
20-Apr-2008
1:39 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
21-Apr-2008
1:50 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
22-Apr-2008
1:43 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
24-Apr-2008
12:48 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
26-Apr-2008
1:30 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
20-May-2008
2:07 pm
P, MR
Traj, Map
 
22-May-2008

7:08 am

1:41 pm

X

X

P, MR

P, MR

Traj, Map

Traj, Map

 
13-June-2008
2:28 pm
P, MR, W
Trop_O3, Trop_winds
14-June-2008 1:54 am
P, MR, W
Trop_O3, Trop_winds
14-June-2008
8:57 am
P, MR, W
Trop_O3, Trop_winds
14-June-2008
2:24 pm
P, MR, W
Trop_O3, Trop_winds
15-June-2008
1:43 am
P, MR, W
Trop_O3, Trop_winds
15-June-2008
7:04 am
P, MR, W
Trop_O3, Trop_winds
15-June-2008
3:12 pm
P, MR, W
Trop_O3, Trop_winds
15-July-2008
2:21 pm
P, MR
  Trop_O3
1-Aug-2008
2:07 pm
P, MR
  Trop_O3
13-Aug-2008
1:26 pm
P, MR
  Trop_O3
15-Aug-2008
7:43 am
P, MR
  Trop_O3
18-Aug-2008
8:45 am
P, MR
  Trop_O3
21-Aug-2008
1:02 pm
Trop_O3, Trop_winds
22-Aug-2008
2:55 pm
P, MR, W
Trop_O3, Trop_winds
29-Aug-2008
11:45 am
P, MR
  Trop_O3
5-Sept-2008
2:26 pm
P, MR, W
Trop_O3, Trop_winds
11-Sept-2008 12:07 pm
P, MR, W
Trop_O3, Trop_winds
17-Sept-2008
3:35 pm
P, MR, W
Trop_O3, Trop_winds
19-Sept-2008
3:32 pm
P, MR, W
Trop_O3, Trop_winds
26-Sept-2008
1:42 pm
P, MR, W
Trop_O3, Trop_winds
3-Oct-2008
1:18 pm
P, MR, W
Trop_O3, Trop_winds
10-Oct-2008
1:27 pm
P, MR
18-Oct-2008
4:29 pm
P, MR, W
Trop_O3, Trop_winds
24-Oct-2008
2:17 pm
P, MR
  Trop_O3
31-Oct-2008
12:58 pm
P, MR, W
Trop_O3, Trop_winds
7-Nov-2008
1:37 pm
P, MR, W
Trop_O3, Trop_winds
14-Nov-2008
12:38 pm
P, MR
  Trop_O3

For data after 1 January 2009, please go to our sister site at University of Houston (click here).

**Instrument malfunction caused loss of transmission at 4.5km

 

 

 

 
 

Today's Launch Info
Our Data

Met Data:
--
lower level winds
-- upper level winds
-- upper level alt.
-- NWS surface obs.
-- surface O3 obs.

-- EPA AirNow

Missions:
-- NASA INTEX-B
-- NASA IONS-06
-- TexAQS 2
-- NASA TC-4
-- NASA Aura
-- NASA AVDC

Other Links:
-- Aura overpass
-- UH Geosciences
-- IMAQS

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-- VU TOPP

 

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