All, the pseudo temp trace is taken from the BOM atmospheric model derived from the daily obs and soundings. It is about the most accurate you will get within australia without doing a temp trace.
Pseudo because it is derived from the model not taken at the site. Peter Heath ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Hart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." <aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 8:30 AM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] NOAA > Mark Newton wrote: > > opsworx wrote: > >> Ron, > >> > >> some years ago we found the BOM could do the same thing called a > >> pseudo temp > >> trace. Used it at the Bathurst state comps. > >> > >> Give me a call if you need the BOM contact. > > > > No need: > > > > http://slash.dotat.org/cgi-bin/atmos > > > Unfortunately, whilst that does give sounding data, it only gives it for > places where there are actual soundings taken. What was being asked > about was the possibility of getting 'calculated' or 'modelled' sounding > data for any point in Australia as most gliding sites don't have a > sounding taken right over them. > > This is where the NOAA site comes in - see my article at > http://www.hart.wattle.id.au/alice/gliding/SkewT-logPexplain.html for > information on how to obtain this and use it. > > I have just updated that page to include a new table giving pressure > (hPa) vs height in 500 ft increments to make it easier to work out the > height from the pressure (which is what is plotted on the SkewT/LogP > diagram. This uses the NASA model for the standard atmosphere (see > references in the table itself). > > -- > Robert Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED] > +61 (0)438 385 533 http://www.hart.wattle.id.au > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
