Vaisala DigiCORA 3.64 Technical Note

TECHNICAL NOTE

Importing Sounding Data

to DigiCORA® 3.64

M211299EN-B

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1

GENERAL INFORMATION............................................................................3

About This Manual...................................................................3

Contents of This Manual.......................................................3

Version Information............................................................... 4

Related Manuals...................................................................4

Documentation Conventions.................................................4

Recycling ..................................................................................5

Trademarks............................................................................... 5

License Agreement..................................................................5

CHAPTER 2

SIMULATING OLD SOUNDING DATA WITH THE NEW

CALCULATIONS............................................................................................7

General...................................................................................... 7

Exporting RCTables.................................................................7

Calculating Old Sounding Data ..............................................9

Importing RC Tables.............................................................9

Creating Parameter Use2010CalculationForTU................. 10

CHAPTER 3

SIMULATING ARCHIVED OZONE DATA................................................... 13

Exporting Ozone-OIF92 ......................................................... 13

Simulating Archived Ozone Data..........................................15

Exporting Parameters Subkey from Archived Sounding

Data.....................................................................................15

Importing Ozone-OIF92 and Parameters............................18

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CHAPTER 1

GENERAL INFORMATION

This chapter provides general notes for the manual.

About This Manual

This manual provides information on the changes in Radiosonde RS92­SGP humidity (U) and temperature (T) calculations implemented in
DigiCORA release 3.64, and on simulating archived ozone data created
with an earlier version of the software. The manual explains how to take
the improved calculations into use and how to simulate old sounding
results.

In this manual, old sounding data means data from soundings performed
prior to DigiCORA version 3.64.

Contents of This Manual

This manual consists of the following chapters:

- Chapter 1, General Information, provides general notes for the
manual.

- Chapter 2, Simulating Old Sounding Data with the New Calculations,
explains how to calculate sounding information using the improved
calculation features available in DigiCORA version 3.64.

- Chapter 3, Simulating Archived Ozone Data, explains how to simulate
old ozone data with later versions of DigiCORA sounding software.

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Version Information

Table 1 Manual Revisions

Manual Code Description

M211299EN-B September 2011. Importing ozone data added.
M211299EN-A November 2010. This manual is valid from

DigiCORA version 3.64 onwards.

Related Manuals

Manual Code Manual Name

M210489EN DigiCORA® Technical Reference

Documentation Conventions

Throughout the manual, important safety considerations are highlighted
as follows:

WARNING

Warning alerts you to a serious hazard. If you do not read and follow
instructions very carefully at this point, there is a risk of injury or even
death.

CAUTION

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instructions carefully at this point, the product could be damaged or
important data could be lost.

NOTE

Note highlights important information on using the product.

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Recycling

Recycle all applicable material.

Dispose of batteries and the unit according to statutory regulations. Do
not dispose of with regular household refuse.

Trademarks

DigiCORA® is a registered trademark of Vaisala Oyj.
Windows® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the

United States and/or other countries.

License Agreement

All rights to any software are held by Vaisala or third parties. The
customer is allowed to use the software only to the extent that is provided
by the applicable supply contract or Software License Agreement.

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