radiosonde launch sites

[rs1729]

The WMO code are in the common code tables
http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/WMOCodes/WMO306_vI2/LatestVERSION/LatestVERSION.html

2018 Jun:
station: sonde_type(s) # lat lon
all_stat_2018jun.txt

89009: 23 # -90.00 0.00

Some stations not reporting to http://weather.uwyo.edu/upperair/sounding.html
(e.g. Uccle: RS41-SGP+O3)
Cuba and Spain not reporting, and Finland, home of RS92/RS41?

[rs1729]

2019 Jun:
station: sonde_type(s) # lat lon
all_stat_2019jun.txt

89009: 23 # -90.00 0.00

France not reporting anymore?
More iMS-100 in Turkey, but less in Mexico.

[darksidelemm]

This is very cool data. I might look at making a little webpage to visualise it so people can go look up info on what launch sites are near them.

[rs1729]

Yes, a webpage where you can zoom in and have additional infos would be nice. Unfortunately not all stations report to the database that is available e.g. at http://weather.uwyo.edu/upperair/sounding.html
Though missing data for some stations (France, Spain, Finland, ...) could be added through data on tracker.sondehub.org

[darksidelemm]

Where did you get the list of launch site codes and their associated radiosonde codes?

[rs1729]

sounding data:
http://weather.uwyo.edu/upperair/sounding.html
LIST data has station information, RAW has launch time and radiosonde wmo code
e.g.
RAW data for station 94672, 2019/06:
http://weather.uwyo.edu/cgi-bin/sounding?TYPE=TEXT%3ARAW&YEAR=2019&MONTH=06&FROM=all&STNM=94672
(if you choose date/time for which there is no data for a existing station, you get the station name)

raw data is explained here
https://www.fingers-welt.de/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=43&start=1425#p122972
http://www.uni-koeln.de/math-nat-fak/geomet/meteo/winfos/radiosonden/Europa/temp_frame.html
also here
http://radiosonde.eu/RS00-D/RS05Q-D.html
(didn't find english version)

station list:
I took a igra-station list; just found a new version:
https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/igra/
also have an older list and this metar-station list:
https://www.aviationweather.gov/docs/metar/stations.txt
Missing stations can also be found here, e.g.:
https://weather.gladstonefamily.net/site/06011
https://weather.gladstonefamily.net/site/94672

my current igra-list:
igra-stations2.txt

Coordinates differ sometimes, some stations have several or changing station numbers or different launch sites, resp.

The WMO radiosonde codes can sometimes be wrong when (entered manually, I guess). And you never know if they use older WMO codes from
http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/WMOCodes/WMO306_vI2/LatestVERSION/LatestVERSION.html

The latest station_radiosonde_list 2019/06 (w/ station-altitude)
station: sonde_type(s) # lat lon alt
stations_2019jun2.txt (update)
(added some stations in France and Finland and missing stations in other countries)
update:
some more stations from the new igra-list. and I found at least one station that I didn't have in the known-stations-list for the RAW-http-requests. I made the list in 2015, maybe it needs an update.

[rs1729]

http://www.raob.com/data_sources.php
here you can find another useful data base:
http://www.ogimet.com/sond.phtml.en
The "query by country page" e.g. shows also some the stations in France, Spain, Finland.
http://www.ogimet.com/display_sondc.php?lang=en&estado=France&tipo=ALL&ord=DIR&nil=SI&fmt=txt&ano=2019&mes=06&day=01&hora=00&anof=2019&mesf=06&dayf=30&horaf=23&send=send
There you have the station name and coordinates already in the data and it is easier to get an overview, only need a list of countries.
I also see mil stations like Meppen and Altenstadt in Germany (didn't find them at uwyo), although Uccle/Belgium (RS41-O3 3x/week) is still missing, and probably some others like test stations.

UPDATE:
Even better, you only need a list of characters A-Z (don't know if it is possible to select all or use wildcards):
A:
http://www.ogimet.com/display_sondc.php?lang=en&estado=A&tipo=ALL&ord=DIR&nil=SI&fmt=txt&ano=2019&mes=06&day=01&hora=00&anof=2019&mesf=06&dayf=30&horaf=23&send=send

11010, Linz / Hoersching-Flughafen (Austria) | 48-14N | 014-11E | 298 m
11035, Wien / Hohe Warte (Austria) | 48-15N | 016-22E | 203 m
11120, Innsbruck-Flughafen (Austria) | 47-16N | 011-21E | 581 m
11240, Graz-Thalerhof-Flughafen (Austria) | 47-00N | 015-26E | 340 m
37789, Yerevan (Armenia) | 40-08N | 044-28E | 890 m
40948, Kabul Airport (Afghanistan) | 34-38N | 069-12E | 1789 m
60390, Dar-El-Beida (Algeria) | 36-43N | 003-15E | 25 m
60549, Mecheria (Algeria) | 34-56N | 000-26W | 1149 m
60571, Bechar (Algeria) | 31-37N | 002-14W | 773 m
60630, In Salah (Algeria) | 27-12N | 002-28E | 293 m
60656, Tindouf (Algeria) | 27-40N | 008-08W | 431 m
60680, Tamanrasset (Algeria) | 22-47N | 005-31E | 1378 m
78861, Coolidge Field, Antigua Aux. Afb (Antigua and Barbuda) | 17-07N | 061-47W | 22 m
87047, Salta Aerodrome (Argentina) | 24-51S | 065-29W | 1238 m
87155, Resistencia Aero. (Argentina) | 27-27S | 059-03W | 53 m
87344, Cordoba Aerodrome (Argentina) | 31-19S | 064-13W | 484 m
87418, Mendoza Aerodrome (Argentina) | 32-50S | 068-47W | 705 m
87576, Ezeiza Aerodrome (Argentina) | 34-49S | 058-32W | 20 m
87623, Santa Rosa Aerodrome (Argentina) | 36-34S | 064-16W | 190 m
87715, Neuquen Aerodrome (Argentina) | 38-57S | 068-08W | 270 m
87860, Comodoro Rivadavia Aerodrome (Argentina) | 45-47S | 067-30W | 58 m
89002, Neumayer (Antarctica) | 70-40S | 008-15W | 50 m
89055, Base Marambio Centro Met. Antartico (Antarctica) | 64-14S | 056-43W | 198 m
89062, Rothera Point (Antarctica) | 67-34S | 068-08W | 16 m
89532, Syowa (Antarctica) | 69-00S | 039-35E | 18 m
89564, Mawson (Antarctica) | 67-36S | 062-52E | 10 m
89571, Davis (Antarctica) | 68-35S | 077-58E | 18 m
89611, Casey (Antarctica) | 66-17S | 110-31E | 40 m
89625, Concordia (Antarctica) | 75-06S | 123-24E | 3232 m
89642, Dumont D'Urville (Antarctica) | 66-40S | 140-01E | 41 m
89662, Base Baia Terra Nova (Antarctica) | 74-42S | 164-06E | 80 m
94120, Darwin Airport (Australia) | 12-24S | 130-52E | 31 m
94150, Gove Airport (Australia) | 12-16S | 136-49E | 52 m
94170, Weipa Amo (Australia) | 12-41S | 141-55E | 20 m
94203, Broome Airport (Australia) | 17-57S | 122-13E | 17 m
94238, Tennant Creek Airport (Australia) | 19-38S | 134-10E | 375 m
94294, Townsville Amo (Australia) | 19-15S | 146-45E | 6 m
94299, Willis Island (Australia) | 16-18S | 149-59E | 6 m
94302, Learmonth Airport (Australia) | 22-14S | 114-05E | 5 m
94312, Port Hedland Pardoo (Australia) | 20-06S | 119-34E | 9 m
94326, Alice Springs Aerodrome (Australia) | 23-48S | 133-53E | 545 m
94332, Mount Isa Amo (Australia) | 20-40S | 139-28E | 342 m
94374, Rockhampton Airport (Australia) | 23-23S | 150-28E | 10 m
94403, Geraldton Airport (Australia) | 28-47S | 114-42E | 37 m
94430, Meekatharra Airport (Australia) | 26-36S | 118-32E | 522 m
94461, Giles (Australia) | 25-02S | 128-17E | 580 m
94510, Charleville Airport (Australia) | 26-24S | 146-16E | 306 m
94578, Brisbane Airport M. O (Australia) | 27-23S | 153-06E | 4 m
94610, Belmont Perth Airport (Australia) | 31-56S | 115-57E | 20 m
94637, Kalgoorlie Boulder Amo (Australia) | 30-47S | 121-27E | 367 m
94638, Esperance (Australia) | 33-49S | 121-53E | 25 m
94647, Eucla Amo (Australia) | 31-41S | 128-54E | 93 m
94653, Ceduna Airport (Australia) | 32-07S | 133-42E | 23 m
94659, Woomera Aerodrome (Australia) | 31-08S | 136-49E | 165 m
94672, Adelaide Airport (Australia) | 34-56S | 138-31E | 6 m
94711, Cobar (Australia) | 31-29S | 145-49E | 264 m
94750, Nowra Ran Air Station (Australia) | 34-57S | 150-32E | 122 m
94767, Sydney Airport (Australia) | 33-57S | 151-11E | 6 m
94776, Williamtown Aerodrome (Australia) | 32-47S | 151-49E | 9 m
94802, Albany Airport (Australia) | 34-56S | 117-48E | 71 m
94821, Mount Gambier Aerodrome (Australia) | 37-44S | 140-47E | 65 m
94866, Melbourne Airport (Australia) | 37-40S | 144-50E | 132 m
94910, Wagga Airport (Australia) | 35-09S | 147-27E | 221 m
94953, Strahan (Australia) | 42-09S | 145-19E | 8 m
94975, Hobart Airport (Australia) | 42-50S | 147-29E | 4 m
94995, Lord Howe Island (Australia) | 31-32S | 159-04E | 5 m
94996, Norfolk Island Airport (Australia) | 29-02S | 167-56E | 113 m
94998, Macquarie Island (Australia) | 54-29S | 158-57E | 6 m
95527, Moree Mo (Australia) | 29-29S | 149-50E | 214 m

[RAW data A*-countries]

ogimet_station-list:
ogimet_station-list_2019jun.txt

[rs1729]

Combined uwyo/ogimet station list
2019/06
stations_2019jun3.txt

Map Europe, Jun 2019

Some (test) stations like Ury (Meteomodem), Toulouse, Nuernberg (DFM), Vantaa (Vaisala) not included.

[rs1729]

radiosonde types and data processing
https://www.ecmwf.int/en/elibrary/17551-assessment-different-radiosonde-types-2015-2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-65Zeu7IBzQ

[darksidelemm]

Is there an updated version of this list? I'd be interested in making an interactive map where you can click on the launch site and get the info on what sonde is being used (i've been asked a few times what various sites near people are launching).

[rs1729]

ogimet stations
2020/06
all_ogimet2020jun.txt
station: sonde_type(s) # lat lon alt

station names
ogilist_2020jun.txt

Some stations do not report their 2020 soundings.
E.g. 01415 (Stavanger) and 01010 (Andøya) in Norway,
2019/06:
http://www.ogimet.com/display_sondc.php?lang=en&estado=Norw&tipo=ALL&ord=DIR&nil=SI&fmt=txt&ano=2019&mes=06&day=01&hora=08&anof=2019&mesf=06&dayf=30&horaf=08&send=send
2020/06:
http://www.ogimet.com/display_sondc.php?lang=en&estado=Norw&tipo=ALL&ord=DIR&nil=SI&fmt=txt&ano=2020&mes=06&day=01&hora=08&anof=2020&mesf=06&dayf=30&horaf=08&send=send
http://weather.uwyo.edu/cgi-bin/sounding?region=np&TYPE=TEXT%3ARAW&YEAR=2020&MONTH=06&FROM=0100&TO=3000&STNM=01010
"Sorry, unable to generate 01010 ENAN Andoya Observations at 00Z 01 Jun 2020 - 00Z 30 Jun 2020"
http://weather.uwyo.edu/cgi-bin/sounding?region=naconf&TYPE=TEXT%3ARAW&YEAR=2020&MONTH=06&FROM=0100&TO=3000&STNM=01415
"Sorry, unable to generate 01415 ENZV Stavanger Observations at 00Z 01 Jun 2020 - 00Z 30 Jun 2020"

However:
http://weather.uwyo.edu/cgi-bin/bufrraob.py?datetime=2020-06-10%200:00:00&id=01010&type=TEXT:LIST
http://weather.uwyo.edu/cgi-bin/bufrraob.py?datetime=2020-06-10%200:00:00&id=01415&type=TEXT:LIST

Also no 89009 (Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station) on ogimet, but
http://weather.uwyo.edu/cgi-bin/sounding?region=ant&TYPE=TEXT%3ARAW&YEAR=2020&MONTH=06&FROM=0100&TO=3000&STNM=89009
i.e.
89009: 23 # -90.00 0.00 2830

[rs1729]

2020/10
all2020oct.txt
station: sonde_type(s) # lat lon alt

Saudia Arabia were the first to use RS41. It seems that Iran is the first to switch to M20. Turkey uses DFM-17.
Transition of U.S. Radiosonde Operations 1680MHz -> 403MHz not completed:

WMO common code table

07: iMet
11: LMS6-403
13: RS92
14: RS92
17: DFM-09
22: RS-11G
23: RS41
24: RS41
35: iMS-100
41: RS41
42: RS41
52: RS92-NGP
54: DFM-17
63: M20
77: M10
82: LMS6-1680
84: iMet-54

[rs1729]

University of Wyoming - Upper Air Soundings
http://weather.uwyo.edu/upperair/sounding.html
http://weather.uwyo.edu/upperair/bufrraob.shtml

Ogimet
http://www.ogimet.com/sondc.phtml.en

Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD)
ftp://ftp-cdc.dwd.de/climate_environment/CDC/observations_germany/radiosondes/
Tracks:
https://www.dwd.de/DE/leistungen/rasomon/rasomon.html

MET Norway
https://thredds.met.no/thredds/catalog/remotesensingradiosonde/catalog.html
netCDF4 data includes radiosonde serial numbers:

andoya (01010)  lat: 69.31522 lon: 16.13091 alt: 3.0m
2020-09-30T23:04:00Z # SN="R2150029" # type=24
2020-10-01T11:03:00Z # SN="R2150027" # type=24
2020-10-01T23:03:00Z # SN="R2150028" # type=24
2020-10-02T11:03:00Z # SN="R2150026" # type=24
[...]
orland (01241)  lat: 63.70552 lon: 9.61200 alt: 30.0m
2020-09-30T23:12:00Z # SN="001 2 13799" # type=77
2020-10-01T11:07:00Z # SN="001 2 13788" # type=77
2020-10-01T23:09:00Z # SN="001 2 13783" # type=77
2020-10-02T11:10:00Z # SN="001 2 13804" # type=77
[...]
sola (01415)  lat: 58.87423 lon: 5.66505 alt: 37.0m
2020-09-30T23:04:00Z # SN="R2150466" # type=24
2020-10-01T11:04:00Z # SN="R2150455" # type=24
2020-10-01T23:03:00Z # SN="R2150463" # type=24
2020-10-02T11:04:00Z # SN="R2150450" # type=24
[...]
blindern (01492)  lat: 59.94269 lon: 10.71946 alt: 95.0m
2020-10-21T11:19:00Z # SN="P2621127" # type=24
2020-10-28T11:43:00Z # SN="P2221265" # type=24

ekofisk (01400)  lat: 56.54264 lon: 3.22379 alt: 70.0m
2020-09-30T23:02:00Z # SN="R3020062" # type=23
2020-10-01T11:05:00Z # SN="R3020053" # type=23
2020-10-01T23:13:00Z # SN="R3020061" # type=23
2020-10-02T12:10:00Z # SN="R3020071" # type=23
[...]
bjornoya (01028)  lat: 74.50380 lon: 19.00120 alt: 20.0m
2020-09-30T23:11:00Z # SN="S0740741" # type=23
2020-10-01T11:12:00Z # SN="S0740768" # type=23
2020-10-01T23:11:00Z # SN="S0740746" # type=23
2020-10-02T11:12:00Z # SN="S0830468" # type=23
[...]
nyalesund (01004)  lat: 78.92321 lon: 11.92314 alt: 17.4m
2020-10-01T10:48:00Z # SN="R0340420" # type=23
2020-10-02T10:46:00Z # SN="R0410065" # type=23
2020-10-03T10:45:00Z # SN="R0230168" # type=23
2020-10-04T10:45:00Z # SN="R0410037" # type=23
[...]
janmayen (01001)  lat: 70.93966 lon: -8.66918 alt: 10.0m
2020-09-30T23:11:00Z # SN="004 2 10140" # type=77
2020-10-01T11:24:00Z # SN="004 2 10144" # type=77
2020-10-01T23:11:00Z # SN="004 2 10062" # type=77
2020-10-02T11:11:00Z # SN="004 2 10128" # type=77
[...]
janmayen_vaisala (01001)
2020-10-01T11:13:00Z # SN="R1720232" # type=23
2020-10-02T11:17:00Z # SN="R1640891" # type=23
2020-10-03T11:11:00Z # SN="R1640102" # type=23
2020-10-04T11:14:00Z # SN="R1640914" # type=23
[...]

generate gpx tracks:
https://github.com/rs1729/RS/blob/master/tools/metno_netcdf_gpx.py

Norway 2020/10

[mhaberler]

The following site is used as radiosonde data source in https://skewt.org :

https://madis.ncep.noaa.gov/madis_raob.shtml

it has many, but not all of the sonde ascents I am interested in - for instance, it is missing Austrian ascents done by austrocontrol.at or zamg.ac.at .