Water Vapor Sonde (Frost Point Hygrometer) at Boulder, CO, United States

Site (station location)
Boulder, CO, United States
Instrument Type
Sonde
Parameter
Water Vapor
Model
Frost Point Hygrometer
Instrument Status
Active
Periods of Activity
1980
–present
Cooperating Institutions
NOAA/ESRL
Data Link
Ames
Metadata File
https://www-air.larc.nasa.gov/pub/NDACC/PUBLIC/meta/wvsonde/Boulder_Hilo_Lauder_wvsnd_ea_2025.pdf
M&A Directory Entry

E. Asher (NOAA/ESRL) — Monthly NOAA frost point hygrometer sondes launched year-round since 1980 to obtain profiles of water vapor, temperature, pressure, and winds from surface to ~26 km. An ECC ozonesonde is part of the payload when the NOAA FPH is launched.  Some data archived under previous PI D. Hurst.