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B2SAP Data
POPS
All time is UTC. Data revision is indicated by R followed by a letter (preliminary data) or number (final data). indicates downloadable data files in ICARTT ascii format. Data files available for 100 m altitude (listed first) and 1S time (following).
Latitude: 39.94946, Longitude: -105.19760";
}
if ($location=="SPD") {
$site = "Costa_Rica";
$heading = "San Pedro, Costa Rica";
$image = "spd";
$caption = "Latitude: 9.939, Longitude: -84.0426";
}
if ($location=="PSR") {
$site = "Paramaribo";
$heading = "Paramaribo, Suriname";
$image = "psr";
$caption = "Paramaribo, Suriname is located in the equatorial tropics of northern South America and experiences a warm, humid climate year-round. Photo: Kate Smith, NOAA / CIRES Latitude: 5.81, Longitude: -55.21";
}
if ($location=="HIH") {
$site = "Hilo";
$heading = "Hilo, Hawaii";
$image = "hih";
$caption = "Balloons are launched from the National Weather Service observatory at Mauna Loa, which experiences a tropical, humid climate. Photo: NOAA GML Latitude: 19.53657, Longitude: -155.57334";
}
if ($location=="KPL") {
$site = "Koror";
$heading = "Koror, Palau";
$image = "kpl";
$caption = "Koror, Palau is a deep tropical site in the western Pacific. Deep atmospheric convection driven by warm oceanic surface waters makes this region the primary gateway for air entering the stratosphere. Photo: Alex Baron, NOAA / CIRES Latitude: 7.34, Longitude: 134.47";
}
if ($location=="LDR") {
$site = "Lauder";
$heading = "Lauder, New Zealand";
$image = "ldr";
$caption = "The Lauder, New Zealand launch location is on the South Island. The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) operates an observatory where the balloons are launched. This is a Southern Hemisphere mid-latitude site. Photo: NOAA GML Latitude: -45.03765, Longitude: 169.68391";
}
if ($location=="RIF") {
$site = "Reunion";
$heading = "La Réunion Island, France";
$image = "rif";
$caption = "La Réunion is a volcanic island in the Indian Ocean. It is a tropical site, located 679 km to the East of Madagascar. Photo: René Carayol, French Geological Survey (BRGM) Latitude: -21.08, Longitude: 55.3831";
}
if ($location=="SBA") {
$site = "ScottBase";
$heading = "Scott Base (NZ), Antarctica";
$image = "sba";
$caption = "Scott Base is a permanent research center on coastal Antarctica, owned by New Zealand. The climate is dry and extremely cold with moderate winds. Photo: Anthony Powell, Antarctica, New Zealand Latitude: -77.84933, Longitude: 166.76706 ";
}
if ($location=="AAQ") {
$site = "Amundsen";
$heading = "Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station";
$image = "aaq";
$caption = "Latitude: -89.9975, Longitude: 139.2728";
}
if ($location=="BRW") {
$site = "Utqiagvik";
$heading = "Utqiagvik, Alaska";
$image = "brw";
$caption = "Balloons are launched from the NOAA Observatory in Utqiagvik (formerly Barrow), Alaska, USA. This is a Northern high-latitude location and experiences an extremely dry, cold and windy climate. Photo: Ross Burgener, NOAA Latitude: 71.32291 Longitude: -156.60991";
}
echo "
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