MADIS Radiosonde Variables with QC
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Code       Name                  Max    Level | Level 1: |                  Level 2:                
                              Possible        |          |                                          
                              QC Level        | Validity | Super-Adiabatic  Hydrostatic  Wind-Shear 
                                              |          |   Lapse Rate                             
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Integrated Sounding            Sig    Mandatory
-------------------            ---    ---------

DD        wind direction        1         2        X
FF        wind speed            1         2        X
U         u wind component      1         2        X
V         v wind component      1         2        X
T         air temperature       2         2        X             X            X + correction
TV        virtual temperature   2         2        X             X            X + correction
TD        dewpoint temperature  1         1        X
RH        relative humidity     1         1        X
Q         specific humidity     1         1        X
DPD       dewpoint depression   1         1        X
AH        absolute humidity     1         1        X
WVMR      water vapor mix ratio 1         1        X
P         pressure              1         1        X
HT        geopotential height   1         2        X                          X + correction

Mandatory Levels
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DDMAN     wind direction        2                  X                                            X
FFMAN     wind speed            2                  X                                            X
UMAN      u wind component      2                  X                                            X
VMAN      v wind component      2                  X                                            X
TMAN      air temperature       2                  X             X            X + correction
TVMAN     virtual temperature   2                  X             X            X + correction
TDMAN     dewpoint temperature  1                  X
RHMAN     relative humidity     1                  X
QMAN      specific humidity     1                  X
DPDMAN    dewpoint depression   1                  X
AHMAN     absolute humidity     1                  X
WVMRMAN   water vapor mix ratio 1                  X
PMAN      pressure              1                  X
HTMAN     geopotential height   2                  X                          X + correction

Significant Levels
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TSIG      air temperature       2                  X             X
TVSIG     virtual temperature   2                  X             X
TDSIG     dewpoint temperature  1                  X
RHSIG     relative humidity     1                  X
QSIG      specific humidity     1                  X
DPDSIG    dewpoint depression   1                  X
AHSIG     absolute humidity     1                  X
WVMRSIG   water vapor mix ratio 1                  X
PSIG      pressure              1                  X
HTSIG     geopotential height   1                  X

MADIS Radiosonde Variables with QC
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Code       Name                  Max    Level | Level 1: |                  Level 2:                
                              Possible        |          |                                          
                              QC Level        | Validity | Super-Adiabatic  Hydrostatic  Wind-Shear 
                                              |          |   Lapse Rate                             
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wind Levels
-----------

DDWIND    wind direction        1                  X
FFWIND    wind speed            1                  X
UWIND     u wind component      1                  X
VWIND     v wind component      1                  X
PWIND     pressure              1                  X
HTWIND    geopotential height   1                  X

Maximum Wind Levels
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DDMXWND   wind direction        1                  X
FFMXWND   wind speed            1                  X
UMXWND    u wind component      1                  X
VMXWND    v wind component      1                  X
PMXWND    pressure              1                  X
HTMXWND   geopotential height   1                  X

Tropopause Levels
-----------------

DDTROP    wind direction        1                  X
FFTROP    wind speed            1                  X
UTROP     u wind component      1                  X
VTROP     v wind component      1                  X
TTROP     air temperature       2                  X             X
TVTROP    virtual temperature   2                  X             X
TDTROP    dewpoint temperature  1                  X
RHTROP    relative humidity     1                  X
QTROP     specific humidity     1                  X
DPDTROP   dewpoint depression   1                  X
AHTROP    absolute humidity     1                  X
WVMRTROP  water vapor mix ratio 1                  X
PTROP     pressure              1                  X
HTTROP    geopotential height   1                  X



