Upper-air meteorological dataset for Uyo, using radiosonde.

Oloyede, OA; Lopez, N; Ozuomba, S; Asuquo, P; Essien, E; Agbu, A

Abstract

Weather pattern anomalies and climate change have greatly impacted human activities and the environment in varying ways. Whether induced naturally or by anthropogenic activities, it remains a menace to global public health. A foreknowledge of the weather/climate change can help in mitigating the impact of disasters emanating from these changes. Upper-air meteorological data play an exceptionally large role in weather and climate prediction. However, there is a paucity of ground truth meteorological data in Nigeria and many parts of Africa. Consequently, the need to measure and archive these data. Internet of things and blockchain technologies are employed to build a system that captures and records meteorological data at up to 9,000 metres above sea level. Spanning between January 18, 2021 and July 26, 2021, in Uyo local government area, upper air pressure, temperature, dew point, time and the elevation at which they were captured, are the meteorological data presented in this data article. [Abstract copyright: © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc.]

Citation

Oloyede, O., Lopez, N., Ozuomba, S., Asuquo, P., Essien, E., & Agbu, A. (2023). Upper-air meteorological dataset for Uyo, using radiosonde. Data in Brief, 46, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2023.108904

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 9, 2023
• Publication Date: Jan 13, 2023
• Deposit Date: Feb 21, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 21, 2023
• Journal: Data in Brief
• Print ISSN: 2352-3409
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Volume: 46
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2023.108904
• Keywords: Environmental risk assessment, Climate change, Weather Prediction, GIS, Weather balloon
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2023.108904