1995 VORTEX KTLX WSR-88D Level II Radar Data [NCDC]

Summary

This data set contains Level-II WSR-88D radar data from the Twin Lakes, OK (KTLX) site in central Oklahoma (35.33N and 97.278W) during periods the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSMT) T-28 aircraft flew for the Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes EXperiment - 1995 (VORTEX95) field project. Data are included for the following periods:

3 May 1995: 2104-2359 UTC
5 May 1995: 2001-2357 UTC
7 May 1995: 1504-1855 UTC
17 May 1995: 2005-2357 UTC
21 May 1995: 1204-1657 UTC
23 May 1995: 2003-2356 UTC

The NEXRAD Level II data are the three meteorological base data quantities: reflectivity, mean radial velocity, and spectrum width. Depending on the volume coverage pattern in use, the data resolution varies (five, six or ten minutes). A data file consists of a 24 byte volume scan header record followed by numerous 2432 byte base data and message records.

Data access

ORDER data for delivery by FTP

Additional information

Related projects: T-28
Observational frequency: other
Spatial type: unknown
Categories: Radar
Documentation: VORTEX95_88D_LevelII_readme.txt [2 KB]

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime: 1995-05-03 21:00:00, End datetime: 1995-05-23 23:56:59

Spatial coverage

Minimum latitude: 34.000000, Minimum longitude: -98.000000
Maximum latitude: 36.000000, Maximum longitude: -96.000000

Point of contact

NCAR/EOL
Codiac Support
E-Mail address: codiac at ucar dot edu
Homepage: http://data.eol.ucar.edu/