UC Santa Cruz 10-hz PDI Drop Size Spectra
https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/111.060

Summary
This data set includes airborne measurements obtained from the CIRPAS Twin
Otter aircraft during the "Physics of Stratocumulus Tops" (POST) project off
the west coast of Monterey, CA. This data set is comprised of 10-Hz PDI Drop
Size Spectra data. 10 Hz PDI drop concentration data are not currently
available. They can be created upon request. To request the data please email:
janine at ucar dot edu and reference this URL.

Identifiers
 * Local archive identifier: 111.060

Citation
 Chuang, P., Chuang, P. 2009. POST: UC Santa Cruz 10-hz PDI Drop Size Spectra.
 Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory.
 https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/111.060 Accessed 23 Apr 2024.

If you plan to cite this dataset in a publication, please email us at:
 datahelp@eol.ucar.edu
We may be able to provide an updated citation that includes a DOI.

Acknowledgement
In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements,
please acknowledge NCAR/EOL in your publications with text such as:

  Data provided by NCAR/EOL under the sponsorship of
  the National Science Foundation.
  https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

Related projects
 * POST: Physics of Stratocumulus Top (POST)
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/POST

Additional information
 * Spatial Type: raster
 * Frequency: < 1 second
 * Language: English

Categories
 * Aircraft

Platforms
 * TWIN OTTER CIRPAS NPS

Instruments
 * Interferometers 

GCMD Science Keywords
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD DROPLET DISTRIBUTION
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE

Documentation
 * readme_pdi_conc.txt [12 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/41BFBAEEEB8/readme_pdi_conc.txt
 * to_order_pdi_conc_10hz.txt [1 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/41BFBAEEEAD/to_order_pdi_conc_10hz.txt

Related links
 * info: POST Missions
   https://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/post/missions/missions.html
 * info: POST Project Data Policy
   https://archive.eol.ucar.edu/projects/post/documents/data_policy.html
 * homepage: POST Project Homepage
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/post

Temporal coverage
 * Begin datetime: 2008-07-16 01:01:00 
 * End datetime: 2008-08-08 23:59:59 

Spatial coverage
 * Maximum (North) Latitude: 39.00
 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 35.00
 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -125.00
 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -120.00

Primary contact information
 * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1

Additional contact information
 * author: Patrick Chuang <pchuang@es.ucsc.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/48
 * originator: Patrick Chuang <pchuang@es.ucsc.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/48

Alternate metadata formats
 * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/111.060?format=datacite
 * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/111.060?format=isotc211