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PLOWS: MAX Surface Meteorological Data

Summary

This data set contains surface meteorological data collected coincident with the University of Alabama-Huntsville MAX radar during the PLOWS field seasons. Two different instrumentation setups were utilized as described in the readme files. The temporal resolution is 1 second for 16-17, 24-25 November and 2-3, 8-9 December 2009 and 16-17 January, 5-6, 14-15, 21-22 February and 2-3 and 11 March 2010. The temporal resolution is 5 seconds for 8-9 and 29-30 March 2009, 16-17, 24-25 November and 2-3, 8-9 December 2009 and 16-17 and 23-24 January, 5 and 21 February and 9 March 2010. The data were provided by the University of Alabama-Huntsville. Both systems are in a comma-delimited ascii format, but the parameters included differ.

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Versions
  • 1.0 (2010-10-20)
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Temporal coverage

Begin datetime 2009-03-08 00:00:00
End datetime 2010-03-11 23:59:59

Spatial coverage


Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 49.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 30.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -104.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -75.00

Primary point of contact information

EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>

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Citation

Knupp, K., Phillips, D. 2010. PLOWS: MAX Surface Meteorological Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/DS95-KT8S-310W. Accessed 28 Mar 2024.

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