Navigation, State Parameter, and Microphysics Low-Rate (1 sps) Flight-Level
Data [NCAR/EOL]
https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/201.001

Summary
This dataset contains Low-Rate (LRT, 1 sps) airborne measurements obtained
from the NSF/NCAR Research Aviation Facility (RAF) C-130Q Hercules aircraft
(Tail Number N130AR) during flights from 23 October 2003 to 6 December 2003.
The files are in netCDF format.

Identifiers
 * Local archive identifier: 201.001
 * doi:10.5065/D60V8B32
   https://doi.org/10.5065/D60V8B32

Versions
  1.0

Citation
 UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2011. Navigation, State Parameter,
 and Microphysics Low-Rate (1 sps) Flight-Level Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR -
 Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D60V8B32 Accessed 18 Apr
 2024.

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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
 * AIRS-II: Alliance Icing Research Study - II
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/AIRS-II

Additional information
 * Spatial Type: point
 * Frequency: 1 second
 * Language: English

Categories
 * Aircraft

Platforms
 * NSF/NCAR C-130

Instruments
 * 2DC - Two-Dimensional Optical Array Cloud Probe
 * Condensation Nuclei Counter - CNC
 * Forward Scattering Spectrometer Probe - FSSP
 * Giant Nuclei Impactor - GNI
 * HVPS-3 - High Volume Precipitation Spectrometer 3
 * PMS - Particle Measuring System
 * Tunable Diode Laser - TDL

GCMD Science Keywords
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > HUMIDITY MIXING RATIO
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > SKIN TEMPERATURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND DIRECTION
 * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SURFACE THERMAL PROPERTIES > SKIN TEMPERATURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > DEICED TEMPERATURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > U/V WIND COMPONENTS
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
 * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > PLATFORM CHARACTERISTICS > AIRSPEED/GROUND SPEED
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL PARTICLE PROPERTIES
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > VAPOR PRESSURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SHORTWAVE RADIATION
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND DYNAMICS > VERTICAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND SPEED
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SURFACE PRESSURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > STATIC PRESSURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD DROPLET DISTRIBUTION
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > LONGWAVE RADIATION
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > RELATIVE HUMIDITY

Related links
 * info: C-130Q Documentation
   http://www.eol.ucar.edu/raf/Projects/AIRS-II/
 * homepage: AIRS-II Project Homepage
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/airs-ii

Temporal coverage
 * Begin datetime: 2003-10-23 18:07:00 
 * End datetime: 2003-12-06 21:16:59 

Spatial coverage
 * Maximum (North) Latitude: 49.00
 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 41.00
 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -86.00
 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -70.00

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

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

Alternate metadata formats
 * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/201.001?format=datacite
 * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/201.001?format=isotc211