USAF C-130 Flight Level 10-second Resolution Data https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/209.105 Summary This data set includes 10-second resolution flight level data from the WC-130 flights for the ITOP field program (15 August - 20 October 2010). Additional information is available in the readme files. This data set was provided by the Naval Research Laboratory and the data are in a columnar ASCII format. This data set also includes 1 second resolution data from the Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer (SFMR) that was processed using the Klotz and Uhlhorn (2014) algorithm. These data are in NetCDF format. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 209.105 * doi:10.26023/JX0N-MTYT-VA0T https://doi.org/10.26023/JX0N-MTYT-VA0T Versions 1.0 2.0: This version includes SFMR data reprocessed using the new operational algorithm that is based on Klotz and Uhlhorn (2014). The updated algorithm improves the separation of the wind and rain in the microwave signal in order to reduce a high wind speed bias at wind speeds below about 60 kt. In so doing, rain rates are also more representative within the instrument limitations. A low bias in the strong wind speeds (over 120 kt) is reduced as well. Citation Harr, P., Penny, A. 2017. USAF C-130 Flight Level 10-second Resolution Data. Version 2.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/JX0N-MTYT-VA0T Accessed 19 Apr 2024. Additional citation styles can be generated by entering the DOI at CrossCite (https://citation.crosscite.org/). 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 * ITOP: Impact of Typhoons on the Ocean in the Pacific https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/ITOP Additional information * Frequency: < 1 minute * Language: English Categories * Aircraft Platforms * USAF C-130 Instruments * Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer - SFMR GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION RATE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > WEATHER EVENTS > TROPICAL CYCLONES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS * EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > MICROWAVE > BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SEA LEVEL PRESSURE * EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY Documentation * ITOP_USAF_C130_Flight_Level_V2.0.txt [3 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/424B835CA038/ITOP_USAF_C130_Flight_Level_V2.0.txt * ITOP_WC130J_flightlevel_readme.pdf [80 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/424B8122E395/ITOP_WC130J_flightlevel_readme.pdf * usaf_flight_level_format.html [6 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/424B8122E396/usaf_flight_level_format.html Related links * info: ITOP 2010 Missions https://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/itop_2010/missions/missions.html * info: ITOP Data Policy https://www.eol.ucar.edu/content/itop-data-policy * homepage: ITOP Project Homepage https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/itop Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 2010-08-22 00:00:00 * End datetime: 2010-10-18 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 33.00 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 10.00 * Minimum (West) Longitude: 124.00 * Maximum (East) Longitude: 148.00 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: Patrick Harr https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/930 Additional contact information * author: Patrick Harr https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/930 * author: Andrew Penny https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/2739 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/209.105?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/209.105?format=isotc211