STAR Snowflake Microphotography
https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/251.016

Summary
The snowflake microphotography was taken to: (1) provide detailed
precipitation characteristics that occurred in Iqaluit; (2) to be used in
conjunction with radar data and laser precipitation data to identify local
precipitation characteristics and evolution during precipitation events; and
(3) provide valdation/comparison of Cloudsat and other satellite data. Photos
of precipitation particles were taken using a Nikon D1x camera during six
precipitation events over the 2007 fall field campaign. Temporal resolution of
the photographs varied from five-minutes to one-hour. Photos were taken in the
Upper Air Shed at the Iqaluit weather office. Files were stored in a *.jpg
format with average individual file sizes of >2 MB per photo. During the
observation periods, coincident photos were taken of sizing scale before a
photo of precipitation. If the zoom was ever adjusted, a new photo of the
sizing scale was taken.

Identifiers
 * Local archive identifier: 251.016
 * doi:10.26023/V07D-M634-WN0P
   https://doi.org/10.26023/V07D-M634-WN0P

Versions
  1.0

Citation
 Hanesiak, J., et al. 2020. STAR Snowflake Microphotography. Version 1.0.
 UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory.
 https://doi.org/10.26023/V07D-M634-WN0P Accessed 03 May 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
 * STAR: Storm Studies in the Arctic
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/STAR

Additional information
 * Frequency: continuous
 * Language: English

Platforms
 * Maps/Charts/Photographs

Instruments
 * Cameras

GCMD Science Keywords
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > HYDROMETEORS
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > SOLID PRECIPITATION > SNOW

Documentation
 * Metadata_snowflakecamera.pdf [71 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/54A5EB547A228/Metadata_snowflakecamera.pdf
 * STAR_Data_Report_Final2011.pdf [12 MiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/54A5EB54FC47D/STAR_Data_Report_Final2011.pdf

Related links
 * homepage: STAR Project Homepage
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/star

Temporal coverage
 * Begin datetime: 2007-10-17 00:00:00 
 * End datetime: 2008-12-01 00:00:00 

Spatial coverage
 * Maximum (North) Latitude: 63.75
 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 63.75
 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -68.55
 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -68.55

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

Additional contact information
 * author: John Hanesiak <john_hanesiak@umanitoba.ca>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/2026
 * author: Ron Stewart <ronald.stewart@umanitoba.ca>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/2563
 * author: Kent Moore <gwk.moore@utoronto.ca>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1287
 * author: Peter Taylor <pat@yorku.ca>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/2564
 * author: Walter Strapp <walter.strapp@gmail.com>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1716
 * author: Mengistu Wolde <mengistu.wolde@nrc.gc.ca>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/2495

Alternate metadata formats
 * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/251.016?format=datacite
 * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/251.016?format=isotc211