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UMRBPP Radar: NIDS KUDX Hourly Precipitation (PRE1) Data Set

Summary

This data set contains the Nexrad Information Dissemination Service (NIDS) Hourly Precipitation Data Set. This data set is the 1-hour surface rainfall accumulation running total product and is generated when ever precipitation echoes are detected. It covers a range of 230 km with a resolution of 1.1 by 1.1 nmi. It is updated once every volume scan (typically every 5-10 min) and includes 16 data levels. Data are available for most periods during the UMRBPP (5 April to 5 May 1999). Data are available from the Rapid City, SD (KUDX) radar site. These data are in the original NIDS format. These data were not quality quality controlled by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research/Joint Office for Science Support (UCAR/JOSS). This data set is quite large both in terms of size (40 Mb) and in terms of number of files (4500). Please take this into consideration when placing your data order.

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Additional information

Homepage	https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/35.012
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Related projects	UMRBPP: Upper Missouri River Basin Pilot Project
Spatial Type	grid
Frequency	criteria
Language	English
Categories	Radar
Platforms	Radar, WSR-88D (NEXRAD)
Instruments	(NWS) WSR-88D radar Doppler Radar NEXt Generation RADar (NEXRAD)
GCMD Science Keywords	PRECIPITATION AMOUNT Expand keywords

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	1999-04-05 00:00:00
End datetime	1999-05-05 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 44.20, Minimum (South) Latitude: 44.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -103.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -102.70

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

originator: UCAR/COMET

Citation

Example citation following ESIP guidelines:

UCAR/COMET. 1999. UMRBPP Radar: NIDS KUDX Hourly Precipitation (PRE1) Data Set. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/35.012. Accessed 25 Sep 2020.

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