NIDS KUDX Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) Data Set
https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/35.014

Summary
This data set contains the Nexrad Information Dissemination Service (NIDS)
Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) product. The VAD products are generated in
either clear air or precipitation mode. It contains the current vertical wind
profile and up to ten profiles from previous time periods. The profiles are in
a time vs. height format. The range is up to 70,000 feet in height. It is
updated once every volume scan (typically every 5-10 min). The wind speeds are
in knots, the wind direction in degrees, and the height in feet above mean sea
level. Data are available for most periods during the UMRBPP (5 April to 5 May
1999) from the Rapid City, SD (KUDX) radar site. These data are in the (KUDX)
radar site. These data are in the original NIDS original NIDS format. These
data were not 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 (32 Mb) and the number of files (4500). Please
take this into consideration when placing your data order.

Identifiers
 * Local archive identifier: 35.014

Citation
Example citation following ESIP guidelines (http://bit.ly/data_citation):

 UCAR/COMET. 1999. NIDS KUDX Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) Data Set. Version
 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory.
 https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/35.014 Accessed 28 Sep 2022.

If you plan to cite this dataset in a publication, please email us at:
 eol-datahelp@ucar.edu
We may be able to provide an updated citation that includes a DOI.

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
 * UMRBPP: Upper Missouri River Basin Pilot Project
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/UMRBPP

Additional information
 * Spatial Type: grid
 * Frequency: criteria
 * Language: English

Categories
 * Radar

Platforms
 * Fixed Observation Stations

Instruments
 * Doppler Radar
 * NEXt Generation RADar (NEXRAD)
 * Radar

GCMD Science Keywords
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND DIRECTION
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > VELOCITY AZIMUTH DISPLAY VERTICAL WIND PROFILES
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND DIRECTION PROFILES
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND SPEED
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES

Temporal coverage
 * Begin datetime: 1999-04-05 00:00:00 
 * End datetime: 1999-05-05 23:59:59 

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

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

Additional contact information
 * originator: UCAR/COMET
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/519

Alternate metadata formats
 * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/35.014?format=datacite
 * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/35.014?format=isotc211