NCAR S-Pol real-time moments data https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/387.001 Summary S-PolKa radar data taken continuously during the FRONT (Front Range Observational Network Testbed) project. The data is in CfRadial format. See the FRONT S-Pol Data Availability 2014-2015 document linked below to check on data availability. Be aware that one day averages almost 7 Gigabytes of data. Each order can contain a maximum of 16 GB of data (~2.5 days). For very large orders, it may be preferable for you to access these data via a loaner external hard drive. Please email the Point of Contact to request these data. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 387.001 * doi:10.5065/D6N29V5H https://doi.org/10.5065/D6N29V5H Versions 1.0 Citation NCAR/EOL S-Pol Team. 2016. FRONT: NCAR S-Pol real-time moments data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6N29V5H Accessed 29 Mar 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 * FRONT: Front Range Observational Network Testbed https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/FRONT Additional information * Spatial Type: unknown * Frequency: continuous * Language: English Categories * Radar Platforms * S-PolKa Instruments * Doppler Radar * Polarimetric Radar * Radar * S-PolKa GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > MEAN RADIAL VELOCITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND DIRECTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > DOPPLER VELOCITY * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > PLATFORM CHARACTERISTICS > LINE OF SIGHT VELOCITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > SPECTRUM WIDTH * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND DIRECTION PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > RADAR REFLECTIVITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > LINE OF SIGHT WINDS * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > RADIAL VELOCITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD DYNAMICS * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND DIRECTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > RADAR BACKSCATTER * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > RETURN POWER * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Related links * homepage: FRONT-ROSE EOL Homepage https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/front-rose * homepage: FRONT-DE2 EOL Homepage https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/front-de2 * info: NCAR/UNIDATA CfRadial Data File Format https://github.com/NCAR/CfRadial/blob/master/docs/CfRadialDoc.v1.5.20211201.pdf * homepage: FRONT-STEP EOL Homepage https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/front-step * info: FRONT S-Pol Data Availability 2014-2015 https://www.eol.ucar.edu/content/front-s-pol-data-availability-20142015 Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 2014-01-01 00:00:00 * End datetime: 2015-04-10 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 45.00 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 35.00 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -110.00 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -98.00 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Additional contact information * author: NCAR/EOL S-Pol Team https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/3162 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/387.001?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/387.001?format=isotc211