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NOREASTER: NCAR HCR radar moments data

Summary

10Hz HIAPER Cloud Radar (HCR) data collected during the Nor'easter project on 2 February 2015. The data are in cfRadial format and are available in hourly tar files.

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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6QF8R1H
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2015-09-04) 2.0 (2022-06-24): Improved quality control and additional fields. 2.1 (2023-11-03): Improved echo type and melting layer products. (Only the current version of the data is available to order. If you have questions about a prior version, please email us.)
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Related projects	NOREASTER: Nor'easter
Frequency	continuous
Language	English
Categories	Aircraft Radar
Platforms	NSF/NCAR GV HIAPER NSF/NCAR GV HIAPER Cloud Radar
Instruments	Doppler Radar HCR - HIAPER Cloud Radar Radar
GCMD Science Keywords	ATMOSPHERIC WINDS CLOUD DYNAMICS CLOUD MICROPHYSICS CLOUD PROPERTIES CLOUDS CONVECTIVE CLOUDS/SYSTEMS (OBSERVED/ANALYZED) DOPPLER VELOCITY LINE OF SIGHT VELOCITY LINE OF SIGHT WINDS MEAN RADIAL VELOCITY RADAR RADAR BACKSCATTER RADAR CROSS-SECTION RADAR REFLECTIVITY RADIAL VELOCITY RETURN POWER SPECTRUM WIDTH VERTICAL WIND MOTION VERTICAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Show 18 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	readme_HCR_NOREASTER_10Hz_v2.1.pdf [112 KiB]
Related links	info: NCAR/UNIDATA CfRadial Data File Format homepage: NOREASTER Home Page

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2015-02-02 12:40:00
End datetime	2015-02-02 20:25:00

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 50.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 30.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -85.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -60.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: NCAR/EOL HCR Team

Citation

NCAR/EOL HCR Team. 2023. NOREASTER: NCAR HCR radar moments data. Version 2.1. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6QF8R1H. Accessed 19 Apr 2024.

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