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MP3 University of Wisconsin SPARC Doppler Lidar VAD Wind Data

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PECAN

Summary

This data set contains the Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind data from the ARM Halo Streamline Doppler Lidar that was included in the PECAN Mobile PISA 3 University of Wisconsin SPARC facility. Data were collected from locations around the central United States during PECAN observing periods. There are both daily netCDF data files and daily quicklook images included in this data set.

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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6V9869B
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2016-03-28) 2.0 (2016-10-10): This version released on 5 October 2016 has two updates. First, this version is more complete as additional raw data was found. Second, this version corrects a 180 degree offset in the horizontal winds in the VAD analysis. (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	PECAN: Plains Elevated Convection at Night
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	20 minute
Language	English
Categories	Lidar Upper Air
Platforms	SSEC Portable Atmospheric Research Center (SPARC)
Instruments	Doppler Lidar Lidar
Sites	Mobile PISA 3 - UW SPARC
GCMD Science Keywords	BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS VELOCITY AZIMUTH DISPLAY VERTICAL WIND PROFILES WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Expand keywords
Documentation	README_PECAN_MP3_SPARC_DL_VAD_V2_20161005.txt [2 KiB]
Related links	info: PECAN Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2015-06-02 00:00:00
End datetime	2015-07-16 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 43.1547, Minimum (South) Latitude: 36.99
Minimum (West) Longitude: -100.8961, Maximum (East) Longitude: -92.0384

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

Additional contact information

author: Timothy J. Wagner <tim.wagner@ssec.wisc.edu>
author: Dave Turner <dave.turner@noaa.gov>
author: Rob Newsom <rob.newsom@pnnl.gov>

Citation

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Wagner, T., Turner, D., Newsom, R. 2016. MP3 University of Wisconsin SPARC Doppler Lidar VAD Wind Data. Version 2.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6V9869B. Accessed 10 Jun 2023.

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