NCAR HCR radar and GV-HSRL lidar moments data https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/487.035 Summary HIAPER Cloud Radar (HCR) and High Spectral Resolution Lidar (HSRL) data collected aboard the NSF/NCAR GV HIAPER (Gulfstream-V High-performance Instrumented Airborne Platform for Environmental Research) (N677F) during the CSET (Cloud Systems Evolution in the Trades) project from 1 July 2015 to 12 August 2015. The data are in cfRadial format and are available as daily tar archives. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 487.035 * doi:10.26023/NXR4-FTPY-J04 https://doi.org/10.26023/NXR4-FTPY-J04 Versions 1.0 3.0: De-aliased velocity, melting layer altitude, convective/stratiform echo type, and particle identification were added. 3.1: Improved echo type and melting layer fields. Citation NCAR/EOL HCR Team, NCAR/EOL HSRL Team. 2023. CSET: NCAR HCR radar and GV-HSRL lidar moments data. Version 3.1. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/NXR4-FTPY-J04 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 * CSET: Cloud System Evolution in the Trades https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/CSET Additional information * Frequency: continuous * Language: English ISO Topic Categories * climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere Categories * Aircraft * Lidar * Radar * Upper Air Platforms * NSF/NCAR GV HIAPER * NSF/NCAR GV High Spectral Resolution Lidar (HSRL) Instruments * Doppler Radar * HCR - HIAPER Cloud Radar * HSRL - High Spectral Resolution Lidar * Lidar * Polarimetric Radar GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > DOPPLER VELOCITY * EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WINDS > VERTICAL WIND MOTION * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > RADAR BACKSCATTER * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > HYDROMETEORS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > LINE OF SIGHT WINDS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > SPECTRUM WIDTH * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > PLATFORM CHARACTERISTICS > LINE OF SIGHT VELOCITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL BACKSCATTER * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > RADAR REFLECTIVITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND DIRECTION PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND DYNAMICS > VERTICAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CONVECTIVE CLOUDS/SYSTEMS (OBSERVED/ANALYZED) * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION PROFILES > RAIN TYPE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL EXTINCTION * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > LIDAR * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > RADIAL VELOCITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION PROFILES > MELTING LAYER HEIGHT * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > MEAN RADIAL VELOCITY * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > LIDAR > LIDAR DEPOLARIZATION RATIO * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > LIDAR > LIDAR BACKSCATTER * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD DYNAMICS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER > SCATTERING * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER > ABSORPTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > RADAR CROSS-SECTION Documentation * readme_HCR_HSRL_CSET_v3.1.pdf [148 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/546FD96F02CA8/readme_HCR_HSRL_CSET_v3.1.pdf Related links * companion: 487.002: NCAR HCR radar moments data https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/487.002 * companion: 487.016: NCAR GV-HSRL lidar data https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/487.016 * homepage: CSET Home Page https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/cset * info: CSET Data Policy https://www.eol.ucar.edu/content/cset-data-policy * info: CSET Missions https://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/cset/tools/missions * info: NCAR/UNIDATA CfRadial Data File Format https://github.com/NCAR/CfRadial/blob/master/docs/CfRadialDoc.v1.5.20211201.pdf Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 2015-07-01 00:00:00 * End datetime: 2015-08-12 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 50.00 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 15.00 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -160.00 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -120.00 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Additional contact information * author: NCAR/EOL HCR Team https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/3159 * author: NCAR/EOL HSRL Team https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/3160 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/487.035?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/487.035?format=isotc211