NOAA/ATDD Micrometeorological Tower Data
https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/527.008

Summary
This data set contains 30 minute meteorological, soil, and flux observations
from the NOAA/ATDD micrometeorological towers located at Belle Mina and
Cullman, Alabama for the Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes
Experiment-Southeast (VORTEX-SE) 2016 field season (1 March to 1 May 2016).
These data are in a columnar ASCII format.

Identifiers
 * Local archive identifier: 527.008
 * doi:10.5065/D6BG2MBJ
   https://doi.org/10.5065/D6BG2MBJ

Versions
  1.0

Citation
 Lee, T., Buban, M., Meyers, T. 2016. NOAA/ATDD Micrometeorological Tower
 Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory.
 https://doi.org/10.5065/D6BG2MBJ Accessed 24 Apr 2024.

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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
 * VORTEX-SE_2016: Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes
EXperiment-Southeast (VORTEX-SE) 2016 Field Campaign
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/VORTEX-SE_2016

Additional information
 * Spatial Type: point
 * Frequency: 30 minute
 * Language: English

Categories
 * Flux
 * Soils
 * Sub-Surface
 * Surface

Platforms
 * Flux Tower
 * Weather Stations

Instruments
 * Anemometers
 * Automated Weather System
 * Barometers
 * Eddy Correlation Devices
 * IRGA - Infrared Gas Analyzers
 * Net Radiometers
 * Photosynthetically Active Radiation Sensor
 * Rain Gauges
 * Soil Moisture Probe
 * Soil Temperature Probe
 * Sonic Anemometer
 * Thermometers
 * Wind Vanes

GCMD Science Keywords
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > NET RADIATION
 * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION
 * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > CANOPY CHARACTERISTICS
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > SKIN TEMPERATURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > RELATIVE HUMIDITY
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SURFACE PRESSURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SURFACE THERMAL PROPERTIES > SKIN TEMPERATURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SHORTWAVE RADIATION
 * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL TEMPERATURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND SPEED
 * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL HEAT BUDGET
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND DIRECTION
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS > ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > LONGWAVE RADIATION
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION AMOUNT
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > HEAT FLUX

Documentation
 * vortexSE2016_tower_metadata_08162016_2.pdf [135 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/52D006313EA3F/vortexSE2016_tower_metadata_08162016_2.pdf

Related links
 * homepage: VORTEX-SE 2016 EOL Homepage
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/vortex-se2016
 * info: VORTEX-SE_2016 Missions
   http://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/vortex-se_2016/tools/missions
 * info: VORTEX-SE EOL Website
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/vortex-se
 * info: VORTEX-SE Data Policy
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/content/vortex-se-data-policy

Temporal coverage
 * Begin datetime: 2016-03-01 00:00:00 
 * End datetime: 2016-05-01 23:59:59 

Spatial coverage
 * Maximum (North) Latitude: 34.70
 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 34.10
 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -86.90
 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -86.70

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

Additional contact information
 * author: Temple Lee <temple.lee@noaa.gov>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/2179
 * author: Michael Buban <michael.buban@noaa.gov>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/2180
 * author: Tilden Meyers <tilden.meyers@noaa.gov>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/199

Alternate metadata formats
 * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/527.008?format=datacite
 * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/527.008?format=isotc211