Multi-Radar/Multi-Sensor (MRMS) Precipitation Data
https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/558.004

Summary
This data set contains the gridded precipitation data from the National
Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Multi-Radar/Multi-Sensor (MRMS)
system for days that VORTEX-SE conducted operations during its 2018 field
season as well as surrounding days (8-12,18-21, 24-31 March; 1-8 and 12-15
April 2018). These data are in GRIB2 format.

Identifiers
 * Local archive identifier: 558.004
 * doi:10.26023/4WM5-Y4PF-8D03
   https://doi.org/10.26023/4WM5-Y4PF-8D03

Versions
  1.0

Citation
 National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP). 2018.
 Multi-Radar/Multi-Sensor (MRMS) Precipitation Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR -
 Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/4WM5-Y4PF-8D03 Accessed
 26 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_2018: The Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes
Experiment Southeast (VORTEX-SE) 2018 Field campaign
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/VORTEX-SE_2018

Additional information
 * Spatial Type: grid
 * Frequency: criteria
 * Language: English

Categories
 * Precipitation
 * Radar
 * Surface

Platforms
 * Weather Stations

Instruments
 * Doppler Radar
 * NEXt Generation RADar (NEXRAD)
 * Radar
 * Rain Gauges

GCMD Science Keywords
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION AMOUNT > 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION AMOUNT
 * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > RADAR REFLECTIVITY
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION RATE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > SOLID PRECIPITATION > SNOW
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > SOLID PRECIPITATION > HAIL
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION AMOUNT > HOURLY PRECIPITATION AMOUNT
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > LIQUID PRECIPITATION > RAIN

Documentation
 * GRIB2_062006.pdf [227 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/53378838794A2/GRIB2_062006.pdf
 * Introduction_GRIB1-GRIB2.pdf [33 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/53378838794A3/Introduction_GRIB1-GRIB2.pdf
 * README_MRMS_2018.pdf [198 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/53378838794A4/README_MRMS_2018.pdf

Related links
 * info: VORTEX-SE_2018 Missions
   http://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/vortex-se_2018/tools/missions
 * homepage: VORTEX-SE 2018 EOL Homepage
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/vortex-se2018
 * 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: 2018-03-08 00:00:00 
 * End datetime: 2018-04-15 23:59:59 

Spatial coverage
 * Maximum (North) Latitude: 50.00
 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 24.00
 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -125.00
 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -65.00

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

Additional contact information
 * author: National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1304

Alternate metadata formats
 * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/558.004?format=datacite
 * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/558.004?format=isotc211