NCAR S-Pol radar moments data https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/621.001 Summary S-Pol radar moments data collected during the Prediction of Rainfall Extremes Campaign In the Pacific (PRECIP) from 25 May 2015 to 11 August 2022. The data are available as 3-hourly tar files (~2-6 GB/file) in CfRadial format. The size of the whole dataset is 2T. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 621.001 * doi:10.26023/QA4M-CDHH-MY0Z https://doi.org/10.26023/QA4M-CDHH-MY0Z Versions 0.1 1.0: This is a quality controlled dataset. Citation NCAR/EOL S-Pol Team. 2023. PRECIP: NCAR S-Pol radar moments data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/QA4M-CDHH-MY0Z Accessed 19 Apr 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 * PRECIP: Prediction of Rainfall Extremes Campaign In the Pacific https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/PRECIP Additional information * Frequency: continuous * Language: English ISO Topic Categories * climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere Categories * Radar Platforms * S-PolKa Instruments * Doppler Radar * Polarimetric Radar * Radar * S-PolKa GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > LIQUID PRECIPITATION > RAIN * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION AMOUNT * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > TOTAL SURFACE PRECIPITATION RATE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD DYNAMICS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > SOLID PRECIPITATION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > SOLID PRECIPITATION > ICE PELLETS > SLEET * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND DIRECTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > LIQUID PRECIPITATION * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > RADAR BACKSCATTER * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > SPECTRUM WIDTH * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > HYDROMETEORS * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > RETURN POWER * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > SOLID PRECIPITATION > HAIL * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > SOLID PRECIPITATION > SNOW * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > LIQUID PRECIPITATION > DRIZZLE * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > RADIAL VELOCITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > SOLID PRECIPITATION > SNOW > SNOW GRAINS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND DIRECTION PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > LINE OF SIGHT WINDS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION RATE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > LIQUID PRECIPITATION > LIQUID SURFACE PRECIPITATION RATE * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND DIRECTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > RADAR REFLECTIVITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > MEAN RADIAL VELOCITY * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > DOPPLER VELOCITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > SOLID PRECIPITATION > SNOW > SNOW PELLETS * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > PLATFORM CHARACTERISTICS > LINE OF SIGHT VELOCITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > SOLID PRECIPITATION > ICE PELLETS > SMALL HAIL Documentation * readme_S-Pol_PRECIP_moments_v1.0.pdf [194 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/553A7F6A6F772/readme_S-Pol_PRECIP_moments_v1.0.pdf * sweep_angle_table.spol.precip.rhi.v1.0.txt [1561 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/553A7F6A6F812/sweep_angle_table.spol.precip.rhi.v1.0.txt * sweep_angle_table.spol.precip.sur.v1.0.txt [829 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/553A7F6A6F7C3/sweep_angle_table.spol.precip.sur.v1.0.txt Restrictions * authorization required Related links * companion: 621.003: NCAR S-Pol radar time series data https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/621.003 * companion: 621.004: NCAR S-Pol site camera images https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/621.004 * info: NCAR/UNIDATA CfRadial Data File Format https://github.com/NCAR/CfRadial/blob/master/docs/CfRadialDoc.v1.5.20211201.pdf * info: Quality control procedure description https://github.com/NCAR/lrose-projects-precip/blob/main/docs/SPOL_QC1_for_PRECIP.pdf * homepage: PRECIP Home Page https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/precip * info: S-Pol PRECIP operations log https://github.com/NCAR/lrose-projects-precip/blob/main/docs/SPOL-operations-log-for-PRECIP.pdf * info: PRECIP Data Policy https://www.eol.ucar.edu/content/precip-data-policy Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 2022-05-25 00:00:00 * End datetime: 2022-08-11 02:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 27.50 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 22.50 * Minimum (West) Longitude: 118.00 * Maximum (East) Longitude: 123.50 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Additional contact information * author: NCAR/EOL S-Pol Team https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/3162 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/621.001?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/621.001?format=isotc211