NCAR/NSF C-130 Aerosol Cloud Particle 2D-S Data
https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/87.048

Summary
For the 2D-S in RICO the size distribution and some basic scalar quantities
are archived at 1 Hz. Two different estimates of the Particle Size
Distribution (PSD) are calculated and archived. The two PSDs correspond to
methods 4 and 6 of 2DSView, the software package used to create the archive
files. 2DSView may be obtained upon request from SPEC inc. and may be used for
more tailored processing than the 1 Hz processing provided in the archive.
Each day's research Flight have two files, one for 2DS H-channel data, one for
V-channel data. The data file name gives the Flight number year month day
YYYYMMDD the instrument 2DS channel H or V

Identifiers
 * Local archive identifier: 87.048
 * doi:10.26023/W78M-4V8G-3Y14
   https://doi.org/10.26023/W78M-4V8G-3Y14

Versions
  1.0

Citation
 Baker, B., Baker, B. 2008. RICO: NCAR/NSF C-130 Aerosol Cloud Particle 2D-S
 Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory.
 https://doi.org/10.26023/W78M-4V8G-3Y14 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
 * RICO: Rain in Cumulus Over the Ocean
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/RICO

Additional information
 * Spatial Type: multiple
 * Frequency: 1 second
 * Language: English

Categories
 * Aerosols
 * Aircraft

Platforms
 * NSF/NCAR C-130

Instruments
 * 2DS - 2D-Stereo Probe

GCMD Science Keywords
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE

Documentation
 * RICO_2D-S_C-130_data_archive_READ_ME.pdf [44 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/419AD39C9E89/RICO_2D-S_C-130_data_archive_READ_ME.pdf

Related links
 * companion: 87.006: NSF/NCAR C-130 Cloud Particle Imager (CPI) Data
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/87.006
 * info: RICO Missions
   http://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/rico/catalog/missions.html
 * info: RICO Data Policy
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/content/rico-data-policy
 * homepage: RICO Homepage
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/rico
 * homepage: SPEC web site
   http://www.specinc.com/

Temporal coverage
 * Begin datetime: 2004-12-19 00:00:00 
 * End datetime: 2005-01-24 23:59:59 

Spatial coverage
 * Maximum (North) Latitude: 21.00
 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 15.00
 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -72.00
 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -57.00

Primary contact information
 * pointOfContact: Bradley A. Baker <brad@specinc.com>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/632

Additional contact information
 * originator: Bradley A. Baker <brad@specinc.com>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/632
 * author: Bradley A. Baker <brad@specinc.com>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/632

Alternate metadata formats
 * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/87.048?format=datacite
 * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/87.048?format=isotc211