NOAA N43 P-3 HRD Research Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer (SFMR) Data https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/88.194 Summary This dataset contains Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer (SFMR) data from the NOAA N43 aircraft collected as part of the Hurricane Rainband and Intensity Change Experiment (RAINEX). It includes data collected during hurricanes Katrina, Ophelia, and Rita. These data are in NetCDF format. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 88.194 * doi:10.26023/XE1B-T2K3-5C0H https://doi.org/10.26023/XE1B-T2K3-5C0H Versions 1.0 2.0: This version includes SFMR data reprocessed using the new operational algorithm that is based on Klotz and Uhlhorn (2014). The updated algorithm improves the separation of the wind and rain in the microwave signal in order to reduce a high wind speed bias at wind speeds below about 60 kt. In so doing, rain rates are also more representative within the instrument limitations. A low bias in the strong wind speeds (over 120 kt) is reduced as well. Citation Klotz, B., Uhlhorn, E. 2017. RAINEX: NOAA N43 P-3 HRD Research Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer (SFMR) Data. Version 2.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/XE1B-T2K3-5C0H 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 * RAINEX: Hurricane Rainband and Intensity Change Experiment https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/RAINEX Additional information * Spatial Type: point * Frequency: no set schedule * Language: English Categories * Aircraft Platforms * Aircraft, NOAA P-3 Instruments * Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer - SFMR Events * Hurricane Katrina * Hurricane Ophelia * Hurricane Rita GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > MICROWAVE > BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > WEATHER EVENTS > TROPICAL CYCLONES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION RATE * EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS Documentation * RAINEX_N43_SFMR_V2.0.txt [2 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/4150235D1CB9/RAINEX_N43_SFMR_V2.0.txt Related links * companion: 88.192: NOAA N43 P-3 AOC Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer (SFMR) Unit #3 Data [HRD] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/88.192 * homepage: RAINEX Project Page https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/rainex * info: RAINEX Missions https://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/rainex/missions.html * info: HRD SFMR format http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/format/sfmr.html Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 2005-08-25 00:00:00 * End datetime: 2005-09-23 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 40.00 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 10.00 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -100.00 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -50.00 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Additional contact information * author: Bradley W. Klotz https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/3311 * author: Eric W. Uhlhorn https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/3312 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/88.194?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/88.194?format=isotc211