readme.dsd      Readme file for UAH Disdrometer data

The UAH Disdrometer data files are named mips_YYYYMMDD_dsd.dat, seperated by IOP (see MIPS IOP Document)

where:

YYYY     -> year
MM       -> month
DD       -> day
dsd.dat  -> DSD data 

A sample data line is given below:

(Column #) |0  1  2    3    4  5        6      7  8      9    10   11  12 
	   |01,05,2007,0000,00,0000.000,00000, NP,-9.999,5000,XXXX,XXX,XXX
	   
The data file records, column by column, are:

COLUMN    VARIABLE
-------------------------------------
0     ->  Day
1     ->  Month
2     ->  Year	
3     ->  Hour & minute (UTC)
4     ->  Second.fraction-of-second (UTC)
5     ->  Intensity (mm/hr)
6     ->  Number Of Recorded Particles
7     ->  Metar Code
8     ->  Reflectivity (dBZ)
9     ->  Visablilty (m)
10    ->  N (d) (1/m^3mm)
11    ->  v (d)
12    ->  Raw (32 x 32 Bins)

 
Data is collected at 10 sec intervals.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Dustin Phillips
ph:  256-961-7008
email:  phillips@nsstc.uah.edu