readme.915      Readme file for MIPS 915MHz wind profiler data

The 915 MHz Wind Profiler data is in 3 forms:
        1) raw, binary spectra (*.SPC)
        2) cns, ascii 30 min consensus winds (*.CNS)
        3) NIMA/NWCA-processed, ascii 30 min consensus winds (*.edg)

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1) The raw, binary files containing spectra are located in the 'data/raw' directory
and are named DYYJJJA.SPC and HYYJJJA.SPC where:

C   -> file contents - D for data, H for header
YY  -> two digit year
JJJ -> Julian day
A   -> reference, if more than one file
SPC -> spectral data

Refer to the document "915_raw_data_format.doc" (included with this dataset) for
the format of these data.

The directional (wind) data has been adjusted for MIPS heading but should be
corrected for magnetic declination at each of the MIPS sites.

Moments plots in the 'images/' directory are generated from these data.

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2) The raw, 30 min consensus wind (produced by the profiler POP4 software)
are also located in the 'data/cns' directory and are named WYYJJJ.CNS where:

C   -> file contents - W for winds, T for (virtual) temperature
YY  -> two digit year
JJJ -> Julian day
CNS -> consensus data

Refer to the document "915_raw_data_format.doc" for the format of the *.CNS data.

IOP Information:

IOP 1 - 3/13/2016 - 3/14/2016	1800 - 0915 UTC
IOP 2 - 3/24/2016		0900 - 2200 UTC
IOP 3 - 3/31/2016 - 4/1/2016	1800 - 0300 UTC
IOP 4A - 4/27/2016		1800 - 2330 UTC
IOP 4B - 4/29/2016		1730 - 2315 UTC
IOP 4C - 4/30/2016		1400 - 2330 UTC
IOP 4D - 5/1/2016		1630 - 2030 UTC


If you have any questions, please contact:

Dustin Phillips
ph:  256-824-4024
email:  phillips@nsstc.uah.edu