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PLOWS: Navigation, State Parameter, and Microphysics Low Rate (LRT - 1 sps) Flight-Level Data

Summary

This dataset includes low rate navigation, state parameter, and microphysics flight-level data collected by the NSF/NCAR C-130 during the Profiling of Winter Storms (PLOWS) project. The data are in NetCDF format and are available for 18 flights. These files do NOT currently contain TDL data. That data will be merged at a later date and users who have ordered this dataset will be notified.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download
OPeNDAP access

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6HX1B1V
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2011-05-17)
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Related projects	PLOWS: Profiling of Winter Storms
Spatial Type	raster
Frequency	1 second
Language	English
Categories	Aircraft
Platforms	NSF NCAR C-130
Instruments	2DC - Two-Dimensional Optical Array Cloud Probe CDP - Cloud Droplet Probe Condensation Nuclei Counter - CNC Forward Scattering Spectrometer Probe - FSSP GPS Receivers INS - Inertial Navigation System PMS - Particle Measuring System PMS King Probe
GCMD Science Keywords	ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY AEROSOLS ATMOSPHERIC OZONE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE CLOUD DROPLET DISTRIBUTION CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE DEICED TEMPERATURE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS HORIZONTAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION RELATIVE HUMIDITY STATIC PRESSURE TURBULENCE U/V WIND COMPONENTS VAPOR PRESSURE VERTICAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE WATER VAPOR PROFILES Show 21 more... Expand keywords
Related links	info: C-130 Documentation info: LRT update details info: PLOWS 2008-2009 Missions info: PLOWS 2009-2010 Missions info: PLOWS Data Policy homepage: PLOWS EOL Project Homepage

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2009-11-01 13:57:00
End datetime	2010-03-09 04:28:00

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 49.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 30.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -104.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -75.00

Primary point of contact information

EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>

Additional contact information

author: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>

Citation

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2011. PLOWS: Navigation, State Parameter, and Microphysics Low Rate (LRT - 1 sps) Flight-Level Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6HX1B1V. Accessed 20 Apr 2025.

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