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MIPS 915 MHz Profiler NIMA-processed Consensus Wind and Moments Data [University of Alabama-Huntsville]

Summary

This data set contains NIMA/NWCA-processed 30 minute resolution consensus wind and moments data from the MIPS 915 MHz profiler for select IOPs during the PLOWS field seasons. The data were provided by the University of Alabama-Huntsville and are in a columnar ASCII format.

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Additional information

Homepage	https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/113.079
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Related projects	PLOWS: Profiling of Winter Storms
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	30 minute
Language	English
Categories	Profiler Upper Air
Platforms	UAH Mobile Integrated Profiling System - MIPS
Instruments	915 MHz wind profiler
GCMD Science Keywords	BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS U/V WIND COMPONENTS VERTICAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Expand keywords
Documentation	readme.915.nima [3 KiB]
Related links	info: PLOWS 2008-2009 Missions info: PLOWS 2009-2010 Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2009-02-11 00:00:00
End datetime	2010-03-09 23:59:59

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 <eol-datahelp@ucar.edu>

Additional contact information

author: University of Alabama Huntsville

Citation

Example citation following ESIP guidelines:

University of Alabama Huntsville. 2010. MIPS 915 MHz Profiler NIMA-processed Consensus Wind and Moments Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/113.079. Accessed 02 Jun 2020.

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