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VORTEX2: NCEP Stage 4 Six Hourly Precipitation Imagery

Summary

This dataset includes NCEP Stage 4 Six Hourly Precipitation Imagery from the VORTEX2 2009 and 2010 Field Catalogs. Imagery files are only available for the VORTEX2 field phases for approximately May-June 2009 and April-June 2010. The files are in .gif format. See the catalog links in the related links section below to access the field catalogs.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download
Preview dataset (plots/images)

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/3QNG-1PNF-500S
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2010-09-01)
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Related projects	VORTEX2: Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 2
Spatial Type	raster
Frequency	6 hourly
Language	English
Categories	Precipitation Surface
Platforms	Weather Stations
Instruments	Doppler Radar NEXt Generation RADar (NEXRAD) Radar Rain Gauges
GCMD Science Keywords	HOURLY PRECIPITATION AMOUNT Expand keywords
Related links	homepage: EOL Project Homepage info: EOL/VORTEX2_2009 FIELD CATALOG - Operational Products info: EOL/VORTEX2_2010 FIELD CATALOG - Operational Products catalog: VORTEX2 2009 Field Catalog catalog: VORTEX2 2010 Field Catalog info: VORTEX2 Project Data Policy

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2009-05-05 00:00:00
End datetime	2010-06-19 23:00:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 45.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 32.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -105.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -92.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction

Citation

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction. 2010. VORTEX2: NCEP Stage 4 Six Hourly Precipitation Imagery. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/3QNG-1PNF-500S. Accessed 15 Jan 2026.

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