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NSSL PSU Mobile Mesonet Data [Richardson, Markowski/PSU]

Project:

VORTEX2

Summary

This dataset contains the NSSL-PSU Mobile Mesonet data collected by Richardson and Markowski of PSU. The data covers the 2009 and 2010 field phases for approximately May-June 2009 and May-June 2010. Each file contains the mobile mesonet data for a specific vehicle for one day. Files ending in .qcd have been quality controlled. Please see the documentation for more information. Also included are storm-relative plots of vehicle tracks overlaid on WSR-88D imagery.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6DF6Q1J
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2010-08-26) 1.1 (2018-06-05): This version has added storm-relative plots of mesonet vehicle tracks on 88D imagery. The data are unchanged from the previous version. (Only the current version of the data is available to order. If you have questions about a prior version, please email us.)
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Related projects	VORTEX2: Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 2
Frequency	10 second
Language	English
Categories	Surface
Platforms	Mobile Mesonet Vehicles Weather Stations
Instruments	Automated Weather System
GCMD Science Keywords	AIR TEMPERATURE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SURFACE PRESSURE WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED Expand keywords
Documentation	README_NSSL-PSU_mobilemesonet_V1.1.txt [4 KiB]
Related links	homepage: EOL Project Homepage catalog: VORTEX2 2009 Field Catalog catalog: VORTEX2 2010 Field Catalog info: VORTEX2 Project Data Policy

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2009-05-12 00:00:00
End datetime	2010-06-14 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 45.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 35.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -105.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -92.00

Primary point of contact information

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

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Citation

Markowski, P., Richardson, Y. 2018. NSSL PSU Mobile Mesonet Data. Version 1.1. null. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6DF6Q1J. Accessed 13 Nov 2025.

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