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VORTEX2: Straka Mobile Mesonet

Summary

This dataset contains the Mobile Mesonet data collected by Straka of OU. Each file contains the mobile mesonet data for each vehicle (P8) for one day. Files ending in .qcd have been quality controlled. Files ending in .qcd.bc have been quality controlled and also have had biases removed via instrument intercomparisons. To learn more about the intercomparisons, see the readme file and see the VORTEX2 data collected by the NSSL-PSU Mobile mesonet.

IMPORTANT NOTE: DATASET UPDATED ON 2/1/2011 TO CORRECT AN ERRONEOUS OFFSET TO THE WIND DIRECTION.

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Identifier
Data Quality final
Versions
  • 1.0 (2011-02-02)
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Spatial Type point
Frequency continuous
Language English
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Temporal coverage

Begin datetime 2009-06-04 00:00:00
End datetime 2009-06-11 23:23:59

Spatial coverage


Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 41.3318, Minimum (South) Latitude: 40.1032
Minimum (West) Longitude: -104.767, Maximum (East) Longitude: -97.178

Primary point of contact information

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

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Citation

Straka, J., Williams, S. 2011. VORTEX2: Straka Mobile Mesonet. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/Y7M4-BDGF-HF0D. Accessed 28 Mar 2024.

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