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VORTEX2: UMass XPOL NetCDF Data

Summary

This dataset includes the netCDF data from the Mobile UMass XPOL radar during the VORTEX2 project. There may be multiple deployments in a single day tar file. When ordering, the user should be aware that some of these files are somewhat large, on the order of several hundred MBytes to 2 GB.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/60CC-8V50-HG0F
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2011-09-14)
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Related projects	VORTEX2: Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 2
Frequency	no set schedule
Language	English
Categories	Radar
Platforms	XPOL
Instruments	Doppler Radar Polarimetric Radar Radar
GCMD Science Keywords	MEAN RADIAL VELOCITY RADAR REFLECTIVITY RETURN POWER SPECTRUM WIDTH Expand keywords
Documentation	V2-UMa-XPOL-Instrument_Summary.pdf [2 MiB] V2-UMa-XPOL-Operations_Summary.pdf [10 MiB]
Related links	homepage: EOL Project Homepage info: VORTEX2 2009 Missions info: VORTEX2 2010 Missions info: VORTEX2 Project Data Policy

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2009-05-12 00:00:00
End datetime	2009-06-14 00:48:59

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

principalInvestigator: Stephen J. Frasier <frasier@umass.edu>
author: Stephen J. Frasier <frasier@umass.edu>
principalInvestigator: Howie Bluestein <hblue@ou.edu>
author: Howie Bluestein <hblue@ou.edu>

Citation

Frasier, S., Bluestein, H. 2011. VORTEX2: UMass XPOL NetCDF Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/60CC-8V50-HG0F. Accessed 26 Jan 2025.

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