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FASTEX Navigation, State Parameter, and Microphysics LRT Data - [NetCDF]

Summary

This data set includes airborne measurements obtained from the NCAR Research Aviation Facility (RAF) Electra aircraft (Tail Number: N308D) during the Fronts and Atlantic Storm Tracks Experiment (FASTEX) project. This dataset contains low rate navigation, state parameter, and microphysics flight-level data in NetCDF format.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download
download: Electra

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/Y9MF-0C7P-2X07
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2011-05-17)
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Related projects	FASTEX: Fronts and Atlantic Storm Track Experiment
Spatial Type	unknown
Frequency	1 second
Language	English
Categories	Aircraft
Platforms	NCAR Electra (N308D)
Instruments	2DC - Two-Dimensional Optical Array Cloud Probe Forward Scattering Spectrometer Probe - FSSP GPS Receivers Hygrometers INS - Inertial Navigation System PMS - Particle Measuring System PMS King Probe Pyrgeometers
GCMD Science Keywords	ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY ATMOSPHERIC OZONE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE CLOUD DROPLET DISTRIBUTION DEW POINT TEMPERATURE HORIZONTAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED LONGWAVE RADIATION PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHORTWAVE RADIATION STATIC PRESSURE U/V WIND COMPONENTS VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE Show 13 more... Expand keywords
Related links	download: Electra homepage: FASTEX EOL Project Homepage info: FASTEX Missions info: NetCDF Header Dump

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	1997-01-10 01:54:10
End datetime	1997-02-06 01:38:34

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 60.04037, Minimum (South) Latitude: 47.71776
Minimum (West) Longitude: -23.83754, Maximum (East) Longitude: -8.36323

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

originator: Janine Aquino <janine@ucar.edu>

Citation

Aquino, J. 2011. FASTEX Navigation, State Parameter, and Microphysics LRT Data -. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/Y9MF-0C7P-2X07. Accessed 13 Nov 2025.

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