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USAF C-130 Flight Level 10-second Resolution Data

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Summary

This data set includes 10-second resolution flight level data from the WC-130 flights for the ITOP field program (15 August - 20 October 2010). Additional information is available in the readme files. This data set was provided by the Naval Research Laboratory and the data are in a columnar ASCII format. This data set also includes 1 second resolution data from the Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer (SFMR) that was processed using the Klotz and Uhlhorn (2014) algorithm. These data are in NetCDF format.

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Versions
  • 1.0 (2012-02-03)
  • 2.0 (2017-10-20):

    This version includes SFMR data reprocessed using the new operational algorithm that is based on Klotz and Uhlhorn (2014). The updated algorithm improves the separation of the wind and rain in the microwave signal in order to reduce a high wind speed bias at wind speeds below about 60 kt. In so doing, rain rates are also more representative within the instrument limitations. A low bias in the strong wind speeds (over 120 kt) is reduced as well.

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Temporal coverage

Begin datetime 2010-08-22 00:00:00
End datetime 2010-10-18 23:59:59

Spatial coverage


Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 33.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 10.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: 124.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: 148.00

Primary point of contact information

Patrick Harr <paharr@nps.edu>

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Citation

Harr, P., Penny, A. 2017. USAF C-130 Flight Level 10-second Resolution Data. Version 2.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/JX0N-MTYT-VA0T. Accessed 09 Dec 2024.

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This material is based upon work supported by the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, a major facility sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation and managed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation.