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MAP: NCAR S-Pol radar moments data, CfRadial

Summary

S-Pol radar moments data collected during the Mesoscale Alpine Programme (MAP) from September 4 to November 6, 1999. The data are available as hourly tar files in CfRadial format.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D63B5Z0S
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2018-11-19)
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Related projects	MAP: Mesoscale Alpine Programme
Frequency	continuous
Language	English
Categories	Radar
Platforms	S-PolKa
Instruments	Doppler Radar Polarimetric Radar Radar S-PolKa
GCMD Science Keywords	ATMOSPHERIC WINDS CLOUD DYNAMICS CLOUD MICROPHYSICS CLOUD PROPERTIES CLOUDS DOPPLER VELOCITY LINE OF SIGHT VELOCITY LINE OF SIGHT WINDS MEAN RADIAL VELOCITY PRECIPITATION RADAR RADAR BACKSCATTER RADAR REFLECTIVITY RADIAL VELOCITY RETURN POWER SPECTRUM WIDTH WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Show 19 more... Expand keywords
Related links	companion: 214.007: NCAR S-Pol radar moments data, DORADE homepage: MAP EOL Homepage info: MAP Missions info: NCAR/UNIDATA CfRadial Data File Format

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	1999-09-04 00:00:00
End datetime	1999-11-06 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 49.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 41.50
Minimum (West) Longitude: 5.50, Maximum (East) Longitude: 15.30

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: NCAR/EOL S-Pol Team

Citation

NCAR/EOL S-Pol Team. 2018. MAP: NCAR S-Pol radar moments data, CfRadial. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D63B5Z0S. Accessed 21 Jun 2025.

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