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Low Rate Navigation, State Parameter, and Microphysics Flight-Level Data [NCAR/EOL]

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Summary

This data set includes airborne measurements obtained from the NCAR Research Aviation Facility (RAF) C-130 aircraft (Tail Number: N130AR) during the Coastally Trapped Waves (CTW) 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

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6V40SH9
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2011-05-17)
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Related projects	CTW: Coastal Waves 1996 (Coastally Trapped Waves)
Spatial Type	unknown
Frequency	1 second
Language	English
Categories	Aircraft
Platforms	NSF NCAR C-130
Instruments	2DC - Two-Dimensional Optical Array Cloud Probe CNC - Condensation Nuclei Counter 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 AEROSOLS ATMOSPHERIC OZONE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE CLOUD DROPLET DISTRIBUTION CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE DEICED TEMPERATURE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS HORIZONTAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED LONGWAVE RADIATION PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHORTWAVE RADIATION STATIC PRESSURE TURBULENCE U/V WIND COMPONENTS VAPOR PRESSURE VERTICAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE WATER VAPOR PROFILES Show 23 more... Expand keywords
Related links	info: C-130Q LRT homepage: CTW EOL Homepage info: LRT NetCDF Header Dump

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	1996-06-02 17:37:12
End datetime	1996-07-01 23:46:45

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 43.40, Minimum (South) Latitude: 34.198
Minimum (West) Longitude: -126.621, Maximum (East) Longitude: -120.111

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

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

Citation

NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory. 2011. Low Rate Navigation, State Parameter, and Microphysics Flight-Level Data. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6V40SH9. Accessed 07 Nov 2025.

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