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

Project:

VORTEX-95

Summary

This data set includes airborne measurements obtained from the NCAR Research Aviation Facility (RAF) Electra aircraft (Tail Number: N308D) during the Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes EXperiment (VORTEX). 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/10.5065/D6KP80FZ
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2011-05-17)
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Related projects	VORTEX-95: Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 95
Spatial Type	unknown
Frequency	1 second
Language	English
Categories	Aircraft
Platforms	NCAR Electra (N308D)
Instruments	GPS Receivers Hygrometers Pyrgeometers
GCMD Science Keywords	ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE HORIZONTAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED LONGWAVE RADIATION RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHORTWAVE RADIATION STATIC PRESSURE U/V WIND COMPONENTS Show 8 more... Expand keywords
Related links	download: Electra info: NetCDF Header Dump homepage: VORTEX 1995 EOL Homepage info: VORTEX-95 Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	1995-04-17 18:35:58
End datetime	1995-06-09 00:29:03

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 41.15307, Minimum (South) Latitude: 30.81855
Minimum (West) Longitude: -103.7525, Maximum (East) Longitude: -94.75243

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/D6KP80FZ. Accessed 10 Feb 2026.

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