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STORM-FEST WSI NOWRAD Radar Composites

Summary

WSI provides PPI reflectivity data from individual NWS radars and regional NWS radar composites (NOWRAD) every 15 min during STORM-FEST. A fixed regional sector (STORM-FEST inner domain) and a floater sector were collected via PC- McIDAS.

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ORDER offline data

Additional information

Homepage	https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/3.17
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Related projects	STORM-FEST: USWRP/STORM Fronts Experiment Systems Test
Spatial Type	grid
Frequency	15 minute
Language	English
Categories	Radar
Platforms	Fixed Observation Stations
Instruments	Doppler Radar NEXt Generation RADar (NEXRAD) Radar
GCMD Science Keywords	RADAR REFLECTIVITY Expand keywords
Documentation	nowrad.txt [3 KiB]
Related links	homepage: STORM-FEST

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	1992-02-01 00:00:00
End datetime	1992-03-15 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 45.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 30.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -105.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -85.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Citation

NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory. 1995. STORM-FEST WSI NOWRAD Radar Composites. Version 1.0. null. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/3.17. Accessed 08 Nov 2025.

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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.