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COMET CASE 004 (BOW ECHO) WSI NOWRAD Mosaics (GIF)

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COMET_CASE_004

Summary

This dataset contains WSI NOWRAD radar composite imagery of central USA. Data are archived as GIF files at a 30 minute frequency.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download
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Additional information

Homepage	https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/3.86
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Related projects	COMET_CASE_004: COMET Case Study 004: Bow Echo
Spatial Type	raster
Frequency	30 minute
Language	English
Categories	Radar
Platforms	Fixed Observation Stations
Instruments	Doppler Radar NEXt Generation RADar (NEXRAD) Radar
GCMD Science Keywords	RADAR REFLECTIVITY Expand keywords
Related links	homepage: COMET EOL Homepage

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	1996-05-05 00:00:00
End datetime	1996-05-06 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 50.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 20.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -125.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -65.00

Primary point of contact information

Unidata Support <support@unidata.ucar.edu>

Citation

Unidata Support. 1996. COMET CASE 004 (BOW ECHO) WSI NOWRAD Mosaics. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/3.86. Accessed 24 May 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.