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DC3: UAH Mobile Alabama X-Band (MAX) Radar data

Summary

This dataset contains X-band radar data taken from the University of Alabama in Huntsville's Mobile Alabama X-band (MAX) radar as a part of the Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry (DC3) project. The data are in Dorade Sweep format and are available as daily TAR/GNU zip files. The files range from approximately 0.5 KB - 1.6 GB in size.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/R2G6-C50Z-4W03
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2013-06-21)
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Related projects	DC3: Deep Convective Clouds & Chemistry Project
Frequency	other
Language	English
Categories	Radar
Platforms	UAH MAX
Instruments	Doppler Radar Radar
Sites	Alabama Region
GCMD Science Keywords	DOPPLER VELOCITY MEAN RADIAL VELOCITY RADAR REFLECTIVITY SPECTRUM WIDTH Expand keywords
Documentation	DC3_AL_MAX_Data_Documentation_July.pdf [405 KiB]
Related links	info: DC3 Data Policy homepage: DC3 Home Page info: DC3 Missions info: DC3 Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2012-05-18 00:00:00
End datetime	2012-06-11 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 36.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 34.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -87.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -85.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: Lawrence D. Carey <lawrence.carey@uah.edu>
author: Mariana Scott
author: Elise Schultz

Citation

Carey, L., Scott, M., Schultz, E. 2013. DC3: UAH Mobile Alabama X-Band (MAX) Radar data. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/R2G6-C50Z-4W03. Accessed 16 Jul 2025.

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