METCRAXII ISS Surface Meteorology Data
https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/386.009

Summary
METCRAX-II was the second experiment studying the atmospheric boundary layer
of the Arizona Meteor Crater. METCRAX-II investigated downslope-windstorm-type
flows that develop when thermally-driven drainage flows cascade over the rim
of the Arizona Meteor Crater on clear, undisturbed nights. These flows are
ubiquitous in mountains throughout the world, but occur on a regular basis at
this location and on scale that is uniquely amenable to observation with
surface-based instrumentation. The goals of the project were to determine the
characteristic atmospheric structure and evolution associated with these flows
and the controlling parameters in the katabatic winds that drive them. The
field observations will also be used to develop and validate LES models that
can extend the findings to basins and ridges of different sizes and shapes.
This project took place between 27 September 2013 and 01 November 2013. This
dataset contains surface meteorology data collected by the NCAR/EOL Integrated
Sounding System (ISS) during METCRAX-II. These data are available in daily
netCDF files and have not been QC'd.

Identifiers
 * Local archive identifier: 386.009
 * doi:10.5065/D66T0K03
   https://doi.org/10.5065/D66T0K03

Versions
  1.0

Citation
 UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory, Brown, W. 2016. METCRAXII ISS Surface
 Meteorology Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory.
 https://doi.org/10.5065/D66T0K03 Accessed 25 Apr 2024.

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Acknowledgement
In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements,
please acknowledge NCAR/EOL in your publications with text such as:

  Data provided by NCAR/EOL under the sponsorship of
  the National Science Foundation.
  https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

Related projects
 * METCRAX-II: Meteor Crater Experiment II
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/METCRAX-II

Additional information
 * Frequency: continuous
 * Language: English

Categories
 * Surface

Platforms
 * NCAR/EOL Integrated Sounding System - ISS
 * Weather Stations

Instruments
 * Automated Weather System

GCMD Science Keywords
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > NET RADIATION
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND SPEED
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION RATE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND DIRECTION
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > LONGWAVE RADIATION
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > RELATIVE HUMIDITY
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SURFACE PRESSURE

Related links
 * homepage: METCRAX Project Homepage
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/metcrax
 * info: Integrated Sounding System
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/observing_facilities/iss
 * info: ISS Data Overview
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/content/data-overview

Temporal coverage
 * Begin datetime: 2013-09-27 00:00:00 
 * End datetime: 2013-11-01 23:59:59 

Spatial coverage
 * Maximum (North) Latitude: 35.20
 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 35.20
 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -111.20
 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -111.20

Primary contact information
 * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1

Additional contact information
 * author: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1
 * originator: William Brown <wbrown@ucar.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/597

Alternate metadata formats
 * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/386.009?format=datacite
 * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/386.009?format=isotc211