METCRAXII ISS WXT Surface Meteorology Data https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/386.010 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. The data was collected between 03 October 2013 and 01 November 2013. This dataset contains surface meteorology data collected by the NCAR/EOL Integrated Sounding System (ISS) WXT sensor located on the crater rim during the METCRAX-II. These data are available in daily netCDF files and have not been QC'd. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 386.010 * doi:10.5065/D6319T7P https://doi.org/10.5065/D6319T7P Versions 1.0 Citation UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory, Brown, W. 2016. METCRAXII ISS WXT Surface Meteorology Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6319T7P Accessed 28 Mar 2024. Additional citation styles can be generated by entering the DOI at CrossCite (https://citation.crosscite.org/). 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 PRESSURE > SURFACE PRESSURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > RELATIVE HUMIDITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND DIRECTION Related links * info: ISS Data Overview https://www.eol.ucar.edu/content/data-overview * homepage: METCRAX Project Homepage https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/metcrax * info: Integrated Sounding System https://www.eol.ucar.edu/observing_facilities/iss Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 2013-10-02 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 https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Additional contact information * author: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 * originator: William Brown https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/597 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/386.010?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/386.010?format=isotc211