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OPUS-I: Low Rate (LRT - 1 sps) Navigation, State Parameter, and Microphysics Flight-Level Data

Summary

This data set includes airborne measurements obtained from the NSF/NCAR QueenAir, A-80 aircraft (Tail Number N304D) during the Organization of Persistent Upwelling Structures (OPUS-I) project. This dataset contains low rate navigation, state parameter, and microphysics flight-level data in netCDF format.

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Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D69C6VTW
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2016-12-02): Conversion of RF03B and RF03C from GENPRO to NetCDF failed. Please contact us at the email address below if you need this data.
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Related projects	OPUS-I: Organization of Persistent Upwelling Structures - I
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	1 second
Language	English
Categories	Aircraft
Platforms	NCAR Queen Air A-80
Instruments	INS - Inertial Navigation System
GCMD Science Keywords	ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE HORIZONTAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED LONGWAVE RADIATION RELATIVE HUMIDITY STATIC PRESSURE U/V WIND COMPONENTS Expand keywords
Related links	companion: 426.001: Navigation, State Parameter, and Microphysics LRT Data in GENPROI format homepage: OPUS-I info: OPUS-I (QueenAir, A-80) LRT Tapelog info: OPUS-I Sample LRT NetCdf Header

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	1981-03-18 10:00:53
End datetime	1981-03-31 14:36:52

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 35.843, Minimum (South) Latitude: 33.968
Minimum (West) Longitude: -122.007, Maximum (East) Longitude: -120.027

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
principalInvestigator: David W. Stuart
principalInvestigator: John Arvesen

Citation

NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory. 2016. OPUS-I: Low Rate (LRT - 1 sps) Navigation, State Parameter, and Microphysics Flight-Level Data. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.5065/D69C6VTW. Accessed 14 Feb 2026.

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