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CYCLES-79: 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 L188 Electra aircraft (Tail Number N308D) operated by NCAR from 1978-2000. This dataset contains low rate navigation, state parameter, and microphysics flight-level data in netCDF format collected during the CYCLES-79 project.

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Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6DV1H9W
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2017-01-05)
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Related projects	CYCLES-79: Cyclonic Extratropical Storms - 1979
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	1 second
Language	English
Categories	Aircraft
Platforms	NCAR Electra (N308D)
Instruments	Forward Scattering Spectrometer Probe - FSSP INS - Inertial Navigation System PMS - Particle Measuring System RICE - Rosemount Icing Detector
GCMD Science Keywords	ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE CLOUD DROPLET DISTRIBUTION CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE HORIZONTAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED LONGWAVE RADIATION PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION STATIC PRESSURE U/V WIND COMPONENTS Show 10 more... Expand keywords
Related links	companion: 454.001: Navigation, State Parameter, and Microphysics LRT Data in GENPROI format homepage: CYCLES-79 info: CYCLES-79 (Electra N308D) LRT Tapelog info: Sample NetCDF Header

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	1979-03-03 00:00:00
End datetime	1979-03-28 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 49.495, Minimum (South) Latitude: 45.906
Minimum (West) Longitude: -134.944, Maximum (East) Longitude: -122.439

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

Additional contact information

author: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
principalInvestigator: Peter V. Hobbs

Citation

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2017. CYCLES-79: Low Rate (LRT - 1 sps) Navigation, State Parameter, and Microphysics Flight-Level Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6DV1H9W. Accessed 10 Dec 2024.

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