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FP2 Howard University Profiling Microwave Radiometer Data

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PECAN

Summary

This data set contains surface and vertical profile data of temperature and humidity derived by a Radiometrics MP-3000A profiling microwave radiometer that was located at the PECAN Fixed PISA 2 site in Greensburg, Kansas. The data files are in the netCDF format.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6BG2M59
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2016-02-01) 2.0 (2016-11-22): This version is only for a change in archive format from ASCII to NetCDF. The data values themselves have not changed. (Only the current version of the data is available to order. If you have questions about a prior version, please email us.)
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Related projects	PECAN: Plains Elevated Convection at Night
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	< 1 minute
Language	English
Categories	Upper Air
Platforms	Fixed Observation Stations
Instruments	MWR - Microwave Radiometer
Sites	Fixed PISA 2 - Greensburg, KS
GCMD Science Keywords	AIR TEMPERATURE CLOUD BASE HEIGHT CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE PRECIPITATION AMOUNT RELATIVE HUMIDITY SURFACE PRESSURE VERTICAL PROFILES WATER VAPOR WATER VAPOR PROFILES Expand keywords
Documentation	MP-3000A-Operator-Manual-RevG.pdf [4 MiB] README_HU_microwave_radiometer_PECAN_netCDF.pdf [290 KiB]
Related links	info: PECAN Data Policy homepage: PECAN Home Page info: PECAN Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2015-05-30 00:00:00
End datetime	2015-07-15 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 37.60695, Minimum (South) Latitude: 37.60695
Minimum (West) Longitude: -99.27606, Maximum (East) Longitude: -99.27606

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: Belay Demoz <bdemoz@umbc.edu>

Citation

Demoz, B. 2016. FP2 Howard University Profiling Microwave Radiometer Data. Version 2.0. null. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6BG2M59. Accessed 08 Feb 2026.

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