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PECAN: Radar 3D mosaic, realtime

Summary

3D mosaic of 19 NEXRAD (realtime) in NetCDF format, collected continuously during the PECAN (Plains Elevated Convection at Night) project.

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Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6BG2M6R
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2016-03-24)
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Related projects	PECAN: Plains Elevated Convection at Night
Spatial Type	unknown
Frequency	continuous
Language	English
Categories	Radar
Platforms	S-PolKa
Instruments	Doppler Radar NEXt Generation RADar (NEXRAD) Polarimetric Radar Radar S-PolKa
GCMD Science Keywords	CLOUD DYNAMICS CLOUD MICROPHYSICS CLOUD PROPERTIES CLOUDS PRECIPITATION RADAR RADAR REFLECTIVITY SPECTRUM WIDTH Expand keywords
Related links	info: MDV FORMAT Interface Control Document (ICD) info: PECAN Data Policy homepage: PECAN Home Page info: PECAN Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2015-05-26 00:00:00
End datetime	2015-07-23 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 43.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 32.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -105.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -90.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: Michael Dixon <dixon@ucar.edu>

Citation

Dixon, M. 2016. PECAN: Radar 3D mosaic, realtime. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6BG2M6R. Accessed 25 Jan 2025.

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