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NOAA/ATDD Micrometeorological Tower Data

Project:

VORTEX-SE_2016

Summary

This data set contains 30 minute meteorological, soil, and flux observations from the NOAA/ATDD micrometeorological towers located at Belle Mina and Cullman, Alabama for the Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment-Southeast (VORTEX-SE) 2016 field season (1 March to 1 May 2016). These data are in a columnar ASCII format.

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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6BG2MBJ
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2016-08-18)
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Related projects	VORTEX-SE_2016: Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes EXperiment-Southeast (VORTEX-SE) 2016 Field Campaign
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	30 minute
Language	English
Categories	Flux Soils Sub-Surface Surface
Platforms	Flux Tower Weather Stations
Instruments	Anemometers Automated Weather System Barometers Eddy Correlation Devices IRGA - Infrared Gas Analyzers Net Radiometers Photosynthetically Active Radiation Sensor Rain Gauges Soil Moisture Probe Soil Temperature Probe Sonic Anemometer Thermometers Wind Vanes
GCMD Science Keywords	AIR TEMPERATURE ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE CANOPY CHARACTERISTICS DEW POINT TEMPERATURE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE HEAT FLUX LONGWAVE RADIATION NET RADIATION PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION PRECIPITATION AMOUNT RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHORTWAVE RADIATION SKIN TEMPERATURE SKIN TEMPERATURE SOIL HEAT BUDGET SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT SOIL TEMPERATURE SURFACE PRESSURE WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED Show 17 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	vortexSE2016_tower_metadata_08162016_2.pdf [135 KiB]
Related links	homepage: VORTEX-SE 2016 EOL Homepage info: VORTEX-SE Data Policy homepage: VORTEX-SE EOL Website info: VORTEX-SE_2016 Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2016-03-01 00:00:00
End datetime	2016-05-01 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 34.70, Minimum (South) Latitude: 34.10
Minimum (West) Longitude: -86.90, Maximum (East) Longitude: -86.70

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: Temple Lee <temple.lee@noaa.gov>
author: Michael Buban <michael.buban@noaa.gov>
author: Tilden Meyers <tilden.meyers@noaa.gov>

Citation

Lee, T., Buban, M., Meyers, T. 2016. NOAA/ATDD Micrometeorological Tower Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6BG2MBJ. Accessed 10 Dec 2024.

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