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UAH MIPS 915 MHz Wind Profiler Data

Project:

VORTEX-SE_2016

Summary

This data set contains wind profiles from the University of Alabama-Huntsville (UAH) 915 MHz wind profiler during the 2016 VORTEX-SE field season. The 915 MHz wind profiler is part of the UAH Mobile Integrated Profiling System (MIPS) system. Data were collected for VORTEX-SE 2016 IOP1, 2, 3, 4A, 4B, 4C, and 4D. The raw data are in a binary format and the processed data are in a columnar ASCII format.

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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6N58K3Z
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2017-07-27)
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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	hourly
Language	English
Categories	Profiler Upper Air
Platforms	UAH MIPS - Mobile Integrated Profiling System
Instruments	Wind Profilers
GCMD Science Keywords	WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Expand keywords
Documentation	915_raw_data_format.pdf [727 KiB] readme_UAH_MIPS_915.txt [2 KiB] VSE2016_UAH_Information.pdf [67 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	2016-03-13 00:00:00
End datetime	2016-05-01 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 34.8264, Minimum (South) Latitude: 34.447
Minimum (West) Longitude: -87.7126, Maximum (East) Longitude: -86.8992

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: Kevin Knupp <kevin.knupp@uah.edu>

Citation

Knupp, K. 2017. UAH MIPS 915 MHz Wind Profiler Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6N58K3Z. Accessed 07 Dec 2024.

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