Multi-Radar/Multi-Sensor (MRMS) Precipitation Data https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/527.039 Summary This data set contains the gridded precipitation data from the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Multi-Radar/Multi-Sensor (MRMS) system for days that VORTEX-SE conducted operations during its 2016 field season as well as surrounding days (12-15, 23-25, and 30-31 March; 1, 26-30 April; and 1-2 May 2016). These data are in GRIB2 format. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 527.039 * doi:10.26023/3DV0-MMTQ-XP01 https://doi.org/10.26023/3DV0-MMTQ-XP01 Versions 1.0 Citation National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP). 2017. Multi-Radar/Multi-Sensor (MRMS) Precipitation Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/3DV0-MMTQ-XP01 Accessed 28 Mar 2024. Additional citation styles can be generated by entering the DOI at CrossCite (https://citation.crosscite.org/). Acknowledgement In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements, please acknowledge NCAR/EOL in your publications with text such as: Data provided by NCAR/EOL under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/ Related projects * VORTEX-SE_2016: Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes EXperiment-Southeast (VORTEX-SE) 2016 Field Campaign https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/VORTEX-SE_2016 Additional information * Spatial Type: grid * Frequency: criteria * Language: English Categories * Precipitation * Radar * Surface Platforms * Fixed Observation Stations Instruments * Doppler Radar * NEXt Generation RADar (NEXRAD) * Radar * Rain Gauges GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION AMOUNT > HOURLY PRECIPITATION AMOUNT * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION RATE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > LIQUID PRECIPITATION > RAIN * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION AMOUNT > 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION AMOUNT * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > SOLID PRECIPITATION > HAIL * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > SOLID PRECIPITATION > SNOW * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > RADAR REFLECTIVITY Documentation * GRIB2_062006.pdf [227 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/532952366EDEB/GRIB2_062006.pdf * Introduction_GRIB1-GRIB2.pdf [33 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/532952366EDEC/Introduction_GRIB1-GRIB2.pdf * README_MRMS.pdf [198 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/532952366EDED/README_MRMS.pdf Related links * info: VORTEX-SE Data Policy https://www.eol.ucar.edu/content/vortex-se-data-policy * info: VORTEX-SE_2016 Missions http://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/vortex-se_2016/tools/missions * info: VORTEX-SE EOL Website https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/vortex-se * homepage: VORTEX-SE 2016 EOL Homepage https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/vortex-se2016 Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 2016-03-12 00:00:00 * End datetime: 2016-05-02 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 50.00 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 24.00 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -125.00 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -65.00 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Additional contact information * author: National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1304 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/527.039?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/527.039?format=isotc211