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SNOWIE: FINECAST VDAS Wind Field Model Output

Summary

VDRAS, a 4DVar Four-Dimensional Variational data assimilation system, was used to generate 3-dimensional wind fields for the SNOWIE IOPs. The 300 m WRF simulations were used as input data. Radar data from DOW6 and DOW7, operational and experimental SNOWIE-sounding data, and surface observations were assimilated. The output fields have a 1 km x 1 km x 0.2 km resolution and are centered around the SNOWIE domain.

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Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/FAZT-ZSNK-0G12
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2025-02-21)
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Related projects	SNOWIE: Seeded and Natural Orographic Wintertime clouds - the Idaho Experiment
Frequency	10 minute
Language	English
Platforms	Models/Analyses
Instruments	Computer
GCMD Science Keywords	AIR TEMPERATURE CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE CONVERGENCE HORIZONTAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED HUMIDITY MIXING RATIO PRECIPITATION AMOUNT RADAR REFLECTIVITY RELATIVE HUMIDITY SNOW STORMS SURFACE PRESSURE U/V WIND COMPONENTS U/V WIND COMPONENTS VERTICAL PROFILES VERTICAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Show 17 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	README_CU_FINECAST.pdf [193 KiB]
Related links	info: SNOWIE Data Policy homepage: SNOWIE Home Page info: SNOWIE Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2017-01-08 00:00:00
End datetime	2017-03-16 10:00:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 45.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 43.50
Minimum (West) Longitude: -117.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -115.40

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: Katja Friedrich <Katja.Friedrich@colorado.edu>

Citation

Friedrich, K. 2025. SNOWIE: FINECAST VDAS Wind Field Model Output. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/FAZT-ZSNK-0G12. Accessed 10 Nov 2025.

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