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RaXPol Mobile Radar Data

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VORTEX-SE_2017

Summary

This data set contains data from the University of Oklahoma RaXPol (Rapid X-band Polarimetric Radar) mobile radar during the VORTEX-SE 2017 field season. RaXPol collected data during VORTEX-SE 2017 IOP2 on 30-31 March 2017 and IOP3B on 5-6 April 2017. The data are in DORADE sweep file format.

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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6XG9PV1
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2017-08-04)
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Related projects	VORTEX-SE_2017: Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes EXperiment-Southeast (VORTEX-SE) 2017 Field Campaign
Frequency	no set schedule
Language	English
Categories	Radar
Platforms	RaXPol
Instruments	Doppler Radar Polarimetric Radar Radar
GCMD Science Keywords	DOPPLER VELOCITY RADAR REFLECTIVITY SPECTRUM WIDTH Expand keywords
Documentation	DoradeDoc.pdf [448 KiB] README_RaXPol_V-SE2017.txt [2 KiB]
Related links	homepage: RaXPol info: Radx software info: Solo3 software info: VORTEX-SE Data Policy homepage: VORTEX-SE EOL Website homepage: VORTEX-SE_2017 EOL Homepage info: VORTEX-SE_2017 Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2017-03-30 00:00:00
End datetime	2017-04-06 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 34.53586, Minimum (South) Latitude: 34.53585
Minimum (West) Longitude: -85.75643, Maximum (East) Longitude: -85.75642

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: David J. Bodine <bodine@ou.edu>
author: Michael I. Biggerstaff <drdoppler@ou.edu>

Citation

Bodine, D., Biggerstaff, M. 2017. RaXPol Mobile Radar Data. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6XG9PV1. Accessed 15 Feb 2026.

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