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NOAA/ARL/ATDD Micrometeorological Tower Data

Project:

VORTEX-SE_2017

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) 2017 field season (1 March to 29 April 2017). These data are in a columnar ASCII format.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6TT4PPD
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2017-09-28)
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Related projects	VORTEX-SE_2017: Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes EXperiment-Southeast (VORTEX-SE) 2017 Field Campaign
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	30 minute
Language	English
Categories	Flux Mesonet Sub-Surface Surface
Platforms	Flux Tower
Instruments	Eddy Correlation Devices IRGA - Infrared Gas Analyzers Sonic Anemometer
GCMD Science Keywords	AIR TEMPERATURE ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE HEAT FLUX LONGWAVE RADIATION NET RADIATION PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION SKIN TEMPERATURE SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT SOIL TEMPERATURE SOLAR RADIATION SURFACE PRESSURE WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED Show 11 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	VORTEX-SE_2017_ATDD_Tower_Metadata.pdf [263 KiB]
Related links	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	2017-03-01 00:00:00
End datetime	2017-04-29 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. 2017. NOAA/ARL/ATDD Micrometeorological Tower Data. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6TT4PPD. Accessed 15 Dec 2025.

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