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OU/NSSL CLAMPS Surface Meteorological Data

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VORTEX-SE_2017

Summary

This data set contains surface meteorological observations every five seconds from the Vaisala all-weather meteorological station that was deployed as part of the OU/NSSL CLAMPS (Collaborative Lower Atmospheric Mobile Profiling System) site at the Scottsboro, Alabama airport for the Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment-Southeast (VORTEX-SE) 2017 field season. These data are in NetCDF format.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6DN43S8
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2017-10-12) 2.0 (2018-03-09): Version 1 contained an incorrect set of data files (the CLAMPS Doppler lidar data). Version 2.0 contains the correct set of CLAMPS surface met data files. (Only the current version of the data is available to order. If you have questions about a prior version, please email us.)
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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	< 1 minute
Language	English
Categories	Mesonet Surface
Platforms	Collaborative Lower Atmospheric Mobile Profiling System (CLAMPS) Weather Stations
Instruments	Automated Weather System
GCMD Science Keywords	AIR TEMPERATURE PRECIPITATION RATE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SURFACE PRESSURE WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED Expand keywords
Documentation	README_V-SE2017_CLAMPS_met.txt [2 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	2017-02-24 16:28:08
End datetime	2017-05-08 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 34.69, Minimum (South) Latitude: 34.69
Minimum (West) Longitude: -86.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -86.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: David Turner <dave.turner@noaa.gov>

Citation

Turner, D. 2018. OU/NSSL CLAMPS Surface Meteorological Data. Version 2.0. null. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6DN43S8. Accessed 17 Mar 2026.

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