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WE-CAN: High Rate (HRT - 25 sps) Navigation, State Parameter, and Microphysics Flight-Level Data

Summary

This data set includes airborne measurements obtained from the NSF/NCAR C-130 aircraft (Tail Number N130AR) during the WE-CAN project. This dataset contains high rate navigation, state parameter, and microphysics flight-level data in netCDF format.

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Additional information

Homepage	https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/548.004
Data Quality	preliminary
Versions	0.1 (2018-09-19)
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Related projects	WE-CAN: Western Wildfire Experiment for Cloud Chemistry, Aerosol, Absorption and Nitrogen
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	< 1 second
Language	English
Categories	Aircraft
Platforms	NSF NCAR C-130
Instruments	2DC - Two-Dimensional Optical Array Cloud Probe AWAS - Advanced Whole Air Sampler CDP - Cloud Droplet Probe CFDC - Continuous Flow Diffusion Chamber CVI - Counterflow Virtual Impactor Condensation Nuclei Counter - CNC GPS Receivers INS - Inertial Navigation System Optical Particle Counter - OPC PCASP - Passive Cavity Aerosol Spectrometer Probe PMS King Probe SP2 - Single-Particle Soot Photometer TOGA - Trace Organic Gas Analyzer Tunable Diode Laser - TDL UHSAS - Ultra-High Sensitivity Aerosol Spectrometer VCSEL - Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser
GCMD Science Keywords	AEROSOLS ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE ATMOSPHERIC CARBON MONOXIDE ATMOSPHERIC OZONE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE DEICED TEMPERATURE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS HORIZONTAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED METHANE NITROUS OXIDE RELATIVE HUMIDITY STATIC PRESSURE U/V WIND COMPONENTS VERTICAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE WATER VAPOR Show 19 more... Expand keywords
Restrictions	user agreement required: EULA.html [1 KiB]
Related links	info: NetCDF Information info: Processing Algorithms info: WE-CAN Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2018-07-13 13:48:21
End datetime	2018-09-23 23:38:02

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 49.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 35.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -125.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -100.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

publisher: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
author: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
resourceProvider: Pavel Romashkin <pavel@ucar.edu>

Citation

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2018. WE-CAN: High Rate (HRT - 25 sps) Navigation, State Parameter, and Microphysics Flight-Level Data. Version 0.1 [PRELIMINARY]. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/548.004. Accessed 24 Mar 2025.

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