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WE-CAN: Low Rate (LRT - 1 sps) Navigation, State Parameter, and Microphysics Flight-Level Data - ICARTT format

Summary

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

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download: WECAN Project Manager Report

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/G766-BS71-9V03
Data Quality	final
Versions	0.1 (2018-09-25) 0.2 (2018-11-28) 0.3 (2019-01-03) 1.0 (2019-03-18) 1.1 (2019-05-17): Contains updated blank out periods for variables RSTT, RSTB, and RSTB1, as well as additional variables for aircraft altitude above the ground (ALTG_SRTM) and terrain elevation (SFC_SRTM). The CVI variables reflect updates to missing value handling and filtering of times with low flow rates. (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	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 CDP - Cloud Droplet Probe GPS Receivers INS - Inertial Navigation System PCASP - Passive Cavity Aerosol Spectrometer Probe UHSAS - Ultra-High Sensitivity Aerosol Spectrometer
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
Related links	companion: 548.002: Low Rate (LRT - 1 sps) Navigation, State Parameter, and Microphysics Flight-Level Data info: Processing Algorithms info: WE-CAN Missions download: WECAN Project Manager Report

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2018-07-24 19:06:00
End datetime	2018-09-13 23:29:30

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. 2019. WE-CAN: Low Rate (LRT - 1 sps) Navigation, State Parameter, and Microphysics Flight-Level Data - ICARTT format. Version 1.1. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/G766-BS71-9V03. Accessed 04 Dec 2024.

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