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NCAR/EOL R/V Investigator 915 MHz Radar Wind Profiler Products

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SOCRATES

Summary

Quality-controlled 915 MHz profiler winds and vertical beam moments data operated by the NCAR/EOL Integrated Sounding System (ISS) for the SOCRATES / CAPRICORN field campaign. ISS operated a radar wind profiler on board the CSIRO RV Investigator. The primary voyage (CSIRO designation: IN2018_V01) for this deployment set sail from Hobart, TAS, Australia on 11 Jan 2018 into the Southern Ocean and concluded back in Hobart on 22 Feb 2018. A shakedown, test and training cruise (IN2017_E04) took place off the east coast of Tasmania Dec 7 - 11, 2017.

The LapXM moment data were processed by EOL software (IDL lapxm_ship_prelim.pro) to generate wind estimates corrected for ship motion, course and heading, partly based on the methods of Johnston (2014). These data were then quality-controlled through the NCAR Improved Moments Algorithm (NIMA). Some gaps in the NIMA-processed data have been filled in with the original LapXM-processed data.

This dataset currently includes a Preliminary Data Report that does not reference the NIMA quality-control.

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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6M61J3X
Data Quality	final
Versions	0.1 (2018-05-02) 1.0 (2018-12-03): This dataset now includes profiler winds and vertical beam moments. (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	SOCRATES: Southern Ocean Clouds Radiation Aerosol Transport Experimental Study
Frequency	continuous
Language	English
Categories	Profiler Ship Upper Air
Platforms	NCAR/EOL Integrated Sounding System - ISS R/V Investigator Ships
Instruments	Wind Profilers
Products	NIMA Consensus Moments
GCMD Science Keywords	BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Expand keywords
Documentation	readme_profiler_socrates_preliminary.pdf [443 KiB]
Related links	info: ISS Data Overview info: ISS Shipboard Operations info: Integrated Sounding System info: SOCRATES Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2018-01-01 00:00:00
End datetime	2018-02-28 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: -30.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: -70.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: 130.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: 180.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
originator: William Brown <wbrown@ucar.edu>
processor(DataCurator): William Brown <wbrown@ucar.edu>

Citation

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory, Brown, W. 2018. NCAR/EOL R/V Investigator 915 MHz Radar Wind Profiler Products. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6M61J3X. Accessed 19 Apr 2024.

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