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Brazil Sao Borja RD-80 Disdrometer Data

Project:

RELAMPAGO

Summary

This data set contains one minute resolution droplet size distribution data from the INPE (Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais) RD-80 disdrometer that was located in Sao Borja, Brazil during the RELAMPAGO (Remote sensing of Electrification, Lightning, And Meso-scale/micro-scale Processes with Adaptive Ground Observations) field season.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/NQDF-Q5AZ-A70N
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2019-05-01)
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Related projects	RELAMPAGO: Remote sensing of Electrification, Lightning, And Mesoscale/microscale Processes with Adaptive Ground Observations
Frequency	1 minute
Language	English
Categories	Precipitation Surface
Platforms	Weather Stations
Instruments	Disdrometers
GCMD Science Keywords	DROPLET SIZE HYDROMETEORS Expand keywords
Documentation	RD80_Disdrometer_User_Guide.pdf [1063 KiB] Readme_RD80_disdrometer_Brazil.pdf [83 KiB]
Related links	info: RELAMPAGO Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2018-11-01 17:04:00
End datetime	2018-12-11 17:24:20

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: -28.6352, Minimum (South) Latitude: -28.6352
Minimum (West) Longitude: -56.0001, Maximum (East) Longitude: -56.0001

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: Alan Calheiros <alan.calheiros@inpe.br>
author: Luiz Machado <luiz.machado@inpe.br>

Citation

Calheiros, A., Machado, L. 2019. Brazil Sao Borja RD-80 Disdrometer Data. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/NQDF-Q5AZ-A70N. Accessed 14 Jan 2026.

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