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UAH MIPS Surface Meteorological Data

Project:

VORTEX-SE_2018

Summary

This data set contains surface meteorological observations from the University of Alabama-Huntsville (UAH) weather station that was deployed as part of the UAH Mobile Integrated Profiling System (MIPS) system at locations around northern Alabama during the Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment Southeast (VORTEX-SE) 2018 field season. The data are in a comma-delimited ASCII format.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/5G02-NNXF-CP12
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2019-10-09)
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Related projects	VORTEX-SE_2018: The Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment Southeast (VORTEX-SE) 2018 Field campaign
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	1 second
Language	English
Categories	Mesonet Surface
Platforms	UAH MIPS - Mobile Integrated Profiling System Weather Stations
Instruments	Anemometers Automated Weather System Barometers Thermometers Wind Vanes
GCMD Science Keywords	AIR TEMPERATURE SURFACE PRESSURE WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED Expand keywords
Documentation	2018_VSE_MIPS_sfc_data_readme.pdf [63 KiB]
Related links	homepage: VORTEX-SE 2018 EOL Homepage info: VORTEX-SE Data Policy homepage: VORTEX-SE EOL Website info: VORTEX-SE_2018 Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2018-04-03 00:00:00
End datetime	2018-04-04 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 34.712, Minimum (South) Latitude: 34.712
Minimum (West) Longitude: -87.706, Maximum (East) Longitude: -87.706

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: Preston Pangle <ptp0001@uah.edu>
author: Kevin Knupp <kevin.knupp@uah.edu>
author: Dustin Phillips <phillips@nsstc.uah.edu>
principalInvestigator: Kevin Knupp <kevin.knupp@uah.edu>

Citation

Pangle, P., Knupp, K., Phillips, D. 2019. UAH MIPS Surface Meteorological Data. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/5G02-NNXF-CP12. Accessed 08 Mar 2026.

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