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UAH MIPS X-Band Profiling Radar (XPR)

Project:

VORTEX-SE_2018

Summary

This data set contains radial wind and reflectivity profiles from the University of Alabama-Huntsville (UAH) vertically-pointing X-Band Profiling Radar (XPR) deployed as part of the UAH Mobile Integrated Profiling System (MIPS) during the 2018 VORTEX-SE field season. The data are in raw scan files.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/FQS8-Q4EE-QV0K
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2019-10-23)
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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
Frequency	5 minute
Language	English
Categories	Radar Upper Air
Platforms	UAH MIPS - Mobile Integrated Profiling System
Instruments	Doppler Radar Radar Vertical Pointing Radar
GCMD Science Keywords	DOPPLER VELOCITY RADAR REFLECTIVITY SPECTRUM WIDTH WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Expand keywords
Documentation	2018_VSE_MIPS_XPR_Data_readme.pdf [92 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	2018-03-19 00:00:00
End datetime	2018-04-14 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 34.73, Minimum (South) Latitude: 34.71
Minimum (West) Longitude: -87.71, Maximum (East) Longitude: -86.65

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 X-Band Profiling Radar. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/FQS8-Q4EE-QV0K. Accessed 07 Mar 2026.

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