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UAH MoDLS Doppler Lidar Data

Project:

VORTEX-SE_2018

Summary

This data set contains wind profile, vertical stare, and Velocity-Azimuth Display (VAD) data from the University of Alabama-Huntsville (UAH) Doppler Lidar during the 2018 VORTEX-SE field season. The Doppler Lidar is part of the UAH Mobile Doppler Lidar and Soundings (MoDLS) system. The data set includes the raw data and processed data.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/3JRP-09R4-0J0B
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	10 minute
Language	English
Categories	Upper Air
Platforms	UAH MoDLS - Mobile Doppler Lidar and Soundings system
Instruments	Doppler Lidar Lidar
GCMD Science Keywords	BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS VELOCITY AZIMUTH DISPLAY VERTICAL WIND PROFILES WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Expand keywords
Documentation	2018_VSE_MoDLS_Lidar_Data_readme.pdf [63 KiB] HPL_file_format_readme.pdf [435 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	2018-03-01 00:00:00
End datetime	2018-04-15 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 34.95, Minimum (South) Latitude: 34.36
Minimum (West) Longitude: -87.13, Maximum (East) Longitude: -86.65

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

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

Citation

Pangle, P., Knupp, K. 2019. UAH MoDLS Doppler Lidar Data. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/3JRP-09R4-0J0B. Accessed 09 Nov 2025.

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