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Meteorological and Navigation (Met/Nav) Data

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HIWC-RADAR-2018

Summary

This dataset contains Meteorological and Navigation (Met/Nav) data collected on the NASA DC-8 aircraft from the High Ice Water Content (HIWC) Radar Study project that took place in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Palmdale, California; and Kona, Hawaii. The data are in tar format by day.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/KJDH-MXGE-HK0V
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2019-01-08)
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Related projects	HIWC-RADAR-2018: High Ice Water Content (HIWC) Radar Study 2018
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	1 second
Language	English
Categories	Aircraft
Platforms	NASA DC-8
Instruments	GPS Receivers Hygrometers INS - Inertial Navigation System
GCMD Science Keywords	AIRSPEED/GROUND SPEED ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS ATTITUDE CHARACTERISTICS DEW POINT TEMPERATURE FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS HUMIDITY MIXING RATIO RELATIVE HUMIDITY SATURATION VAPOR PRESSURE SKIN TEMPERATURE SKIN TEMPERATURE STATIC PRESSURE TOTAL PRESSURE TOTAL TEMPERATURE UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED Show 13 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	DC8_Experimenter_Handbook_Jan2011v2.pdf [12 MiB]
Related links	homepage: HIWC-RADAR EOL Homepage

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2018-07-25 00:00:00
End datetime	2018-08-20 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 40.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 10.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -170.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -45.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: Ryan Bennett <r.bennett@baeri.org>

Citation

Bennett, R. 2019. Meteorological and Navigation (Met/Nav) Data. Version 1.0. NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/KJDH-MXGE-HK0V. Accessed 22 Apr 2026.

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