NOAA/PSL S-Band Precipitation Profiling Radar Data
https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/610.036

Summary
Data from the NOAA/PSL S-band precipitation profiling radar that was deployed
at Courtland, Alabama for the PERiLS 2022 and continuing to 9 February 2023
when measurements concluded. Measurements include vertical profiles of radial
velocity, spectrum width, SNR, and power.

Identifiers
 * Local archive identifier: 610.036
 * doi:10.26023/ECNV-D1VD-8409
   https://doi.org/10.26023/ECNV-D1VD-8409

Versions
  1.0
  2.0: Added data from 12 April 2022 to 9 Feb 2023. No changes to existing
data.

Citation
 Johnston, P., et al. 2024. NOAA/PSL S-Band Precipitation Profiling Radar
 Data. Version 2.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory.
 https://doi.org/10.26023/ECNV-D1VD-8409 Accessed 17 Jul 2024.

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Acknowledgement
In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements,
please acknowledge NCAR/EOL in your publications with text such as:

  Data provided by NCAR/EOL under the sponsorship of
  the National Science Foundation.
  https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

Related projects
 * PERiLS_2023: Propagation, Evolution and Rotation in Linear Storms 2023
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/PERiLS_2023
 * PERiLS_2022: Propagation, Evolution and Rotation in Linear Storms 2022
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/PERiLS_2022

Additional information
 * Frequency: < 1 minute
 * Language: English

Categories
 * Radar

Platforms
 * Fixed Observation Stations

Instruments
 * Doppler Radar
 * Radar

GCMD Science Keywords
 * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > MEAN RADIAL VELOCITY
 * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > RADAR BACKSCATTER
 * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > SPECTRUM WIDTH
 * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > RETURN POWER
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > HYDROMETEORS
 * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > RADIAL VELOCITY
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS

Documentation
 * PSL_CourtlandAL_site_information.pdf [3 MiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/5558BF739325B/PSL_CourtlandAL_site_information.pdf
 * PSL_Sband_description.pdf [1088 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/5558BF739325C/PSL_Sband_description.pdf
 * PSL_Sband_format_description.pdf [204 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/5558BF739325D/PSL_Sband_format_description.pdf
 * README.SPROF_SBandPrecipitationProfiler_Dataset_InfoV6.pdf [205 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/5558BF739325E/README.SPROF_SBandPrecipitationProfiler_Dataset_InfoV6.pdf

Related links
 * homepage: PERiLS EOL website
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/perils
 * info: PERiLS Data Policy
   https://inside.nssl.noaa.gov/vsecommunity/data-policies/
 * info: PERiLS_2022 Missions
   http://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/perils_2022/missions

Temporal coverage
 * Begin datetime: 2021-09-15 00:00:00 
 * End datetime: 2023-02-09 23:59:59 

Spatial coverage
 * Maximum (North) Latitude: 34.66
 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 34.66
 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -87.35
 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -87.35

Primary contact information
 * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1

Additional contact information
 * author: Paul E. Johnston <paul.e.johnston@noaa.gov>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/3360
 * author: James M. Wilczak <james.m.wilczak@noaa.gov>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/2524
 * author: Daniel J. Gottas <Daniel.Gottas@noaa.gov>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/2544
 * author: Allen White <allen.b.white@noaa.gov>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/3310

Alternate metadata formats
 * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/610.036?format=datacite
 * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/610.036?format=isotc211