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PERiLS_2022: NSSL Mobile Lidar Truck Doppler Lidar Data

Summary

VAD (Velocity Azimuth Display) and vertical stare observations from the NSSL Mobile Lidar Truck Doppler Lidar that was deployed at locations around the southeast United States for the Propagation, Evolution and Rotation in Linear Storms 2022 (PERiLS 2022) campaign.

Archive note

Observations are available for 21-22, 28, and 30 March and 5, 11, and 13 April 2022.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/8EWR-3JV5-M60N
Data Quality	final
Versions	0.1 (2023-03-15) 1.0 (2025-07-18): The wind direction offset in the VAD data was corrected. The vertical stare data are unchanged. (Only the current version of the data is available to order. If you have questions about a prior version, please email us.)
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Related projects	PERiLS_2022: Propagation, Evolution and Rotation in Linear Storms 2022
Frequency	1 second
Language	English
Categories	Upper Air
Platforms	NSSL Lidar Truck Vehicles
Instruments	Doppler Lidar Lidar
GCMD Science Keywords	BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS VERTICAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Expand keywords
Documentation	DLTruckPERiLS2022V2_README.pdf [427 KiB]
Related links	info: PERiLS Data Policy homepage: PERiLS EOL website info: PERiLS_2022 Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2022-03-21 00:00:00
End datetime	2022-04-13 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 36.05, Minimum (South) Latitude: 31.85
Minimum (West) Longitude: -97.44, Maximum (East) Longitude: -86.64

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: Elizabeth N. Smith <elizabeth.smith@noaa.gov>
author: Tyler Bell <tyler.bell@noaa.gov>

Citation

Smith, E., Bell, T. 2025. PERiLS_2022: NSSL Mobile Lidar Truck Doppler Lidar Data. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/8EWR-3JV5-M60N. Accessed 22 Jan 2026.

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