VAD winds from the C-band COW
https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/612.061

Summary
The dataset consists of vertical profiles of horizontal winds derived from
radar Plan Position Indicator (PPI) scans conducted at a 18° elevation angle.
The wind profiles were obtained using the Vertical Azimuth Display (VAD)
technique, which involves measuring the radial velocity of targets at various
azimuth angles and applying a least square fitting procedure to extract the
horizontal wind speed and direction as a function of altitude. This method
assumes that the wind field is horizontally homogeneous over the radar
sampling volume. For more details on the VAD technique, refer to Browning and
Wexler (1968). The data are readable ASCII.

Identifiers
 * Local archive identifier: 612.061
 * doi:10.26023/BX4H-KGTA-Q0W
   https://doi.org/10.26023/BX4H-KGTA-Q0W

Versions
  1.0

Citation
 Friedrich, K. 2025. WINTRE-MIX: VAD winds from the C-band COW. Version 1.0.
 UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory.
 https://doi.org/10.26023/BX4H-KGTA-Q0W Accessed 12 Mar 2025.

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Acknowledgement
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please acknowledge NSF 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
 * WINTRE-MIX: Winter Precipitation Type Research Multi-scale Experiment
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/WINTRE-MIX

Additional information
 * Frequency: 6 minute
 * Language: English

Platforms
 * Vehicles

Instruments
 * COW - C-band on Wheels
 * Doppler Radar
 * Polarimetric Radar
 * Radar

GCMD Science Keywords
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > WEATHER EVENTS > SNOW STORMS
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND DYNAMICS > HORIZONTAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND DIRECTION PROFILES
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND SPEED
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND DIRECTION
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > U/V WIND COMPONENTS
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES

Documentation
 * README_CU_COW_VAD.pdf [358 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/55887D77B0F58/README_CU_COW_VAD.pdf

Related links
 * homepage: WINTRE-MIX Home Page
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/wintre-mix
 * info: WINTRE-MIX Missions
   https://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/wintre-mix/missions
 * info: WINTRE-MIX Data Policy
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/content/wintre-mix-data-policy

Temporal coverage
 * Begin datetime: 2022-02-03 00:54:00 
 * End datetime: 2022-03-08 01:12:59 

Spatial coverage
 * Maximum (North) Latitude: 45.48
 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 45.48
 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -72.94
 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -72.94

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

Additional contact information
 * author: Katja Friedrich <Katja.Friedrich@colorado.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1554

Alternate metadata formats
 * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/612.061?format=datacite
 * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/612.061?format=isotc211