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PRECIP: NCAR S-Pol radar moments data

Summary

S-Pol radar moments data collected during the Prediction of Rainfall Extremes Campaign In the Pacific (PRECIP) from 25 May 2015 to 11 August 2022. The data are available as 3-hourly tar files (~2-6 GB/file) in CfRadial format. The size of the whole dataset is 2T.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/QA4M-CDHH-MY0Z
Data Quality	final
Versions	0.1 (2022-08-19) 1.0 (2023-03-01): This is a quality controlled dataset. 2.0 (2024-09-25): Improved clutter detection and dual-pol moments computations. (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	PRECIP: Prediction of Rainfall Extremes Campaign In the Pacific
Frequency	continuous
Language	English
ISO Topic Categories	climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Categories	Radar
Platforms	S-PolKa
Instruments	Doppler Radar Polarimetric Radar Radar S-PolKa
GCMD Science Keywords	ATMOSPHERIC WINDS CLOUD DYNAMICS CLOUD MICROPHYSICS CLOUD PROPERTIES CLOUDS DOPPLER VELOCITY DRIZZLE HAIL HYDROMETEORS LINE OF SIGHT VELOCITY LINE OF SIGHT WINDS LIQUID PRECIPITATION LIQUID SURFACE PRECIPITATION RATE MEAN RADIAL VELOCITY PRECIPITATION PRECIPITATION AMOUNT PRECIPITATION RATE RADAR RADAR BACKSCATTER RADAR REFLECTIVITY RADIAL VELOCITY RAIN RETURN POWER SLEET SMALL HAIL SNOW SNOW GRAINS SNOW PELLETS SOLID PRECIPITATION SPECTRUM WIDTH TOTAL SURFACE PRECIPITATION RATE WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Show 34 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	readme_S-Pol_PRECIP_moments_v2.0.pdf [229 KiB]
Related links	companion: 621.003: NCAR S-Pol radar time series data companion: 621.004: NCAR S-Pol site camera images info: NCAR/UNIDATA CfRadial Data File Format info: PRECIP Data Policy homepage: PRECIP Home Page info: Quality control procedure description info: S-Pol PRECIP operations log

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2022-05-25 00:00:00
End datetime	2022-08-11 02:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 27.50, Minimum (South) Latitude: 22.50
Minimum (West) Longitude: 118.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: 123.50

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: NCAR/EOL S-Pol Team

Citation

NCAR/EOL S-Pol Team. 2024. PRECIP: NCAR S-Pol radar moments data. Version 2.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/QA4M-CDHH-MY0Z. Accessed 17 Jan 2025.

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