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DELTA: NSSL Mobile Lidar Truck Doppler Lidar Data

Summary

Wind profile data from the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) Mobile Doppler lidar that was deployed in locations around the central United States for the Detecting and Evaluating Low-level Tornado Attributes (DELTA) campaign.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/JSZE-6SGZ-XA0W
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2024-12-20): Final processed data.
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Related projects	DELTA: Detecting and Evaluating Low-level Tornado Attributes
Frequency	no set schedule
Language	English
Categories	Upper Air
Platforms	NSSL Lidar Truck Vehicles
Instruments	Doppler Lidar Lidar
GCMD Science Keywords	BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS CLOUD BASE HEIGHT DEEP CONVECTIVE CLOUD SYSTEMS DOPPLER VELOCITY HORIZONTAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED LIDAR BACKSCATTER U/V WIND COMPONENTS VERTICAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Show 9 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	DELTA-NSSL-lidar-README.pdf [229 KiB]
Restrictions	authorization required
Related links	info: DELTA Data Policy homepage: DELTA EOL Homepage info: DELTA Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2024-02-28 00:00:00
End datetime	2024-04-02 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 38.19, Minimum (South) Latitude: 33.21
Minimum (West) Longitude: -98.43, Maximum (East) Longitude: -87.78

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>
author: Michael Coniglio <michael.coniglio@noaa.gov>

Citation

Smith, E., Bell, T., Coniglio, M. 2024. DELTA: NSSL Mobile Lidar Truck Doppler Lidar Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/JSZE-6SGZ-XA0W. Accessed 07 Jan 2025.

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