Fast 2D-S -- ICARTT format
https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/638.014

Summary
A 2D-S instrument is a cloud particle probe that contains two orthogonal open
path optical array probes, which image cloud particles between about 10
microns - 2 mm in size as they pass through the instrument sample volume. This
imagery is used to calculate the concentration and cross-sectional area size
distributions, and to estimate the mass size distribution of the observed
cloud particles. These variables are integrated across the size bins to obtain
the total concentration, extinction, and estimated total water content over
the observed size range, and is provided at a frequency of 1 Hz. The particle
imagery can be utilized to infer cloud particle phase. This data does not
cover the full size range of cloud particles, and should be analyzed in
conjunction with complementary cloud probes, such as the CDP, HVPS, etc. This
dataset contains Fast 2D-S imagery collected aboard the NCAR C-130 during the
CAESAR project.

Identifiers
 * Local archive identifier: 638.014

Versions
  0.1

Citation
 Woods, S. 2024. Fast 2D-S -- ICARTT format. Version 0.1 [PRELIMINARY].
 UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory.
 https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/638.014 Accessed 16 Jul 2024.

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

Related projects
 * CAESAR: Cold Air Outbreak Experiment in the Sub-Arctic Region
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/CAESAR

Additional information
 * Spatial Type: point
 * Frequency: 1 second
 * Language: English

Categories
 * Aircraft

Platforms
 * NSF NCAR C-130

Instruments
 * Fast-2DS

GCMD Science Keywords
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD DROPLET DISTRIBUTION
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > HYDROMETEORS
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION

Restrictions
 * authorization required
 * EULA: EULA.html [1 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/55808C7388F11/EULA.html

Related links
 * companion: 638.029: Fast 2D-S Imagery -- png format
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/638.029

Temporal coverage
 * Begin datetime: 2024-02-09 15:52:21 
 * End datetime: 2024-04-03 16:02:41 

Spatial coverage
 * Maximum (North) Latitude: 82.00
 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 66.00
 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -14.00
 * Maximum (East) Longitude: 24.00

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

Additional contact information
 * author: Sarah Woods <sfwoods@ucar.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/3123

Alternate metadata formats
 * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/638.014?format=datacite
 * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/638.014?format=isotc211