Ka-band Profiling Radar (KPR) Level-1 Data
https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/638.037

Summary
Preliminary Level 1 radar reflectivity and Doppler velocity data from the
Ka-band Profiling Radar that was aboard the NSF NCAR C-130 aircraft for the
CAESAR (Cold Air Outbreak Experiment in the Sub-Arctic Region) campaign.

Identifiers
 * Local archive identifier: 638.037

Versions
  0.1: Preliminary processed data.

Citation
 Grasmick, C., et al. 2024. CAESAR: Ka-band Profiling Radar (KPR) Level-1
 Data. Version 0.1 [PRELIMINARY]. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory.
 https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/638.037 Accessed 28 Oct 2024.

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 datahelp@eol.ucar.edu
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Acknowledgement
In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements,
please acknowledge 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
 * CAESAR: Cold Air Outbreak Experiment in the Sub-Arctic Region
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/CAESAR

Additional information
 * Frequency: < 1 second
 * Language: English

Grant Code
NSF Award Numbers: 2151329, 2150848, 2150774, 2412409, 2151075, 2317116, 2150812, 2150040

Categories
 * Aircraft
 * Radar

Platforms
 * NSF NCAR C-130

Instruments
 * KPR - Ka Band Precipitation Radar
 * Radar

GCMD Science Keywords
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD DYNAMICS
 * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > DOPPLER VELOCITY
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
 * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > RADAR REFLECTIVITY
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES

Documentation
 * cfrad2.KPR_L1.CAESAR24.cdl [63 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/558408760EB1A/cfrad2.KPR_L1.CAESAR24.cdl
 * KPR_README_CAESAR.pdf [124 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/558408760EAB8/KPR_README_CAESAR.pdf

Restrictions
 * authorization required

Related links
 * homepage: CAESAR EOL Homepage
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/caesar
 * info: CAESAR Data Policy
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/node/30493
 * info: CAESAR Missions
   https://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/caesar/missions

Temporal coverage
 * Begin datetime: 2024-02-09 19:02:31 
 * End datetime: 2024-04-03 14:56:13 

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: Coltin Grasmick <cgrasmic@uwyo.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/4450
 * author: Adam Majewksi <amjewsk@uwyo.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/2327
 * author: Samuel Haimov <haimov@uwyo.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/846
 * author: Bart Geerts <geerts@uwyo.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/2214

Alternate metadata formats
 * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/638.037?format=datacite
 * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/638.037?format=isotc211