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NCAR/NSF C-130 Low Rate (1 sps) Navigation, State Parameter, and Microphysics Flight-Level Data [NCAR/EOL]

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EPIC

Summary

This data set includes airborne measurements obtained from the NSF/NCAR Research Aviation Facility (RAF) C-130Q Hercules aircraft (Tail Number N130AR) during the "Eastern Pacific Investigation of Climate" project which took place from 1 September 2001 to 15 October 2001. This data set contains the Low-Rate (LRT, 1 Sample Per Second) production data set. The files are in netCDF format.

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Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6QR4VD8
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2011-05-17)
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Related projects	EPIC: Eastern Pacific Investigation of Climate
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	< 1 second
Language	English
Categories	Aircraft
Platforms	NSF NCAR C-130
Instruments	2DC - Two-Dimensional Optical Array Cloud Probe Condensation Nuclei Counter - CNC DMA - Differential Mobility Analyzers Forward Scattering Spectrometer Probe - FSSP GPS Receivers Hygrometers INS - Inertial Navigation System PCASP - Passive Cavity Aerosol Spectrometer Probe PMS - Particle Measuring System PMS King Probe Pyrgeometers
GCMD Science Keywords	ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY AEROSOLS ATMOSPHERIC OZONE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE CLOUD DROPLET DISTRIBUTION CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE DEICED TEMPERATURE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS HORIZONTAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED LONGWAVE RADIATION PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHORTWAVE RADIATION STATIC PRESSURE TURBULENCE U/V WIND COMPONENTS VAPOR PRESSURE VERTICAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE WATER VAPOR PROFILES Show 23 more... Expand keywords
Related links	info: C-130Q homepage: EOL EPIC website info: EPIC Data Policy info: EPIC Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2001-09-01 00:00:00
End datetime	2001-10-15 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 20.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: -20.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -120.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -90.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

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

Citation

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2011. NCAR/NSF C-130 Low Rate (1 sps) Navigation, State Parameter, and Microphysics Flight-Level Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6QR4VD8. Accessed 11 Dec 2024.

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