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IHOP_2002: NWS ABRFC Stage III Hourly Gridded WSR-88D Data

Summary

This data set contains hourly resolution 4 km by 4 km gridded precipitation fields produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Arkansas-Red Basin River Forecast Center (ABRFC). The fields are a combination of radar derived estimates and raingage reports of precipitation. The products cover all of Oklahoma, most of Kansas, southeastern Colorado, eastern New Mexico, northern Texas, and western Missouri and Arkansas. Data cover the period from 13 May to 25 June 2002 The data are in netCDF format.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download
OPeNDAP access

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/DQJ1-BXD9-7V05
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2008-10-07)
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Related projects	IHOP_2002: International H2O Project 2002
Spatial Type	grid
Frequency	hourly
Language	English
Categories	Radar
Platforms	Fixed Observation Stations
Instruments	Doppler Radar NEXt Generation RADar (NEXRAD) Radar
GCMD Science Keywords	HOURLY PRECIPITATION AMOUNT Expand keywords
Documentation	ABRFC_hourly_data.txt [4 KiB]
Related links	homepage: Arkansas-Red Basin River Forecast Center - National Weather Service info: IHOP 2002 Data Policy info: IHOP 2002 Missions homepage: IHOP 2002 Project Homepage

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2002-05-13 00:00:00
End datetime	2002-06-25 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 42.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 31.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -107.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -91.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: Arkansas Basin River Forecast Center

Citation

Arkansas Basin River Forecast Center. 2008. IHOP_2002: NWS ABRFC Stage III Hourly Gridded WSR-88D Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/DQJ1-BXD9-7V05. Accessed 25 Jun 2025.

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