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RICO: WY King Air Navigation, State Parameter, and Microphysics Data

Summary

This dataset contains microphysics data captured as part of the Rain in Cumulus Over the Ocean (RICO) 2004-2005 project. The dataset covers the time period 7 December 2004 through 24 January 2005 in netCDF format.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download
OPeNDAP access

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/GQ12-V47C-RV0N
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2008-07-01)
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Related projects	RICO: Rain in Cumulus Over the Ocean
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	daily
Language	English
Categories	Aircraft
Platforms	University of Wyoming King Air
Instruments	2DC - Two-Dimensional Optical Array Cloud Probe CCN - Cloud Condensation Nuclei Counter Forward Scattering Spectrometer Probe - FSSP PMS - Particle Measuring System
GCMD Science Keywords	AEROSOL PARTICLE PROPERTIES ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE CLOUD DROPLET DISTRIBUTION CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS HUMIDITY MIXING RATIO HYDROMETEORS LONGWAVE RADIATION PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHORTWAVE RADIATION STATIC PRESSURE TURBULENCE U/V WIND COMPONENTS UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE VERTICAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED WATER VAPOR WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED Show 21 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	UW_RICO.htm [3 KiB]
Related links	info: RICO Data Policy homepage: RICO Homepage info: RICO Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2004-12-07 00:00:00
End datetime	2005-01-24 23:59:00

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 21.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 15.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -75.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -62.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: University of Wyoming
originator: Larry Oolman <ldoolman@uwyo.edu>

Citation

University of Wyoming. 2008. RICO: WY King Air Navigation, State Parameter, and Microphysics Data. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/GQ12-V47C-RV0N. Accessed 17 Nov 2025.

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