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RICO: NCAR/NSF C-130 Aerosol Cloud Particle 2D-S Data

Summary

For the 2D-S in RICO the size distribution and some basic scalar quantities are archived at 1 Hz. Two different estimates of the Particle Size Distribution (PSD) are calculated and archived. The two PSDs correspond to methods 4 and 6 of 2DSView, the software package used to create the archive files. 2DSView may be obtained upon request from SPEC inc. and may be used for more tailored processing than the 1 Hz processing provided in the archive.

Each day's research Flight have two files, one for 2DS H-channel data, one for V-channel data.
The data file name gives the Flight number
year month day YYYYMMDD
the instrument 2DS
channel H or V

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/W78M-4V8G-3Y14
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2008-12-17)
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Related projects	RICO: Rain in Cumulus Over the Ocean
Spatial Type	multiple
Frequency	1 second
Language	English
Categories	Aerosols Aircraft
Platforms	NSF NCAR C-130
Instruments	2DS - 2D-Stereo Particle Probe
GCMD Science Keywords	CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE Expand keywords
Documentation	RICO_2D-S_C-130_data_archive_READ_ME.pdf [44 KiB]
Related links	companion: 87.006: NSF/NCAR C-130 Cloud Particle Imager (CPI) Data info: RICO Data Policy homepage: RICO Homepage info: RICO Missions homepage: SPEC web site

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2004-12-19 00:00:00
End datetime	2005-01-24 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 21.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 15.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -72.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -57.00

Primary point of contact information

Bradley A. Baker <brad@specinc.com>

Additional contact information

originator: Bradley A. Baker <brad@specinc.com>
author: Bradley A. Baker <brad@specinc.com>

Citation

Baker, B. 2008. RICO: NCAR/NSF C-130 Aerosol Cloud Particle 2D-S Data. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/W78M-4V8G-3Y14. Accessed 09 Nov 2025.

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