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RICO: NCAR S-PolKa radar moments data, S- and Ka-band, CfRadial

Summary

S-PolKa data from the Rain in Cumulus Over the Ocean (RICO) project . This data set contains both S-band and Ka-band data. These data are in cfRadial format and are available as hourly tar files.

Archive note

WARNING: This is a big dataset. Each file is about 1 GB or less. Each order can contain a maximum of 15.6 GB of data. For very large orders, it may be preferable for you to access these data via a loaner external hard drive. Please email the Point of Contact to request these data.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6QN64ZG
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2014-06-25)
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Related projects	RICO: Rain in Cumulus Over the Ocean
Frequency	continuous
Language	English
Categories	Radar
Platforms	S-PolKa
Instruments	Doppler Radar Polarimetric Radar Radar S-PolKa
GCMD Science Keywords	ATMOSPHERIC WINDS CLOUD DYNAMICS CLOUD MICROPHYSICS CLOUD PROPERTIES CLOUDS DOPPLER VELOCITY LINE OF SIGHT VELOCITY LINE OF SIGHT WINDS MEAN RADIAL VELOCITY PRECIPITATION RADAR RADAR BACKSCATTER RADAR REFLECTIVITY RADIAL VELOCITY RETURN POWER SPECTRUM WIDTH WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Show 19 more... Expand keywords
Related links	companion: 87.065: NCAR S-PolKa radar moments data, S-band, CfRadial info: NCAR/UNIDATA CfRadial Data File Format info: RICO Data Policy homepage: RICO Homepage info: RICO Missions info: S-PolKa Data Sets for RICO

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2004-11-24 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: -72.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -57.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: NCAR/EOL S-Pol Team

Citation

NCAR/EOL S-Pol Team. 2014. RICO: NCAR S-PolKa radar moments data, S- and Ka-band, CfRadial. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6QN64ZG. Accessed 13 Dec 2025.

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