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
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Data Quality | final |
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Frequency | continuous |
Language | English |
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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. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6QN64ZG. Accessed 15 Feb 2025.
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