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RAINEX: Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) data

Summary

This data set contains one-minute resolution surface meteorological and oceanographic data from the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON). There are 5 stations within the network that provide meteorological observations. The stations are located along the Louisiana coast. This data set covers the period from 1 June to 31 October 2005. The data are in comma delimited ASCII format. Three EXCEL files are included in the data set which provide paramater details and definitions. NCAR/EOL has performed no additional quality control on these data.

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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/R494-KY7M-4V0V
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2007-11-27)
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Related projects	RAINEX: Hurricane Rainband and Intensity Change Experiment
Spatial Type	multiple
Frequency	1 minute
Language	English
Categories	Land Based Surface
Platforms	Mesoscale Meteorological Network - Mesonet Weather Stations
Instruments	Anemometers Automated Weather System Barometers Hygrometers Pyranometers Rain Gauges Thermometers Wind Vanes
GCMD Science Keywords	AIR TEMPERATURE PRECIPITATION AMOUNT RELATIVE HUMIDITY SOLAR RADIATION SURFACE PRESSURE WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED Expand keywords
Documentation	MarineCenterHeaderDefinition.xls [65 KiB] ocean_lumcon.txt [4 KiB] PontchartrainHeaderDefinition.xls [38 KiB] TambourBayHeaderDefinition.xls [38 KiB]
Related links	info: RAINEX Missions homepage: RAINEX Project Page

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2005-06-01 00:00:00
End datetime	2005-10-31 23:59:00

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 30.60, Minimum (South) Latitude: 28.80
Minimum (West) Longitude: -90.70, Maximum (East) Longitude: -89.30

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium

Citation

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium. 2007. RAINEX: Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) data. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/R494-KY7M-4V0V. Accessed 15 Feb 2026.

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