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RAINEX: NOAA N42 P-3 Flight Level Data

Summary

This dataset contains 1 second and 10 second N42 RF P-3 flight level data collected from 09/06/2005 to 09/23/2005, including 2005 storms, Katrina, Ophelia and Rita. To use the NetCDF files, you will need to employ the software available on the UCAR NetCDF website . To use the Standard Tape image (std) files, you can read the format description and download code to read the files at the NOAA Standard Tape Format website.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download
OPeNDAP access

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/J1TJ-5TNN-ZC0J
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2008-06-23)
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Related projects	RAINEX: Hurricane Rainband and Intensity Change Experiment
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	< 1 minute
Language	English
Categories	Aircraft
Platforms	Aircraft, NOAA P-3
Instruments	GPS Receivers INS - Inertial Navigation System PMS King Probe Radiometers Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer - SFMR TTS - Total Temperature Sensor
Events	Hurricane Dennis Hurricane Gert Hurricane Ophelia Hurricane Rita Hurricane Wilma
GCMD Science Keywords	ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT HUMIDITY MIXING RATIO RELATIVE HUMIDITY SEA LEVEL PRESSURE STATIC PRESSURE TURBULENCE UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE VAPOR PRESSURE VERTICAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED Show 14 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	HRDdataPolicy.txt [2 KiB]
Related links	info: NOAA Standard Tape Format info: NetCDF (network Common Data Form) info: RAINEX Missions homepage: RAINEX Project Page

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2005-07-05 00:00:00
End datetime	2005-10-23 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 40.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 10.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -100.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -50.00

Primary point of contact information

NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratories

Additional contact information

author: NOAA AOML Hurricane Research Division

Citation

NOAA AOML Hurricane Research Division. 2008. RAINEX: NOAA N42 P-3 Flight Level Data. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/J1TJ-5TNN-ZC0J. Accessed 22 Jan 2026.

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