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RAINEX: NOAA N43 P-3 Flight Level Data - NetCDF format

Summary

This dataset contains the NOAA P-3 State and Navigation parameters from missions flown during RAINEX. These are the AOC derived (Type 5) data converted to NetCDF by NCAR/EOL. The binary (.std Standard Tape Format) form of this data can be ordered below.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/J1JC-M5CT-NP0E
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2008-10-07)
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Related projects	RAINEX: Hurricane Rainband and Intensity Change Experiment
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	1 second
Language	English
Categories	Aircraft
Platforms	Aircraft, NOAA P-3
Instruments	GPS Receivers INS - Inertial Navigation System
GCMD Science Keywords	ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT HUMIDITY MIXING RATIO RELATIVE HUMIDITY SURFACE PRESSURE TURBULENCE U/V WIND COMPONENTS UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE VAPOR PRESSURE VERTICAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED Show 14 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	RAINEX_P3_Nav_and_State_nc.readme [6 KiB]
Related links	companion: 88.185: NOAA N43 P-3 Flight Level Data info: RAINEX Missions homepage: RAINEX Project Page

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2005-07-05 16:51:00
End datetime	2005-09-26 20:57:00

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

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

Additional contact information

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

Citation

NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory. 2008. RAINEX: NOAA N43 P-3 Flight Level Data - NetCDF format. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/J1JC-M5CT-NP0E. Accessed 10 Mar 2026.

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