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VOCALS: CIRPAS Twin Otter 40 Hz Boundary Layer Turbulence Data

Summary

This dataset contains the CIRPAS Twin Otter Boundary Layer Turbulence (40 Hz) data collected during the VAMOS Ocean-Cloud Atmosphere-Land Study (VOCALS) campaign. The University of California Irvine data files from the 19 flights are in MATLAB binary format (*.mat). Please refer to the README for more detailed information on these files.

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Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/H6EE-YRXP-YD00
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2011-02-16)
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Related projects	VOCALS: VAMOS Ocean-Cloud-Atmosphere-Land Study
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	criteria
Language	English
Categories	Aircraft
Platforms	TWIN OTTER CIRPAS NPS
Instruments	GPS Receivers IRGA - Infrared Gas Analyzers IRT - Infrared Thermometers Inertial Navigation System - INS Pressure Transducers
GCMD Science Keywords	ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY DEW POINT TEMPERATURE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS HUMIDITY MIXING RATIO SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE STATIC PRESSURE U/V WIND COMPONENTS UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE Expand keywords
Documentation	000_README.txt [10 KiB]
Restrictions	user agreement required: Data_Policy.html [2 KiB]
Related links	info: VOCALS Data Policy homepage: VOCALS Homepage info: VOCALS Missions info: VOCALS Project Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2008-10-16 00:00:00
End datetime	2008-11-13 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: -15.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: -30.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -90.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -70.00

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

Additional contact information

author: Djamal Khelif <jamal@wave.eng.uci.edu>
originator: Djamal Khelif <jamal@wave.eng.uci.edu>

Citation

Khelif, D., Khelif, D. 2011. VOCALS: CIRPAS Twin Otter 40 Hz Boundary Layer Turbulence Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/H6EE-YRXP-YD00. Accessed 12 Oct 2024.

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