readme.dsd Readme file for UAH Disdrometer data The UAH Disdrometer data files are named mips_YYYYMMDD_dsd.dat, where: YYYY -> year MM -> month DD -> day dsd.dat -> DSD data A sample data line is given below: (Column #) |0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 |01,05,2007,0000,00,0000.000,00000, NP,-9.999,5000,XXXX,XXX,XXX The data file records, column by column, are: COLUMN VARIABLE ------------------------------------- 0 -> Day 1 -> Month 2 -> Year 3 -> Hour & minute (UTC) 4 -> Second.fraction-of-second (UTC) 5 -> Intensity (mm/hr) 6 -> Number Of Recorded Particles 7 -> Metar Code 8 -> Reflectivity (dBZ) 9 -> Visablilty (m) 10 -> N (d) (1/m^3mm) 11 -> v (d) 12 -> Raw (32 x 32 Bins) Data is collected at 10 sec intervals. If you have any questions, please contact: Dustin Phillips ph: 256-961-7008 email: phillips@nsstc.uah.edu