Ka-Band Probe Radar (KPR) profile data

Ka-Band Probe Radar (KPR) measurements of reflectivity, spectral width, and velocity in fixed height 15m bins above msl using a ProSensing 35.6 GHz Ka-band probe radar. No corrections were done to remove ground reflections or other bad data, except for masking out the first 91 meters above and below the aircraft. The approximate height of each radar bin was estimated from the original bin range and the altitude and orientation of the aircraft. The velocity values were not adjusted for the movement nor orientation of the aircraft. The sign of the downward pointing radar velocities was flipped so that positive always refers to up and negative to down with respect to the orientation of the plane. Latitude, longitude, pitch, roll, airspeed, and altitude are also included from the onboard instruments, documented separately https://doi.org/10.26023/GENG-Q8WN-TB13.

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  • Begin:  2021-05-29T00:00:00Z
    End:  2021-06-25T23:59:59Z

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Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 2021-05-29T00:00:00Z
Temporal Range End 2021-06-25T23:59:59Z
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat 45.33900
Bounding Box South Lat 33.71400
Bounding Box West Long -105.20000
Bounding Box East Long -95.04900
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Documentation #1 : EOL_README_KPR_DATA.txt
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Resource Format NetCDF: Network Common Data Form (application/x-netcdf)
Standardized Resource Format NetCDF
Asset Size 8840 MB
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Author Alexei Korolev
Ivan Heckman
Publisher UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory
Publication Date 2023-05-30T18:31:56
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.26023/Z36H-G1VR-F300
Alternate Identifier 605.027
Resource Version 1.0
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2024-02-07T22:45:01Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.eol::605.027
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation Alexei Korolev, Ivan Heckman. (2023). Ka-Band Probe Radar (KPR) profile data. 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/Z36H-G1VR-F300. Accessed 03 May 2024.

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