Datastream : MWR3C
Microwave Radiometer, 3 Channel
Active Dates
2011.01.11 - 2012.09.10
Measurement Categories
Radiometric
Originating Instrument
Microwave Radiometer, 3 Channel (MWR3C)
Measurements
Only measurements considered scientifically relevant are shown below by default.
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Measurement | Units | Variable |
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Altitude above mean sea level | m | alt |
Azimuth | deg | azimuth ( time ) |
Base time in Epoch | seconds since 1970-1-1 0:00:00 0:00 | base_time |
Elevation | deg | elevation ( time ) |
Hail accumulation | hit/cm^2 | hail_accumulation ( time ) |
Hail duration | s | hail_duration ( time ) |
Hail intensity | hit/(hr cm^2) | hail_intensity ( time ) |
Zenith-pointing infrared temperature at 10um | K | infrared_temperature ( time ) |
North latitude | degree_N | lat |
East longitude | degree_E | lon |
Liquid water path | mm | lwp ( time ) |
Estimated 1-sigma uncertainty in lwp | mm | lwperr ( time ) |
Precipitable water vapor | cm | pwv ( time ) |
Estimated 1-sigma uncertainty in pwv | cm | pwverr ( time ) |
Quality check results on field: Azimuth | unitless | qc_azimuth ( time ) |
Quality check results on field: Elevation | unitless | qc_elevation ( time ) |
Quality check results on field: Hail accumulation | unitless | qc_hail_accumulation ( time ) |
Quality check results on field: Hail duration | unitless | qc_hail_duration ( time ) |
Quality check results on field: Hail intensity | unitless | qc_hail_intensity ( time ) |
Quality check results on field: Zenith-pointing infrared temperature at 10um | unitless | qc_infrared_temperature ( time ) |
Quality check results on field: Rain accumulation | unitless | qc_rain_accumulation ( time ) |
Quality check results on field: Rain duration | unitless | qc_rain_duration ( time ) |
Quality check results on field: Rain intensity | unitless | qc_rain_intensity ( time ) |
Quality check results on field: Rain peak intensity | unitless | qc_rain_peak_intensity ( time ) |
Quality check results on field: Ambient surface pressure | unitless | qc_surface_pressure ( time ) |
Quality check results on field: Ambient surface relative humidity | unitless | qc_surface_relative_humidity ( time ) |
Quality check results on field: Ambient surface absolute temperature | unitless | qc_surface_temperature ( time ) |
Quality check results on field: 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature | unitless | qc_tbsky23 ( time ) |
Quality check results on field: 30.0 GHz sky brightness temperature | unitless | qc_tbsky30 ( time ) |
Quality check results on field: 89.0GHz sky brightness temperature | unitless | qc_tbsky89 ( time ) |
Quality check results on field: Time offset from midnight | unitless | qc_time ( time ) |
Quality check results on field: Wind direction average | unitless | qc_wind_direction_avg ( time ) |
Quality check results on field: Wind direction maximum | unitless | qc_wind_direction_max ( time ) |
Quality check results on field: Wind direction minimum | unitless | qc_wind_direction_min ( time ) |
Quality check results on field: Wind speed average | unitless | qc_wind_speed_avg ( time ) |
Quality check results on field: Wind speed maximum | unitless | qc_wind_speed_max ( time ) |
Quality check results on field: Wind speed minimum | unitless | qc_wind_speed_min ( time ) |
Rain accumulation | mm | rain_accumulation ( time ) |
Rain duration | s | rain_duration ( time ) |
Rain intensity | mm/hr | rain_intensity ( time ) |
Rain peak intensity | mm/hr | rain_peak_intensity ( time ) |
Ambient surface pressure | kPa | surface_pressure ( time ) |
Ambient surface relative humidity | % | surface_relative_humidity ( time ) |
Ambient surface absolute temperature | C | surface_temperature ( time ) |
23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature | K | tbsky23 ( time ) |
30.0 GHz sky brightness temperature | K | tbsky30 ( time ) |
89.0GHz sky brightness temperature | K | tbsky89 ( time ) |
Time offset from midnight | time ( time ) | |
Time offset from base_time | time_offset ( time ) | |
Wind direction average | deg | wind_direction_avg ( time ) |
Wind direction maximum | deg | wind_direction_max ( time ) |
Wind direction minimum | deg | wind_direction_min ( time ) |
Wind speed average | m/s | wind_speed_avg ( time ) |
Wind speed maximum | m/s | wind_speed_max ( time ) |
Wind speed minimum | m/s | wind_speed_min ( time ) |
Locations
- Southern Great Plains (SGP)
- Central Facility, Lamont, OK (C1)
- Tropical Western Pacific (TWP)
- Central Facility, Darwin, Australia (C3)
- ARM Mobile Facility (GAN)
- Gan Airport, Gan Island, Maldives (M1)
- ARM Mobile Facility (PVC)
- Highland Center, Cape Cod MA; AMF 1 (M1)
- ARM Mobile Facility (SBS)
- Steamboat Springs CO, Valley Site (M1)
Contact(s)
Maria Cadeddu
(630) 252-7408
mcadeddu@anl.gov