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
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