Datastream : XSACRSPECCMASKCOPOL
X-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar, filtered spectral data, co-polarized mode
Active Dates
2011.09.14 - 2012.01.05
Measurement Categories
Cloud Properties
Originating Instrument
X-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (XSACR)
Measurements
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| Measurement | Units | Variable |
|---|---|---|
| Altitude above mean sea level | m | alt |
| Azimuth angle from true north | degrees | azimuth ( time ) |
| Base time in Epoch | seconds since 1970-1-1 0:00:00 0:00 | base_time |
| Elevation angle from horizontal | degrees | elevation ( time ) |
| North latitude | degree_N | lat |
| Locator Mask for Spectra | unitless | locator_mask ( time, range ) |
| East longitude | degree_E | lon |
| Mean Doppler Velocity | m/s | mean_doppler_velocity ( time, range ) |
| Range (center of radar sample volume) | m | range ( range ) |
| Reflectivity | dBZ | reflectivity ( time, range ) |
| Signal-to-noise ratio | dB | signal_to_noise_ratio ( time, range ) |
| Spectra | 10 * log(signal power in milliwatts) | spectra ( numspectra, speclength ) |
| Spectral Width | m/s | spectral_width ( time, range ) |
| Time offset from midnight | time ( time ) | |
| Time offset from base_time | time_offset ( time ) | |
| Spectral velocity bins | m/s | velocity_bins ( speclength ) |
Locations
- Tropical Western Pacific (TWP)
- Central Facility, Darwin, Australia (C3)
Contact(s)
Nitin Bharadwaj
(509) 372-4267
nitin@pnnl.gov
Kevin Widener
(509) 528-9565
kevin.widener@pnnl.gov
