Dataset
Hameldon Hill C-band rain radar 1 km rainfall rate data
Abstract
1 km resolution data from the NIMROD system data describe rain-rate observations taken at Hameldon, Lancashire, by NIMROD, which is a very short range forecasting system used by the Met Office. 1 km rain rate data are available from 2011 until present. Radar images from the C-band (5.3 cm wavelength) radar are received by the Nimrod system 5 minute intervals.
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http://badc.nerc.ac.uk/view/badc.nerc.ac.uk__ATOM__ACTIVITY_e9adc97a-f357-11e1-a6e5-00163e251233
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These data have multiple licences for different applications. Always make sure to read the appropriate licence for full data usage limitations details. Other usage may not be permitted.
Restricted data: please submit an application using the REQUEST ACCESS link for access. Use of these data is covered by the following licence(s): https://artefacts.ceda.ac.uk/licences/specific_licences/ukmo_agreement.pdf https://artefacts.ceda.ac.uk/licences/specific_licences/ukmo_agreement_gov.pdf When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record. |
| Data lineage: |
Data are acquired from rain radar network in the UK and Europe by the Met Office's NIMROD system. Composite products (images and data) and single site data are then sent to the BADC by the Met Office's DART operational dissemination system. Raw polar data from single sites are sent through from the RADARNET team at the Met Office. On arrival at the BADC the data are ingested after a one day quarantine. |
| Data Quality: |
Data are from the Met Office's operational NIMROD system
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| File Format: |
NIMROD product data are in the non-standard NIMROD binary format. Refer to linked documentation for further details.
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Related Documents
Process overview
Instrument/Platform pairings
| Met Office C-band radar | Deployed on: Hameldon Hill Radar Station, UK |
| NIMROD system | Deployed on: Hameldon Hill Radar Station, UK |
| Output Description | None |
- long_name: Precipitation Rate
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0658
- gcmd_keyword: Precipitation Rate
- names: Precipitation Rate, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0658
Co-ordinate Variables
Temporal Range
2011-02-22T00:00:00
Ongoing
Geographic Extent
55.4500° |
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-4.1700° |
-0.1700° |
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51.4500° |