Dataset
Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research (CFARR) South Wonston to Sparsholt 5 km 54 GHz Radio Link Data
Update Frequency: Not Planned
Latest Data Update: 2005-04-20
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2003-09-20
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 919 Files | 562MB
Abstract
The Sparsholt College-South Wonston water station radio links data describe signal levels of several links at a frequency of 54 Ghz, which covered a path of 5km from the South Wonston water tower near the A34 to Sparsholt College. The data were collected between October 2002 and April 2005. The radio link between Sparsholt college and the Wonston water tower is used to investigate the effects of rain and sleet on radio signals.
Citable as: Science and Technology Facilities Council; Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research; Natural Environment Research Council; Wrench, C.L. (2003): Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research (CFARR) South Wonston to Sparsholt 5 km 54 GHz Radio Link Data. NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/5ed9f42631e0ba06e0fd6b8f7ebfa8f1/
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: CFARR, Chilbolton, radio link, 54 GHz
Details
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| Previously used record identifiers: |
http://badc.nerc.ac.uk/view/badc.nerc.ac.uk__ATOM__dep_1190299351821474
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| Access rules: |
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Use of these data is covered by the following licence(s): http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record. |
| Data lineage: |
Data are collected by 4 radar systems, of which the largest is the 3 GHz Doppler radar (CAMRa), and 4 lidar systems, at Chilbolton Observatory, Hampshire. |
| Data Quality: |
Data are checked by CFARR staff prior to submission to BADC
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| File Format: |
Data are netCDF formatted
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Process overview
This dataset was generated by instruments deployed on platforms as listed below.
Instrument/Platform pairings
| Output Description | None |
- long_name: Axis of antennae sensitivity
- var_id: polarisation_receive
- long_name: British National Grid Refence of receiver
- var_id: ngr_receiver
- long_name: British National Grid Refence of transmitter
- var_id: ngr_transmitter
- units: GHz
- long_name: Carrier wave frequency
- var_id: frequency
- units: m
- long_name: Height of receiver above mean sea level (Ordinance Survey Great Britian)
- var_id: receiver_altitude_amsl
- units: m
- long_name: Height of transmiter above mean sea level (Ordinance Survey Great Britian)
- var_id: transmitter_altitude_amsl
- units: degrees_north
- long_name: Latitude coordinate of the reciever
- var_id: latitude_receiver
- units: degrees_north
- long_name: Latitude coordinate of the transmitter
- var_id: latitude_transmitter
- units: km
- long_name: Link length in kilometers
- var_id: link_length
- units: degrees_east
- long_name: Longitude coordinate of the receiver
- var_id: longitude_receiver
- units: degrees_east
- long_name: Longitude coordinate of the transmitter
- var_id: longitude_transmitter
- long_name: Name by which link is known
- var_id: link_id
- var_id: ngr_receiver
- long_name: National Grid Refence of receiver
- var_id: ngr_transmitter
- long_name: National Grid Refence of transmitter
- long_name: Polarisation of transmitted radiation
- var_id: polarisation_transmit
- long_name: Range Of The First Cloud Base From The Lidar
- names: Range Of The First Cloud Base From The Lidar
- units: dB
- long_name: Receive power level after removal of clear-air and rain scatter
- var_id: reference_receive_power
- units: dB
- long_name: Receive power relative to transmit power in dB
- var_id: receive_power
- units: m
- var_id: receiver_altitude_amsl
- long_name: Receiver altitude above mean sea level
- var_id: time
- long_name: Time at end of integration period
- units: m
- var_id: transmitter_altitude_amsl
- long_name: Transmitter altitude above mean sea level
Co-ordinate Variables
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2002-09-30T23:00:00
End time:
2005-03-30T23:00:00
Geographic Extent
51.1450° |
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-1.4270° |
-1.4270° |
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51.1450° |
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