Dataset
WOEST: brightness temperature from the NCAS Scanning Microwave Radiometer unit 2 deployed at MOD Lyneham, v1.0 (20230525-20230906)
Update Frequency: Not Planned
Latest Data Update: 2025-05-17
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Citable
Publication Date: 2025-05-16
DOI Publication Date: 2025-05-16
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 646 Files | 2GB
Abstract
Brightness temperature measurements from the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) Scanning Microwave Radiometer unit 2 deployed at MOD Lyneham. These observations were taken as part of Wessex convection (WesCon) experiment - Observing the Evolving Structures of Turbulence (WOEST) project between 20230525 and 20230906.
Data products from this deployment include: brightness-temperature
For further details of this deployment and the associated dataset please see the internal file metadata.
These data conform to the NCAS data standards and are available under the UK Government Open Licence agreement. Acknowledgement of NCAS as the data provider is required whenever and wherever these data are used.
Citable as: Rosenberg, P. (2025): WOEST: brightness temperature from the NCAS Scanning Microwave Radiometer unit 2 deployed at MOD Lyneham, v1.0 (20230525-20230906). NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, 16 May 2025. doi:10.5285/9054202591984e148a65daa37db04d98. https://dx.doi.org/10.5285/9054202591984e148a65daa37db04d98
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: NCAS, observation measurements
Details
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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 were processed and prepared by the project team before delivery to the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA). |
| Data Quality: |
These data have been produced in accordance to standard NCAS observational practices. This includes instrument calibration and compliance checking of data against the NCAS Data Standards.
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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
| NCAS Scanning Microwave Radiometer unit 2 instrument | Deployed on: MOD Lyneham |
| Output Description | None |
- units: g m-3
- var_id: absolute_humidity
- long_name: Absolute Humidity
- units: hPa
- standard_name: air_pressure
- var_id: air_pressure
- long_name: Air Pressure
- units: K
- standard_name: air_temperature
- var_id: air_temperature
- long_name: Air Temperature
- units: J kg-1
- var_id: atmosphere_convective_available_potential_energy
- standard_name: atmosphere_convective_available_potential_energy
- long_name: Atmosphere Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE)
- units: K
- long_name: Atmosphere Stability K Index (KI)
- standard_name: atmosphere_stability_k_index
- var_id: atmosphere_stability_k_index
- units: K
- long_name: Atmosphere Stability Lifted Index (LI)
- var_id: atmosphere_stability_lifted_index
- units: K
- var_id: atmosphere_stability_showalter_index
- standard_name: atmosphere_stability_showalter_index
- long_name: Atmosphere Stability Showalter Index (SI)
- units: K
- var_id: atmosphere_stability_total_totals_index
- standard_name: atmosphere_stability_total_totals_index
- long_name: Atmosphere Stability Total Totals Index (TTI)
- units: dB
- long_name: Atmospheric Attenuation
- var_id: atmospheric_attenuation
- units: K
- standard_name: brightness_temperature
- var_id: brightness_temperature
- long_name: Brightness Temperature
- units: 1
- var_id: qc_flag_pressure
- long_name: Data Quality flag: Pressure
- units: 1
- long_name: Data Quality flag: Receiver channel 1 failed
- var_id: qc_flag_channel_1_failure
- units: 1
- long_name: Data Quality flag: Receiver channel 10 failed
- var_id: qc_flag_channel_10_failure
- units: 1
- long_name: Data Quality flag: Receiver channel 11 failed
- var_id: qc_flag_channel_11_failure
- units: 1
- long_name: Data Quality flag: Receiver channel 12 failed
- var_id: qc_flag_channel_12_failure
- units: 1
- long_name: Data Quality flag: Receiver channel 13 failed
- var_id: qc_flag_channel_13_failure
- units: 1
- long_name: Data Quality flag: Receiver channel 14 failed
- var_id: qc_flag_channel_14_failure
- units: 1
- long_name: Data Quality flag: Receiver channel 2 failed
- var_id: qc_flag_channel_2_failure
- units: 1
- long_name: Data Quality flag: Receiver channel 3 failed
- var_id: qc_flag_channel_3_failure
- units: 1
- long_name: Data Quality flag: Receiver channel 4 failed
- var_id: qc_flag_channel_4_failure
- units: 1
- long_name: Data Quality flag: Receiver channel 5 failed
- var_id: qc_flag_channel_5_failure
- units: 1
- long_name: Data Quality flag: Receiver channel 6 failed
- var_id: qc_flag_channel_6_failure
- units: 1
- long_name: Data Quality flag: Receiver channel 7 failed
- var_id: qc_flag_channel_7_failure
- units: 1
- long_name: Data Quality flag: Receiver channel 8 failed
- var_id: qc_flag_channel_8_failure
- units: 1
- long_name: Data Quality flag: Receiver channel 9 failed
- var_id: qc_flag_channel_9_failure
- units: 1
- var_id: qc_flag_relative_humidity
- long_name: Data Quality flag: Relative Humidity
- units: 1
- var_id: qc_flag_surface_precipitation
- long_name: Data Quality flag: Surface Precipitation
- units: 1
- long_name: Data Quality flag: Surface Pressure
- var_id: qc_flag_surface_pressure
- units: 1
- long_name: Data Quality flag: Surface Relative Humidity
- var_id: qc_flag_surface_relative_humidity
- units: 1
- long_name: Data Quality flag: Surface Temperature
- var_id: qc_flag_surface_temperature
- units: 1
- var_id: qc_flag_temperature
- long_name: Data Quality flag: Temperature
- units: 1
- long_name: Data Quality flag: Thermal stability of moisture receiver bank
- var_id: qc_flag_rh_receiver_temperature_stability
- units: 1
- long_name: Data Quality flag: Thermal stability of temperature receiver bank
- var_id: qc_flag_t_receiver_temperature_stability
- units: 1
- long_name: Day
- var_id: day
- units: 1
- long_name: Day of Year
- var_id: day_of_year
- units: m
- standard_name: altitude
- var_id: altitude
- long_name: Geometric height above geoid (WGS84).
- units: 1
- long_name: Hour
- var_id: hour
- units: kg m-2
- var_id: integrated_water_vapor
- long_name: Integrated Water Vapour
- units: g m-2
- long_name: Liquid Water Path
- var_id: liquid_water_path
- units: 1
- long_name: Minute
- var_id: minute
- units: K
- long_name: Modified Atmosphere Stability K Index (KOI)
- var_id: modified_atmosphere_stability_k_index
- units: 1
- long_name: Month
- var_id: month
- units: s-1
- standard_name: radiation_frequency
- var_id: radiation_frequency
- long_name: Receiver Channel Centre Frequency
- standard_name: relative_humidity
- var_id: relative_humidity
- units: %
- long_name: Relative Humidity
- units: 1
- long_name: Second
- var_id: second
- units: K
- standard_name: air_temperature
- var_id: air_temperature
- long_name: Temperature
- units: 1
- long_name: Year
- var_id: year
Co-ordinate Variables
- units: degrees_north
- standard_name: latitude
- var_id: latitude
- long_name: Latitude
- units: degrees_east
- standard_name: longitude
- var_id: longitude
- long_name: Longitude
- standard_name: time
- var_id: time
- units: seconds
- long_name: Time (seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00)
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2023-05-25T23:59:55
End time:
2023-09-06T09:02:01
Geographic Extent
51.5091° |
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-1.9999° |
-1.9999° |
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51.5091° |
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