Name: Wessex Convection experiment - Observing the Evolving Structures of Turbulence (WOEST): volume scan from the NCAS X-Band Mobile Radar unit 1 deployed at MOD Lyneham, v1.0.0 (20230525-20230908)
Keywords: NCAS, observation measurements

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Wessex Convection experiment - Observing the Evolving Structures of Turbulence (WOEST): volume scan from the NCAS X-Band Mobile Radar unit 1 deployed at MOD Lyneham, v1.0.0 (20230525-20230908)

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Abstract

Volume (set of PPIs) scan measurements from the NCAS X-Band Mobile Radar unit 1 deployed at MOD Lyneham. These observations were taken as part of Wessex Convection experiment - Observing the Evolving Structures of Turbulence (WOEST) between 20230525 and 20230908.

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Citable as: [ PROVISIONAL ] Bennett, L. (9999): Wessex Convection experiment - Observing the Evolving Structures of Turbulence (WOEST): volume scan from the NCAS X-Band Mobile Radar unit 1 deployed at MOD Lyneham, v1.0.0 (20230525-20230908). NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/9e1272b352044260961a6e438a46e83f

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Keywords: NCAS, observation measurements

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Process overview

This dataset was generated by instruments deployed on platforms as listed below.

Instrument/Platform pairings

NCAS Atmospheric Measurement Facility's (AMOF) mobile X-band radar 1	Deployed on: MOD Lyneham

Output Description	None

var_id: altitude
units: meters
long_name: altitude

units: meters
long_name: altitude_above_ground_level
var_id: altitude_agl

units: degrees
long_name: angular_resolution_between_rays
var_id: ray_angle_res

long_name: antenna_angle_scan_rate
var_id: scan_rate
units: degrees s-1

long_name: antenna_is_in_transition_between_sweeps
var_id: antenna_transition
units:

units: degrees
var_id: azimuth
standard_name: ray_azimuth_angle
long_name: azimuth_angle_from_true_north

units: dB
long_name: calibrated_radar_antenna_gain_h_channel
var_id: r_calib_antenna_gain_h

units: dB
long_name: calibrated_radar_antenna_gain_v_channel
var_id: r_calib_antenna_gain_v

units: dB
long_name: calibrated_radar_constant_h_channel
var_id: r_calib_radar_constant_h

units: dB
long_name: calibrated_radar_constant_v_channel
var_id: r_calib_radar_constant_v

units: dB
long_name: calibrated_radar_dbz_correction
var_id: r_calib_dbz_correction

units: dB
long_name: calibrated_radar_ldr_correction_h_channel
var_id: r_calib_ldr_correction_h

units: dB
long_name: calibrated_radar_ldr_correction_v_channel
var_id: r_calib_ldr_correction_v

units: dB
long_name: calibrated_radar_receiver_gain_h_co_polar_channel
var_id: r_calib_receiver_gain_hc

units: dB
long_name: calibrated_radar_receiver_gain_h_cross_polar_channel
var_id: r_calib_receiver_gain_hx

units: dB
long_name: calibrated_radar_receiver_gain_v_co_polar_channel
var_id: r_calib_receiver_gain_vc

units: dB
long_name: calibrated_radar_receiver_gain_v_cross_polar_channel
var_id: r_calib_receiver_gain_vx

units: dBm
long_name: calibrated_radar_receiver_noise_h_co_polar_channel
var_id: r_calib_noise_hc

units: dBm
long_name: calibrated_radar_receiver_noise_h_cross_polar_channel
var_id: r_calib_noise_hx

units: dBm
long_name: calibrated_radar_receiver_noise_v_co_polar_channel
var_id: r_calib_noise_vc

units: dBm
long_name: calibrated_radar_receiver_noise_v_cross_polar_channel
var_id: r_calib_noise_vx

long_name: calibrated_radar_receiver_slope_h_co_polar_channel
var_id: r_calib_receiver_slope_hc
units:

long_name: calibrated_radar_receiver_slope_h_cross_polar_channel
var_id: r_calib_receiver_slope_hx
units:

long_name: calibrated_radar_receiver_slope_v_co_polar_channel
var_id: r_calib_receiver_slope_vc
units:

long_name: calibrated_radar_receiver_slope_v_cross_polar_channel
var_id: r_calib_receiver_slope_vx
units:

units: dBm
long_name: calibrated_radar_sun_power_h_co_polar_channel
var_id: r_calib_sun_power_hc

units: dBm
long_name: calibrated_radar_sun_power_h_cross_polar_channel
var_id: r_calib_sun_power_hx

units: dBm
long_name: calibrated_radar_sun_power_v_co_polar_channel
var_id: r_calib_sun_power_vc

units: dBm
long_name: calibrated_radar_sun_power_v_cross_polar_channel
var_id: r_calib_sun_power_vx

units: degrees
long_name: calibrated_radar_system_phidp
var_id: r_calib_system_phidp

units: dBm
long_name: calibrated_radar_xmit_power_h_channel
var_id: r_calib_xmit_power_h

units: dBm
long_name: calibrated_radar_xmit_power_v_channel
var_id: r_calib_xmit_power_v

units: dB
long_name: calibrated_radar_zdr_correction
var_id: r_calib_zdr_correction

long_name: calibration_data_array_index_per_ray
var_id: r_calib_index
units:

units: dB
long_name: clutter_correction_ratio_from_horizontal_polarization
var_id: CCOR

units: dB
long_name: clutter_correction_ratio_from_vertical_polarization
var_id: CCORv

long_name: co-polar_cross_correlation_coefficient
var_id: RhoHV
units:

long_name: data_volume_end_time_utc
var_id: time_coverage_end

long_name: data_volume_index_number
var_id: volume_number
units:

long_name: data_volume_start_time_utc
var_id: time_coverage_start

units: degrees
var_id: uPhiDP
long_name: differential_phase_shift_derived_by_signal_processor(GDRX)

units: degrees
long_name: differential_phase_shift_filtered_by_Rainbow
var_id: PhiDP

units: dB
long_name: differential_reflectivity
var_id: ZDR

units: degrees
var_id: elevation
standard_name: ray_elevation_angle
long_name: elevation_angle_from_horizontal_plane

long_name: flag_for_indexed_rays
var_id: rays_are_indexed

long_name: follow_mode_for_scan_strategy
var_id: follow_mode

units: meters
long_name: gate_spacing_for_ray
var_id: ray_gate_spacing

var_id: grid_mapping

units: degrees
long_name: half_power_radar_beam_width_h_channel
var_id: radar_beam_width_h

units: degrees
long_name: half_power_radar_beam_width_v_channel
var_id: radar_beam_width_v

long_name: index_of_first_ray_in_sweep
var_id: sweep_start_ray_index
units:

long_name: index_of_last_ray_in_sweep
var_id: sweep_end_ray_index
units:

units: degrees_north
var_id: latitude
long_name: latitude

units: degrees_east
var_id: longitude
long_name: longitude

units: dBm
long_name: measured_radar_transmit_power_h_channel
var_id: measured_transmit_power_h

units: dBm
long_name: measured_radar_transmit_power_v_channel
var_id: measured_transmit_power_v

units: dB
long_name: nominal_radar_antenna_gain_h_channel
var_id: radar_antenna_gain_h

units: dB
long_name: nominal_radar_antenna_gain_v_channel
var_id: radar_antenna_gain_v

long_name: number_of_samples_used_to_compute_moments
var_id: n_samples
units:

long_name: platform_type
var_id: platform_type

long_name: polarization_mode_for_sweep
var_id: polarization_mode

long_name: primary_axis_of_rotation
var_id: primary_axis

units: seconds
long_name: pulse_repetition_frequency_ratio
var_id: prt_ratio

units: seconds
long_name: pulse_repetition_time
var_id: prt

units: dB
long_name: r_calib_dynamic_range_db_hc
var_id: r_calib_dynamic_range_db_hc

units: dB
long_name: r_calib_dynamic_range_db_hx
var_id: r_calib_dynamic_range_db_hx

units: dB
long_name: r_calib_dynamic_range_db_vc
var_id: r_calib_dynamic_range_db_vc

units: dB
long_name: r_calib_dynamic_range_db_vx
var_id: r_calib_dynamic_range_db_vx

units: dBm
long_name: r_calib_i0_dbm_hc
var_id: r_calib_i0_dbm_hc

units: dBm
long_name: r_calib_i0_dbm_hx
var_id: r_calib_i0_dbm_hx

units: dBm
long_name: r_calib_i0_dbm_vc
var_id: r_calib_i0_dbm_vc

units: dBm
long_name: r_calib_i0_dbm_vx
var_id: r_calib_i0_dbm_vx

long_name: r_calib_k_squared_water
var_id: r_calib_k_squared_water
units:

units: dB
long_name: radar_calibration_coupler_forward_loss_h_channel
var_id: r_calib_coupler_forward_loss_h

units: dB
long_name: radar_calibration_coupler_forward_loss_v_channel
var_id: r_calib_coupler_forward_loss_v

units: dBm
long_name: radar_calibration_noise_source_power_h_channel
var_id: r_calib_noise_source_power_h

units: dBm
long_name: radar_calibration_noise_source_power_v_channel
var_id: r_calib_noise_source_power_v

units: dB
long_name: radar_calibration_power_measurement_loss_h_channel
var_id: r_calib_power_measure_loss_h

units: dB
long_name: radar_calibration_power_measurement_loss_v_channel
var_id: r_calib_power_measure_loss_v

units: seconds
long_name: radar_calibration_pulse_width
var_id: r_calib_pulse_width

units: dB
long_name: radar_calibration_receiver_mismatch_loss
var_id: r_calib_receiver_mismatch_loss

units: dBm
long_name: radar_calibration_test_power_h_channel
var_id: r_calib_test_power_h

units: dBm
long_name: radar_calibration_test_power_v_channel
var_id: r_calib_test_power_v

long_name: radar_calibration_time_utc
var_id: r_calib_time
units: UTC

units: dB
long_name: radar_calibration_two_way_radome_loss_h_channel
var_id: r_calib_two_way_radome_loss_h

units: dB
long_name: radar_calibration_two_way_radome_loss_v_channel
var_id: r_calib_two_way_radome_loss_v

units: dB
long_name: radar_calibration_two_way_waveguide_loss_h_channel
var_id: r_calib_two_way_waveguide_loss_h

units: dB
long_name: radar_calibration_two_way_waveguide_loss_v_channel
var_id: r_calib_two_way_waveguide_loss_v

units: s-1
long_name: radar_receiver_bandwidth
var_id: radar_rx_bandwidth

units: dBZ
long_name: radar_reflectivity_at_1km_at_zero_snr_h_co_polar_channel
var_id: r_calib_base_dbz_1km_hc

units: dBZ
long_name: radar_reflectivity_at_1km_at_zero_snr_h_cross_polar_channel
var_id: r_calib_base_dbz_1km_hx

units: dBZ
long_name: radar_reflectivity_at_1km_at_zero_snr_v_co_polar_channel
var_id: r_calib_base_dbz_1km_vc

units: dBZ
long_name: radar_reflectivity_at_1km_at_zero_snr_v_cross_polar_channel
var_id: r_calib_base_dbz_1km_vx

units: m s-1
var_id: V
long_name: radial_velocity_from_horizontal_polarization

units: m s-1
long_name: radial_velocity_from_vertical_polarization
var_id: Vv

var_id: range
units: meters
standard_name: projection_range_coordinate
long_name: range_to_center_of_measurement_volume

units: degrees
long_name: ray_target_fixed_angle
var_id: fixed_angle

units: dBZ
long_name: reflectivity_from_horizontal_polarization
var_id: dBZ

units: dBZ
long_name: reflectivity_from_vertical_polarization
var_id: dBZv

long_name: scan_mode_for_sweep
var_id: sweep_mode

long_name: signal_quality_index_from_horizontal_polarization
var_id: SQI
units:

var_id: SQIv
long_name: signal_quality_index_from_vertical_polarization
units:

units: dB
long_name: signal_to_noise_ratio_from_horizontal_polarization
var_id: SNR

units: dB
long_name: signal_to_noise_ratio_from_vertical_polarization
var_id: SNRv

long_name: specific_differential_phase_shift_derived_by_Rainbow_from_PhiDP
var_id: KDP
units: degrees km-1

long_name: specific_differential_phase_shift_derived_by_signal_processor(GDRX)
var_id: uKDP
units: degrees km-1

units: m s-1
var_id: W
long_name: spectral_width_from_horizontal_polarization

units: m s-1
long_name: spectral_width_from_vertical_polarization
var_id: Wv

units: meters
long_name: start_range_for_ray
var_id: ray_start_range

long_name: status_of_instrument
var_id: status_xml

long_name: sweep_index_number_0_based
var_id: sweep_number
units:

long_name: target_scan_rate_for_sweep
var_id: target_scan_rate
units: degrees s-1

units: s-1
var_id: frequency
long_name: transmission_frequency

long_name: transmit_pulse_mode
var_id: prt_mode

units: seconds
long_name: transmitter_pulse_width
var_id: pulse_width

long_name: type_of_instrument
var_id: instrument_type

units: m s-1
long_name: unambiguous_doppler_velocity
var_id: nyquist_velocity

units: meters
long_name: unambiguous_range
var_id: unambiguous_range

long_name: unfiltered_co-polar_cross_correlation_coefficient
var_id: RhoHVu
units:

units: degrees
long_name: unfiltered_differential_phase_shift_derived_by_signal_processor(GDRX)
var_id: uPhiDPu

units: dB
long_name: unfiltered_differential_reflectivity
var_id: ZDRu

units: m s-1
long_name: unfiltered_radial_velocity_from_horizontal_polarization
var_id: Vu

units: m s-1
long_name: unfiltered_radial_velocity_from_vertical_polarization
var_id: Vvu

units: dBZ
long_name: unfiltered_reflectivity_from_horizontal_polarization
var_id: dBuZ

units: dBZ
long_name: unfiltered_reflectivity_from_vertical_polarization
var_id: dBuZv

long_name: unfiltered_signal_quality_index_from_horizontal_polarization
var_id: SQIu
units:

long_name: unfiltered_signal_quality_index_from_vertical_polarization
var_id: SQIvu
units:

units: dB
long_name: unfiltered_signal_to_noise_ratio_from_horizontal_polarization
var_id: SNRu

units: dB
long_name: unfiltered_signal_to_noise_ratio_from_vertical_polarization
var_id: SNRvu

long_name: unfiltered_specific_differential_phase_shift_derived_by_signal_processor(GDRX)
var_id: uKDPu
units: degrees km-1

units: m s-1
long_name: unfiltered_spectral_width_from_horizontal_polarization
var_id: Wu

units: m s-1
long_name: unfiltered_spectral_width_from_vertical_polarization
var_id: Wvu

Co-ordinate Variables

standard_name: time
var_id: time
units: seconds
long_name: time_in_seconds_since_volume_start

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2023-05-25T00:42:53

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2023-09-08T09:54:18

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