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Dataset

 

RAIN-E: NCAS mobile X-band radar scan data from Sandwith, near Whitehaven in Cumbria, UK, Version 1

Update Frequency: Not Planned
Latest Data Update: 2022-01-12
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Citable
Publication Date: 2021-12-09
DOI Publication Date: 2022-01-20
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 332.95K Files | 8TB

Abstract

This dataset contains scan data from the National Centre for Atmospheric Science Atmospheric Measurement and Observation Facility's mobile X-band radar during the Radar Applications in Northern England (RAIN-E) project. The radar collected data at Sandwith, near Whitehaven in Cumbria from October 2018 to December 2020.

Citable as:  Bennett, L. (2022): RAIN-E: NCAS mobile X-band radar scan data from Sandwith, near Whitehaven in Cumbria, UK, Version 1. NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, 20 January 2022. doi:10.5285/bd860cadea1344ee83af32887a135d67. https://dx.doi.org/10.5285/bd860cadea1344ee83af32887a135d67
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: NCAS, AMOF, radar, precipitation, rainfall, dual-polarisation, hydrometeorology, RAINE

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Data lineage:

Data were collected, quality controlled and prepared for archiving by the instrument scientists before upload to the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) for long term archiving.

Data Quality:
Data are as given by the data provider, no quality control has been performed by the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)
File Format:
Data are netCDF formatted.

Process overview

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

None

  • var_id: range
  • units: meters
  • long_name: Range from instrument to center of gate
  • names: Range from instrument to center of gate
  • var_id: altitude
  • units: meters
  • long_name: altitude
  • names: altitude
  • units: meters
  • long_name: altitude_above_ground_level
  • var_id: altitude_agl
  • names: altitude_above_ground_level
  • units: degrees
  • long_name: angular_resolution_between_rays
  • var_id: ray_angle_res
  • names: angular_resolution_between_rays
  • units: degrees per second
  • long_name: antenna_angle_scan_rate
  • var_id: scan_rate
  • names: antenna_angle_scan_rate
  • long_name: antenna_is_in_transition_between_sweeps
  • var_id: antenna_transition
  • names: antenna_is_in_transition_between_sweeps
  • units: db
  • long_name: calibrated_radar_antenna_gain_h_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_antenna_gain_h
  • names: calibrated_radar_antenna_gain_h_channel
  • units: db
  • long_name: calibrated_radar_antenna_gain_v_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_antenna_gain_v
  • names: calibrated_radar_antenna_gain_v_channel
  • units: db
  • long_name: calibrated_radar_constant_h_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_radar_constant_h
  • names: calibrated_radar_constant_h_channel
  • units: db
  • long_name: calibrated_radar_constant_v_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_radar_constant_v
  • names: calibrated_radar_constant_v_channel
  • units: db
  • long_name: calibrated_radar_dbz_correction
  • var_id: r_calib_dbz_correction
  • names: calibrated_radar_dbz_correction
  • units: db
  • long_name: calibrated_radar_ldr_correction_h_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_ldr_correction_h
  • names: calibrated_radar_ldr_correction_h_channel
  • units: db
  • long_name: calibrated_radar_ldr_correction_v_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_ldr_correction_v
  • names: calibrated_radar_ldr_correction_v_channel
  • units: db
  • long_name: calibrated_radar_receiver_gain_h_co_polar_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_receiver_gain_hc
  • names: calibrated_radar_receiver_gain_h_co_polar_channel
  • units: db
  • long_name: calibrated_radar_receiver_gain_h_cross_polar_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_receiver_gain_hx
  • names: calibrated_radar_receiver_gain_h_cross_polar_channel
  • units: db
  • long_name: calibrated_radar_receiver_gain_v_co_polar_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_receiver_gain_vc
  • names: calibrated_radar_receiver_gain_v_co_polar_channel
  • units: db
  • long_name: calibrated_radar_receiver_gain_v_cross_polar_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_receiver_gain_vx
  • names: calibrated_radar_receiver_gain_v_cross_polar_channel
  • units: dBm
  • long_name: calibrated_radar_receiver_noise_h_co_polar_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_noise_hc
  • names: calibrated_radar_receiver_noise_h_co_polar_channel
  • units: dBm
  • long_name: calibrated_radar_receiver_noise_h_cross_polar_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_noise_hx
  • names: calibrated_radar_receiver_noise_h_cross_polar_channel
  • units: dBm
  • long_name: calibrated_radar_receiver_noise_v_co_polar_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_noise_vc
  • names: calibrated_radar_receiver_noise_v_co_polar_channel
  • units: dBm
  • long_name: calibrated_radar_receiver_noise_v_cross_polar_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_noise_vx
  • names: calibrated_radar_receiver_noise_v_cross_polar_channel
  • long_name: calibrated_radar_receiver_slope_h_co_polar_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_receiver_slope_hc
  • names: calibrated_radar_receiver_slope_h_co_polar_channel
  • long_name: calibrated_radar_receiver_slope_h_cross_polar_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_receiver_slope_hx
  • names: calibrated_radar_receiver_slope_h_cross_polar_channel
  • long_name: calibrated_radar_receiver_slope_v_co_polar_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_receiver_slope_vc
  • names: calibrated_radar_receiver_slope_v_co_polar_channel
  • long_name: calibrated_radar_receiver_slope_v_cross_polar_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_receiver_slope_vx
  • names: calibrated_radar_receiver_slope_v_cross_polar_channel
  • units: dBm
  • long_name: calibrated_radar_sun_power_h_co_polar_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_sun_power_hc
  • names: calibrated_radar_sun_power_h_co_polar_channel
  • units: dBm
  • long_name: calibrated_radar_sun_power_h_cross_polar_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_sun_power_hx
  • names: calibrated_radar_sun_power_h_cross_polar_channel
  • units: dBm
  • long_name: calibrated_radar_sun_power_v_co_polar_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_sun_power_vc
  • names: calibrated_radar_sun_power_v_co_polar_channel
  • units: dBm
  • long_name: calibrated_radar_sun_power_v_cross_polar_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_sun_power_vx
  • names: calibrated_radar_sun_power_v_cross_polar_channel
  • units: degrees
  • long_name: calibrated_radar_system_phidp
  • var_id: r_calib_system_phidp
  • names: calibrated_radar_system_phidp
  • units: dBm
  • long_name: calibrated_radar_xmit_power_h_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_xmit_power_h
  • names: calibrated_radar_xmit_power_h_channel
  • units: dBm
  • long_name: calibrated_radar_xmit_power_v_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_xmit_power_v
  • names: calibrated_radar_xmit_power_v_channel
  • units: db
  • long_name: calibrated_radar_zdr_correction
  • var_id: r_calib_zdr_correction
  • names: calibrated_radar_zdr_correction
  • long_name: calibration_data_array_index_per_ray
  • var_id: r_calib_index
  • names: calibration_data_array_index_per_ray
  • units: dB
  • long_name: clutter_correction_ratio_from_horizontal_polarization
  • var_id: CCOR
  • names: clutter_correction_ratio_from_horizontal_polarization
  • units: dB
  • long_name: clutter_correction_ratio_from_vertical_polarization
  • var_id: CCORv
  • names: clutter_correction_ratio_from_vertical_polarization
  • long_name: co-polar_cross_correlation_coefficient
  • var_id: RhoHV
  • names: co-polar_cross_correlation_coefficient
  • long_name: data_volume_end_time_utc
  • var_id: time_coverage_end
  • names: data_volume_end_time_utc
  • long_name: data_volume_index_number
  • var_id: volume_number
  • names: data_volume_index_number
  • long_name: data_volume_start_time_utc
  • var_id: time_coverage_start
  • names: data_volume_start_time_utc
  • var_id: DOP
  • long_name: degree_of_polarization
  • names: degree_of_polarization
  • units: degrees
  • var_id: uPhiDP
  • long_name: differential_phase_shift_derived_by_signal_processor(GDRX)
  • names: differential_phase_shift_derived_by_signal_processor(GDRX)
  • units: degrees
  • long_name: differential_phase_shift_filtered_by_Rainbow
  • var_id: PhiDP
  • names: differential_phase_shift_filtered_by_Rainbow
  • units: dB
  • long_name: differential_reflectivity
  • var_id: ZDR
  • names: differential_reflectivity
  • long_name: flag_for_indexed_rays
  • var_id: rays_are_indexed
  • names: flag_for_indexed_rays
  • long_name: follow_mode_for_scan_strategy
  • var_id: follow_mode
  • names: follow_mode_for_scan_strategy
  • units: meters
  • long_name: gate_spacing_for_ray
  • var_id: ray_gate_spacing
  • names: gate_spacing_for_ray
  • var_id: grid_mapping
  • units: degrees
  • long_name: half_power_radar_beam_width_h_channel
  • var_id: radar_beam_width_h
  • names: half_power_radar_beam_width_h_channel
  • units: degrees
  • long_name: half_power_radar_beam_width_v_channel
  • var_id: radar_beam_width_v
  • names: half_power_radar_beam_width_v_channel
  • long_name: index_of_first_ray_in_sweep
  • var_id: sweep_start_ray_index
  • names: index_of_first_ray_in_sweep
  • long_name: index_of_last_ray_in_sweep
  • var_id: sweep_end_ray_index
  • names: index_of_last_ray_in_sweep
  • units: degrees_north
  • var_id: latitude
  • long_name: latitude
  • names: latitude
  • units: degrees_east
  • var_id: longitude
  • long_name: longitude
  • names: longitude
  • units: dBm
  • long_name: measured_radar_transmit_power_h_channel
  • var_id: measured_transmit_power_h
  • names: measured_radar_transmit_power_h_channel
  • units: dBm
  • long_name: measured_radar_transmit_power_v_channel
  • var_id: measured_transmit_power_v
  • names: measured_radar_transmit_power_v_channel
  • units: db
  • long_name: nominal_radar_antenna_gain_h_channel
  • var_id: radar_antenna_gain_h
  • names: nominal_radar_antenna_gain_h_channel
  • units: db
  • long_name: nominal_radar_antenna_gain_v_channel
  • var_id: radar_antenna_gain_v
  • names: nominal_radar_antenna_gain_v_channel
  • long_name: number_of_samples_used_to_compute_moments
  • var_id: n_samples
  • names: number_of_samples_used_to_compute_moments
  • long_name: platform_type
  • var_id: platform_type
  • names: platform_type
  • long_name: polarization_mode_for_sweep
  • var_id: polarization_mode
  • names: polarization_mode_for_sweep
  • long_name: primary_axis_of_rotation
  • var_id: primary_axis
  • names: primary_axis_of_rotation
  • units: seconds
  • long_name: pulse_repetition_frequency_ratio
  • var_id: prt_ratio
  • names: pulse_repetition_frequency_ratio
  • units: seconds
  • long_name: pulse_repetition_time
  • var_id: prt
  • names: pulse_repetition_time
  • units: db
  • long_name: r_calib_dynamic_range_db_hc
  • var_id: r_calib_dynamic_range_db_hc
  • names: r_calib_dynamic_range_db_hc
  • units: db
  • long_name: r_calib_dynamic_range_db_hx
  • var_id: r_calib_dynamic_range_db_hx
  • names: r_calib_dynamic_range_db_hx
  • units: db
  • long_name: r_calib_dynamic_range_db_vc
  • var_id: r_calib_dynamic_range_db_vc
  • names: r_calib_dynamic_range_db_vc
  • units: db
  • long_name: r_calib_dynamic_range_db_vx
  • var_id: r_calib_dynamic_range_db_vx
  • names: r_calib_dynamic_range_db_vx
  • units: dBm
  • long_name: r_calib_i0_dbm_hc
  • var_id: r_calib_i0_dbm_hc
  • names: r_calib_i0_dbm_hc
  • units: dBm
  • long_name: r_calib_i0_dbm_hx
  • var_id: r_calib_i0_dbm_hx
  • names: r_calib_i0_dbm_hx
  • units: dBm
  • long_name: r_calib_i0_dbm_vc
  • var_id: r_calib_i0_dbm_vc
  • names: r_calib_i0_dbm_vc
  • units: dBm
  • long_name: r_calib_i0_dbm_vx
  • var_id: r_calib_i0_dbm_vx
  • names: r_calib_i0_dbm_vx
  • long_name: r_calib_k_squared_water
  • var_id: r_calib_k_squared_water
  • names: r_calib_k_squared_water
  • units: db
  • long_name: radar_calibration_coupler_forward_loss_h_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_coupler_forward_loss_h
  • names: radar_calibration_coupler_forward_loss_h_channel
  • units: db
  • long_name: radar_calibration_coupler_forward_loss_v_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_coupler_forward_loss_v
  • names: radar_calibration_coupler_forward_loss_v_channel
  • units: dBm
  • long_name: radar_calibration_noise_source_power_h_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_noise_source_power_h
  • names: radar_calibration_noise_source_power_h_channel
  • units: dBm
  • long_name: radar_calibration_noise_source_power_v_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_noise_source_power_v
  • names: radar_calibration_noise_source_power_v_channel
  • units: db
  • long_name: radar_calibration_power_measurement_loss_h_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_power_measure_loss_h
  • names: radar_calibration_power_measurement_loss_h_channel
  • units: db
  • long_name: radar_calibration_power_measurement_loss_v_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_power_measure_loss_v
  • names: radar_calibration_power_measurement_loss_v_channel
  • units: seconds
  • long_name: radar_calibration_pulse_width
  • var_id: r_calib_pulse_width
  • names: radar_calibration_pulse_width
  • units: db
  • long_name: radar_calibration_receiver_mismatch_loss
  • var_id: r_calib_receiver_mismatch_loss
  • names: radar_calibration_receiver_mismatch_loss
  • units: dBm
  • long_name: radar_calibration_test_power_h_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_test_power_h
  • names: radar_calibration_test_power_h_channel
  • units: dBm
  • long_name: radar_calibration_test_power_v_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_test_power_v
  • names: radar_calibration_test_power_v_channel
  • long_name: radar_calibration_time_utc
  • var_id: r_calib_time
  • names: radar_calibration_time_utc
  • units: db
  • long_name: radar_calibration_two_way_radome_loss_h_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_two_way_radome_loss_h
  • names: radar_calibration_two_way_radome_loss_h_channel
  • units: db
  • long_name: radar_calibration_two_way_radome_loss_v_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_two_way_radome_loss_v
  • names: radar_calibration_two_way_radome_loss_v_channel
  • units: db
  • long_name: radar_calibration_two_way_waveguide_loss_h_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_two_way_waveguide_loss_h
  • names: radar_calibration_two_way_waveguide_loss_h_channel
  • units: db
  • long_name: radar_calibration_two_way_waveguide_loss_v_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_two_way_waveguide_loss_v
  • names: radar_calibration_two_way_waveguide_loss_v_channel
  • units: s-1
  • long_name: radar_receiver_bandwidth
  • var_id: radar_rx_bandwidth
  • names: radar_receiver_bandwidth
  • units: dBZ
  • long_name: radar_reflectivity_at_1km_at_zero_snr_h_co_polar_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_base_dbz_1km_hc
  • names: radar_reflectivity_at_1km_at_zero_snr_h_co_polar_channel
  • units: dBZ
  • long_name: radar_reflectivity_at_1km_at_zero_snr_h_cross_polar_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_base_dbz_1km_hx
  • names: radar_reflectivity_at_1km_at_zero_snr_h_cross_polar_channel
  • units: dBZ
  • long_name: radar_reflectivity_at_1km_at_zero_snr_v_co_polar_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_base_dbz_1km_vc
  • names: radar_reflectivity_at_1km_at_zero_snr_v_co_polar_channel
  • units: dBZ
  • long_name: radar_reflectivity_at_1km_at_zero_snr_v_cross_polar_channel
  • var_id: r_calib_base_dbz_1km_vx
  • names: radar_reflectivity_at_1km_at_zero_snr_v_cross_polar_channel
  • units: m/s
  • var_id: V
  • long_name: radial_velocity_from_horizontal_polarization
  • names: radial_velocity_from_horizontal_polarization
  • units: m/s
  • long_name: radial_velocity_from_vertical_polarization
  • var_id: Vv
  • names: radial_velocity_from_vertical_polarization
  • units: degrees
  • var_id: azimuth
  • long_name: ray_azimuth_angle
  • names: ray_azimuth_angle
  • units: degrees
  • var_id: elevation
  • long_name: ray_elevation_angle
  • names: ray_elevation_angle
  • units: degrees
  • long_name: ray_target_fixed_angle
  • var_id: fixed_angle
  • names: ray_target_fixed_angle
  • units: dBZ
  • long_name: reflectivity_from_horizontal_polarization
  • var_id: dBZ
  • names: reflectivity_from_horizontal_polarization
  • units: dBZ
  • long_name: reflectivity_from_vertical_polarization
  • var_id: dBZv
  • names: reflectivity_from_vertical_polarization
  • long_name: scan_mode_for_sweep
  • var_id: sweep_mode
  • names: scan_mode_for_sweep
  • long_name: signal_quality_index_from_horizontal_polarization
  • var_id: SQI
  • names: signal_quality_index_from_horizontal_polarization
  • var_id: SQIv
  • long_name: signal_quality_index_from_vertical_polarization
  • names: signal_quality_index_from_vertical_polarization
  • units: dB
  • long_name: signal_to_noise_ratio_from_horizontal_polarization
  • var_id: SNR
  • names: signal_to_noise_ratio_from_horizontal_polarization
  • units: dB
  • long_name: signal_to_noise_ratio_from_vertical_polarization
  • var_id: SNRv
  • names: signal_to_noise_ratio_from_vertical_polarization
  • units: degrees/km
  • long_name: specific_differential_phase_shift_derived_by_Rainbow_from_PhiDP
  • var_id: KDP
  • names: specific_differential_phase_shift_derived_by_Rainbow_from_PhiDP
  • units: degrees/km
  • long_name: specific_differential_phase_shift_derived_by_signal_processor(GDRX)
  • var_id: uKDP
  • names: specific_differential_phase_shift_derived_by_signal_processor(GDRX)
  • units: m/s
  • var_id: W
  • long_name: spectral_width_from_horizontal_polarization
  • names: spectral_width_from_horizontal_polarization
  • units: m/s
  • long_name: spectral_width_from_vertical_polarization
  • var_id: Wv
  • names: spectral_width_from_vertical_polarization
  • units: meters
  • long_name: start_range_for_ray
  • var_id: ray_start_range
  • names: start_range_for_ray
  • long_name: status_of_instrument
  • var_id: status_xml
  • names: status_of_instrument
  • long_name: sweep_index_number_0_based
  • var_id: sweep_number
  • names: sweep_index_number_0_based
  • units: degrees per second
  • long_name: target_scan_rate_for_sweep
  • var_id: target_scan_rate
  • names: target_scan_rate_for_sweep
  • units: s-1
  • var_id: frequency
  • long_name: transmission_frequency
  • names: transmission_frequency
  • long_name: transmit_pulse_mode
  • var_id: prt_mode
  • names: transmit_pulse_mode
  • units: seconds
  • long_name: transmitter_pulse_width
  • var_id: pulse_width
  • names: transmitter_pulse_width
  • long_name: type_of_instrument
  • var_id: instrument_type
  • names: type_of_instrument
  • units: meters per second
  • long_name: unambiguous_doppler_velocity
  • var_id: nyquist_velocity
  • names: unambiguous_doppler_velocity
  • units: meters
  • long_name: unambiguous_range
  • var_id: unambiguous_range
  • names: unambiguous_range
  • long_name: unfiltered_co-polar_cross_correlation_coefficient
  • var_id: RhoHVu
  • names: unfiltered_co-polar_cross_correlation_coefficient
  • long_name: unfiltered_degree_of_polarization
  • var_id: DOPu
  • names: unfiltered_degree_of_polarization
  • units: degrees
  • long_name: unfiltered_differential_phase_shift_derived_by_signal_processor(GDRX)
  • var_id: uPhiDPu
  • names: unfiltered_differential_phase_shift_derived_by_signal_processor(GDRX)
  • units: dB
  • long_name: unfiltered_differential_reflectivity
  • var_id: ZDRu
  • names: unfiltered_differential_reflectivity
  • units: m/s
  • long_name: unfiltered_radial_velocity_from_horizontal_polarization
  • var_id: Vu
  • names: unfiltered_radial_velocity_from_horizontal_polarization
  • units: m/s
  • long_name: unfiltered_radial_velocity_from_vertical_polarization
  • var_id: Vvu
  • names: unfiltered_radial_velocity_from_vertical_polarization
  • units: dBZ
  • long_name: unfiltered_reflectivity_from_horizontal_polarization
  • var_id: dBuZ
  • names: unfiltered_reflectivity_from_horizontal_polarization
  • units: dBZ
  • long_name: unfiltered_reflectivity_from_vertical_polarization
  • var_id: dBuZv
  • names: unfiltered_reflectivity_from_vertical_polarization
  • long_name: unfiltered_signal_quality_index_from_horizontal_polarization
  • var_id: SQIu
  • names: unfiltered_signal_quality_index_from_horizontal_polarization
  • long_name: unfiltered_signal_quality_index_from_vertical_polarization
  • var_id: SQIvu
  • names: unfiltered_signal_quality_index_from_vertical_polarization
  • units: dB
  • long_name: unfiltered_signal_to_noise_ratio_from_horizontal_polarization
  • var_id: SNRu
  • names: unfiltered_signal_to_noise_ratio_from_horizontal_polarization
  • units: dB
  • long_name: unfiltered_signal_to_noise_ratio_from_vertical_polarization
  • var_id: SNRvu
  • names: unfiltered_signal_to_noise_ratio_from_vertical_polarization
  • units: degrees/km
  • long_name: unfiltered_specific_differential_phase_shift_derived_by_signal_processor(GDRX)
  • var_id: uKDPu
  • names: unfiltered_specific_differential_phase_shift_derived_by_signal_processor(GDRX)
  • units: m/s
  • long_name: unfiltered_spectral_width_from_horizontal_polarization
  • var_id: Wu
  • names: unfiltered_spectral_width_from_horizontal_polarization
  • units: m/s
  • long_name: unfiltered_spectral_width_from_vertical_polarization
  • var_id: Wvu
  • names: unfiltered_spectral_width_from_vertical_polarization

Co-ordinate Variables

  • standard_name: time
  • var_id: time
  • long_name: time in seconds since volume start
  • names: time, time in seconds since volume start
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2018-10-25T00:00:00
End time:
2020-12-18T23:59:59
Geographic Extent

 
55.5000°
 
-5.6000°
 
-1.6000°
 
53.5000°
 
Related parties
Authors (1)
Principal Investigators (1)