ER-2 X-Band Doppler Radar (EXRAD) EPOCH V1

Description

The ER-2 X-Band Doppler Radar (EXRAD) EPOCH dataset consists of radar reflectivity and Doppler velocity estimates collected by the EXRAD onboard the AV-6 Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle research aircraft, though traditionally this instrument is flown on the NASA ER-2 aircraft. These data were gathered during the East Pacific Origins and Characteristics of Hurricanes (EPOCH) project. EPOCH was a NASA program manager training opportunity directed at training NASA young scientists in conceiving, planning, and executing a major airborne science field program. The goals of the EPOCH project were to sample tropical cyclogenesis or intensification of an Eastern Pacific hurricane and to train the next generation of NASA Airborne Science Program leadership. The EXRAD EPOCH dataset files are available from August 9, 2017 through August 31, 2017 in HDF-5 format.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
33 First Flights of ER-2 X-band Radar - EXRAD http://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sci/content/uploadFiles/scihi_atmos_ppt/2013_4_highlights.pdf
21 EPOCH: East Pacific Origins and Characteristics of Hurricanes https://earth.gsfc.nasa.gov/meso/campaigns/epoch
21 NASA GPM-Ground Validation: Integrated Precipitation and Hydrology Experiment 2014 Science Plan https://doi.org/10.7924/G8CC0XMR
21 Correction of Sampling Errors in Ocean Surface Cross-Sectional Estimates from Nadir-Looking Weather Radar https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0426(1997)014%3C0203:COSEIO%3E2.0.CO;2
21 An Introduction to the Nasa East Pacific Origins and Characteristics of Hurricanes (Epoch) Field Campaign https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2225603218301358
21 TRMM Precipitation Radar Reflectivity Profiles as Compared with High-Resolution Airborne and Ground-Based Radar Measurements https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0450(2001)040%3C2080:TPRRPA%3E2.0.CO;2
21 EPOCH Field Campaign Project Home Page https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/field-campaigns/epoch
21 Instructions for citing GHRC data https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/about-ghrc/citing-ghrc-daac-data
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FEPOCH%2FEXRAD%2FDATA101
21 EXRAD Description and Sample Measurements from the Nadir Beam http://har.gsfc.nasa.gov/index.php?section=14
21 The EDOP Radar System on the High-Altitude NASA ER-2 Aircraft https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0426(1996)013%3C0795:TERSOT%3E2.0.CO;2
21 Files may be downloaded directly to your workstation from this link https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/portal/ghrc/search?q=exradimpacts&ghrccloud%2Fdata%2F=
21 Program Participates in NASA’s East Pacific Origins and Characteristics of Hurricanes (EPOCH) Project https://uas.noaa.gov/News/Articles/ArtMID/6699/ArticleID/401/NOAA-UAS-Program-Participates-in-NASAs-East-Pacific-Origins-and-Characteristics-of-Hurricanes-EPOCH-Project

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  • precipitation
  • atmosphere
  • spectral-engineering
  • radar
  • earth-science

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