Description
The GPM Ground Validation NASA W-band Airborne Cloud Radar (WACR) C3VP dataset consists of calibrated co- and cross-polarized radar reflectivity at 94 GHz during the Canadian CloudSat/CALIPSO Validation Project (C3VP) field campaign. The campaign took place in southern Canada in support of multiple science missions, including the NASA GPM mission, in order to improve the modeling and remote sensing of winter precipitation. The WACR is used for cloud sensing and microphysics. During C3VP, the WACR was deployed as a surface-based, zenith-pointing instrument in the Cloud Radar Trailer at the Centre for Atmospheric Research Experiments (CARE) facility in Ontario, Canada. The data include radar reflectivities in zenith-pointing orientation at the CARE facility. The dataset files are available in netCDF format from October 30, 2006 through March 2, 2007.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
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| View this dataset's publications | HTML | The NASA DC-8 airborne cloud radar: design and preliminary results | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | Airborne Cloud Radar / CloudSat Validation Radar | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | Airborne Cloud Radar | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | Instructions for citing GHRC data | Open resource |
| Get a related visualization | JPG | Sample browse image | Open resource |
| Get a related visualization | HTML | N/A | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset | Open resource | |
| Google Scholar search results | HTML | Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. | Open resource |
| Download this dataset | HTML | Files may be downloaded directly to your workstation from this link | Open resource |