GPM GROUND VALIDATION NEXRAD LEVEL II KARX IFLOODS V1

Description

The GPM Ground Validation Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) Level II IFloodS datasets were collected from four sites (see Table 1) from March 29, 2013 to June 18, 2013 for the GPM Ground Validation Iowa Flood Studies (IFloodS) field campaign in central-northeastern Iowa. Officially, the IFloodS campaign ran from May 1 to June 15, 2013 but the NEXRAD data was collected prior to the start, allowing for the wider period of record. There are currently 160 Weather Surveillance Radar-1988 Doppler (WSR-88D) or NEXRAD sites throughout the United States and select overseas locations. The resulting data includes the base data (Level-II) and the derived products (Level-III). These Level-II datasets include three meteorological base data quantities: reflectivity, mean radial velocity, and spectrum width. The GPM Ground Validation NEXRAD Level II IFloodS data files are in a custom binary format; the visualization and decoding of the data requires specialized software. Browse imagery is available in PNG file format.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 IFloodS Field Campaign Collection DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/IFLOODS/DATA101
21 NEXRAD https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/radar-data/nexrad
21 NOAA NEXt-Generation RADar (NEXRAD) Products https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/noaa-next-generation-radar-nexrad-products
21 Federal Meteorological Handbooks https://www.ofcm.gov/publications/fmh/allfmh2.htm
21 Nexrad: next generation weather radar (WSR-88D) https://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A9215749/AONE?u=naal_athens&sid=AONE&xid=c3266bae
21 A Review of NEXRAD Level II: Data, Distribution, and Applications https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/jto/vol1/iss2/art4
21 IFloodS Field Campaign Project Homepage https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/field-campaigns/ifloods
21 Browse images illustrate the nature and coverage of the data https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/ifloods/NEXRAD2/KARX/browse/
21 Files may be downloaded directly to your workstation from this link https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=gpmkarx2ifld
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FIFLOODS%2FNEXRAD%2FDATA201
34 Sample Browse Image https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/ifloods/NEXRAD2/KARX/browse/2013-04-17/Level2_KARX_20130417_1316_ELEV_01.png
21 Instructions for citing GHRC data https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/about-ghrc/citing-ghrc-daac-data

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  • spectral-engineering
  • radar
  • earth-science

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