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MICROSCOPE: NCAS mobile X-band radar scan data from Davidstow Airfield

This dataset contains scan data from the National Centre for Atmospheric Science's (NCAS) mobile X-band radar collected at the Davidstow Airfield, Cornwall, between June and August 2013 as part of the MICROphysicS of COnvective PrEcipitation (MICROSCOPE) project. The X-band radar is operated as part of the NCAS Atmospheric Measurement Facility's (AMF).

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Date (Publication)
2015-03-10T09:32:34
Date (Creation)
2015-03-10T09:32:34
Citation identifier
https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/4bb383b7d6ca421bbedd57b8097d5664
Citation identifier
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) / 4bb383b7d6ca421bbedd57b8097d5664
Citation identifier
doi / http://dx.doi.org/10.5285/4bb383b7d6ca421bbedd57b8097d5664
Point of contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Unavailable

Bennett, Lindsay

Unavailable

Author

NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)

badc@rl.ac.uk

Custodian

NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)

badc@rl.ac.uk

Distributor

Unavailable

Blyth, Alan

Unavailable

Principal investigator

NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)

badc@rl.ac.uk

pointofContact

NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)

badc@rl.ac.uk

Publisher
Maintenance and update frequency
Not planned
Update scope
Dataset
Keywords
  • COPE

  • radar

  • precipitation

  • rainfall

  • dual-polarisation

  • Doppler

  • clouds

  • microphysics

  • clear-air echoes

  • convection

  • storms

  • dynamics

  • rainfall

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

  • atmospheric conditions

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Other restrictions
Other constraints
Under the following licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/, appropriate use of these data may fall under any use. This message is intended as guidance, always read the full licence. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.
Spatial representation type
Grid
Language
English
Topic category
  • Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
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Begin date
2013-07-17T23:00:00
End date
2013-08-17T22:59:59
Unique resource identifier
WGS 84
Distribution format
Name Version

Data are netCDF formatted

Distributor contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)

badc@rl.ac.uk

Distributor
OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name
https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/4bb383b7d6ca421bbedd57b8097d5664

CEDA Data Catalogue Page

OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name
http://data.ceda.ac.uk/badc/microscope/data/ncas-mobile-xband-radar/version-1/

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OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name
https://www.ncas.ac.uk/index.php/en/the-facility-amf/mobile-instruments/radars/263-amf-main-category/amf-x-band-radar/1098-x-band-radar-overview

NCAS AMF mobile X-band radar webpage on the NCAS AMF website

Hierarchy level
Dataset

Conformance result

Title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Statement

Data were collected by the NCAS instrument scientist before preparation for archiving and delivery to the BADC.

Metadata

File identifier
4bb383b7d6ca421bbedd57b8097d5664 XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Parent identifier
MICROphysicS of COnvective PrEcipitation (MICROSCOPE) project: In-situ airborne atmospheric and ground-based radar measurements

8440933238f72f27762005c33d2aa278

Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2026-03-11T03:06:03
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version

2.3

Metadata author
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)

badc@rl.ac.uk

Point of contact
 
 

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Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

atmospheric conditions


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