DIAMET: Vertical wind profile measurements from the FGAM 1290 MHz mobile wind profiler at Capel Dewi, UK

The DIAMET project aimed to better the understanding and prediction of mesoscale structures in synoptic-scale storms. Such structures include fronts, rain bands, secondary cyclones, sting jets etc, and are important because much of the extreme weather we experience (e.g. strong winds, heavy rain) comes from such regions. Weather forecasting models are able to capture some of this activity correctly, but there is much still to learn. By a combination of measurements and modelling, mainly using the Met Office Unified Model (UM), the project worked to better understand how mesoscale processes in cyclones give rise to severe weather and how they can be better represented in models and better forecast.

This dataset contains wind profile measurements which were taken by the Facility for Ground-based Atmospheric Measurements' (FGAM) 1290 MHz Degreane Mobile Wind Profiler, operated by the University of Manchester,as part of the DIAMET (Diabatic influences on mesoscale structures in extratropical storms) project from 9th August 2011 to 17th February 2012. During this period the instrument was deployed at the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Mesosphere-Stratosphere-Troposphere (MST) Radar Facility, Capel Dewi, UK. These data are available in netCDF and include wind speed, wind direction, signal to noise ratio and spectral width.

Date (Publication): 2011-10-29T14:57:51

Date (Creation): 2011-10-29T14:57:51

Citation identifier: https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/fe926e80d6eff970eb059bd413e4148a

Citation identifier: NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) / fe926e80d6eff970eb059bd413e4148a

Point of contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
Unavailable	Norton, Emily G.	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	Vaughan, Geraint	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

DIAMET
FGAM
NCAS
AMF
radar
wind profiler
boundary layer wind profiler
turbulence
thermals
boundary layer structure
radar wind profiler
Doppler radar
UHF radar
'Clear' air radar
morning transition
convective boundary layer
mixed layer
entrainment zone
transitional boundary layer
nocturnal boundary layer
lower level jet
nocturnal jet
weather fronts
sting jets
MST

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

atmospheric conditions

Access constraints: Other restrictions

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Use constraints: Other restrictions

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Spatial representation type: Grid

Language: English

Topic category

Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere

Begin date: 2011-08-08T23:00:00

End date: 2012-02-17T00:00:00

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/fe926e80d6eff970eb059bd413e4148a	CEDA Data Catalogue Page

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://data.ceda.ac.uk/badc/stormsrisk/data/diamet/man-radar-1290mhz	DOWNLOAD

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 Emily Norton directly from the mobile wind profiler before checking and processing using the Degreane Horizon software supplied with the mobile wind profiler. The data were then prepared for archiving by Emily Norton using IDL scripts prepared for the task. The data were then delivered to the BADC for archiving.