NEXRAD Rainfall Data: Eureka, California  View Catalog Page Entry ID
NSIDC-0300
Summary
Next-Generation Radar (NEXRAD) Weather Surveillance Radar 1988 (WSR-88D) measurements were used to support AMSR-E rainfall validation efforts in Eureka, California, USA. WSR-88D radar has a measurement range radius of 150-200 km. It measures instantaneous rain rate, stratiform/convective rain type, in addition to radar reflectivity, with a 2 km resolution for most products. Level 2 and level 3 products are available from NOAA National Climatic Data Center.
The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System (AMSR-E) is a mission instrument launched aboard NASA's Aqua Satellite on 04 May 2002. AMSR-E validation studies linked to rainfall experiments are designed to evaluate the accuracy of AMSR-E precipitation data.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: 40.498°
S: 40.498°
E: -124.292°
W: -124.292°
Min Altitude: 0 meters
Max Altitude: 732.129 meters
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Ferraro, Ralph and David Wolff
Dataset Title: NEXRAD Rainfall Data: Eureka, California
Dataset Release Date: 2008-07-10
Dataset Release Place: Asheville, North Carolina USA
Dataset Publisher: NCDC: National Climatic Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0300.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1995-12-07
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 2 kilometers
Longitude Resolution: 2 kilometers
Temporal Resolution: 1 day
Latitude Resolution: 2 kilometers
Longitude Resolution: 2 kilometers
Temporal Resolution: 03:00:00
Latitude Resolution: 2 kilometers
Longitude Resolution: 2 kilometers
Temporal Resolution: 00:06:00
Latitude Resolution: 2 kilometers
Longitude Resolution: 2 kilometers
Temporal Resolution: 01:00:00
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Science Keywords
- Atmosphere Precipitation Precipitation Amount
- Atmosphere Precipitation Precipitation Amount
- Atmosphere Precipitation Precipitation Amount
- Atmosphere Precipitation Precipitation Amount
- Atmosphere Precipitation Rain
- Atmosphere Precipitation Rain
- Atmosphere Precipitation Rain
- Atmosphere Precipitation Rain
- Spectral/Engineering Radar Doppler Velocity
- Spectral/Engineering Radar Doppler Velocity
- Spectral/Engineering Radar Doppler Velocity
- Spectral/Engineering Radar Doppler Velocity
- Spectral/Engineering Radar Radar Reflectivity
- Spectral/Engineering Radar Radar Reflectivity
- Spectral/Engineering Radar Radar Reflectivity
- Spectral/Engineering Radar Radar Reflectivity
Ancillary Keywords
- AMSR-E
- Convective Rainfall
- Radar
- Rain
- Rain Rate
- Rain Type
- Stratiform Precipitation
- Stratiform Rainfall
- Surface Rainfall
- Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere
Instrument
- NEXRAD NEXt Generation RADar
Project
- NEXRAD NEXt Generation Weather RADar
Data Set Progress
complete
Originating Center
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
Data Center
NASA DAAC at the National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Personnel
Ralph Ferraro
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Contact Address:
City: Silver Springs
Province or State: MD
Country: USA
David Wolff
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Contact Address:
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Country: USA
NSIDC User Services
Role: METADATA AUTHOR
Phone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Fax: 1 303 492-2468 x
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Related URL
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Description of NEXRAD products from NCDC
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Information on radar data fron NCDC
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
NOAA/NCDC NEXRAD site
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
NSIDC AVDM Rainfall Data
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2008-07-10
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-09-18
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