Baltic Sea Experiment (BALTEX) Ground-Based Radar Polar Volume Data  View Catalog Page Entry ID
NSIDC-0209
Summary
This data set includes non-Doppler polar volume reflectivity data from the Baltic Sea Experiment (BALTEX). Data were collected on Sweden's Gotland Island, using an Ericsson radar mounted at 56 m above sea level. The radar provided 12 scanning angles. Measurements were taken between 1 September 2002 and 31 May 2003. BALTEX data sets will be used for validation of AMSR-E and Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU)/Humidity Sounder for Brazil (HSB) Level 1 brightness temperatures and Level 2 cloud and precipitation parameters. Data are available in network Common Data Format (netCDF) from NSIDC via FTP.
The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System (AMSR-E) is a mission instrument launched aboard NASA's Aqua Satellite on 4 May 2002. The Baltic Sea Experiment's (BALTEX) Radar Data Centre (BRDC), operated by the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI), collects data from as many radars in or near the Baltic region as possible. During the Main Observational Phase (October 1999 - February 2002), data from 25 radars in six countries have covered the Baltic region every 15 minutes. High-latitude data are recorded from 50 to 70 degrees North, and they complement pre-existing efforts in the mid-latitudes and tropics.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: 57.24°
S: 57.24°
E: 18.39°
W: 18.39°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Ralf Bennartz
Dataset Title: Baltic Sea Experiment (BALTEX) Ground-Based Radar Polar Volume Data
Dataset Release Date: 2004-04-29
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0209.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2002-09-01
Stop Date: 2003-05-31
Location Keywords
- Continent Europe Northern Europe Scandanavia Sweden
Science Keywords
- Spectral/Engineering Radar Radar Reflectivity
Ancillary Keywords
- AMSR-E
- Radar
- Rain Amount
- Rainfall Amount
- Surface Rainfall
- Surface Rainfall
- Surface Reflectance
- Sweden
- Total Rainfall
Platform
Instrument
- RADAR Radio Detection and Ranging
Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Data Set ID: NSIDC-0209
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
NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
Data Set ID: NSIDC-0209
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC DAAC 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
Distribution Size: 212 MB
Distribution Format: Compressed tar files
Personnel
Ralf Bennartz
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
City: Madison
Province or State: WI
Country: USA
Daniel Michelson
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
Country: Sweden
NSIDC USER SERVICES
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
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
Related URL
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
BALTEX Radar Data Centre
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
Global Energy and Water Experiment BALTEX site
Reference
BALTEX Radar Data Centre Global Energy and Water Experiment BALTEX site
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2004-04-19
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