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ARRC Radar Datasets

This repository contains the data description and a few examples of reading the data into Python space.

Data Format

Data are stored in a self-describing Network Common Data Form NetCDF.

Arrays

Field Type Description
Azimuth Float Array of azimuth angles in degrees
Elevation Float Array of elevation angles in degrees
Beamwidth Float Array of beamwidth in degrees
GateWidth Float Array of gatewidth in meters
Corrected_Intensity Float Product in described units (global attributes)

The field Corrected_Intensity corresponds to the radar product that is stored a file. This field name can be retrieved from the global attribute TypeName, see below.

Global Attributes

Field Type Description
TypeName Char Name of the product
DataType Char Should be RadialSet
Latitude Double Latitude of the radar coordinate in degrees
Longitude Double Longitude of the radar coordinate in degrees
Height Float Height of the radar in meters
Time Long Seconds since Epoch
FractionalTime Float Fractional seconds of time
attributes Char Other attributes

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A collection of notebooks to read and plot radar data.

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