Oklahoma Mesonet MC3E Ground Validation Data for Convective Clouds

April-June 2011 data from the Midlatitude Continental Convective Clouds Experiment (MC3E) in central Oklahoma. Collected by the Oklahoma Climatological Survey Mesonet network, this dataset provides 5-minute and 15-minute interval atmospheric and soil measurements from multiple weather stations. It was created to support the validation of satellite rainfall retrievals and model parameterizations for convective systems.

Use Cases

• Validating satellite-based rainfall estimates from missions like GPM using ground-measured precipitation columns.
• Analyzing the relationship between atmospheric conditions (air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed/direction) and convective storm initiation.
• Studying soil moisture dynamics in relation to rainfall events using the calibrated soil moisture measurements.
• Providing environmental constraints for improving cumulus parameterization schemes in weather and climate models.

Strengths

• Provides high-temporal-resolution data with 5-minute and 15-minute sampling intervals during the experiment.
• Covers a multi-parameter suite including atmospheric variables and calibrated soil moisture for a complete environmental profile.
• Data originates from the established Oklahoma Mesonet, a reliable network of automated weather stations.

Limitations

• Exact row count, file size, and complete column schema are not specified on any platform.
• Conflicting license information: one source lists 'other-license-specified', another lists 'None'.
• Conflicting last update dates: one source shows 2026-03-13, another shows 2011-06-06, indicating potential metadata inconsistency.

Provenance

Source

Oklahoma Climatological Survey Mesonet, processed by GHRC DAAC.

Collection Method

Collected by a network of automated weather stations during the MC3E field campaign.

Time Range

April 2011 to June 2011

Freshness

2026-03-13 02:20:35.477384

Geography

Central Oklahoma, USA