Pawnee Radar Data from MC3E Weather Experiment

May 24, 2011 data from the Pawnee single-polarization Doppler radar, collected during the Midlatitude Continental Convective Clouds Experiment (MC3E) in Oklahoma and northeastern Colorado. This dataset was designed to support the CHILL radar and NASA ER-2 aircraft instrumentation, specifically for dual Doppler wind analysis. It is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Dual Doppler wind analysis using synchronized volume scans with the CHILL radar.
• Three-dimensional coverage of precipitation echo systems during aircraft flight legs.
• Validation of Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) satellite products using ground-based radar reflectivity and velocity data.
• Analysis of mean radial velocity and return power for weather system characterization.

Strengths

• Data is temporally synchronized with CHILL radar scans to support precise dual Doppler analysis.
• Covers a specific, well-documented weather event on a single day (May 24, 2011) during a major field experiment (MC3E).
• Includes key radar spectral engineering variables: reflectivity, mean radial velocity, Doppler velocity, and return power.

Limitations

• Exact row count, file size, and complete column schema are not provided by any source.
• Data is limited to a single day of observation, May 24, 2011.
• Sources conflict on the 'last updated' metadata, with dates ranging from 2011-05 -24 to 2026-03-13.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected by the Pawnee single-polarization (V) Doppler radar during the MC3E field campaign using sector volume scans (PPI) and synchronized operations with the CHILL radar.

Time Range

2011-05-24

Freshness

2026-03-13 01:59:44.821307

Geography

Oklahoma and northeastern Colorado, USA