KILN NEXRAD IMPACTS: Radar Data for Atlantic Coast Snowstorms
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Description
Thirty-one NEXRAD radar sites collected Level II surveillance data from January 1 to March 1, 2020, during the IMPACTS field campaign targeting Atlantic Coast snowstorms. These dual-polarization datasets contain base meteorological quantities like radar reflectivity, radial velocity, and differential phase. The data, stored in netCDF-4 format, support a three-year campaign to study snowband formation, microphysics, and improve snowfall prediction.
Use Cases
Analyzing snowband formation and evolution based on radar reflectivity and velocity patterns.
Studying snow particle microphysics and growth mechanisms using dual-polarization variables like differential reflectivity.
Improving snowfall remote sensing interpretation and numerical weather prediction models with calibrated Level II data.
Conducting climatological or case-study analysis of U.S. Atlantic Coast winter storms across a network of 31 radar sites.
Strengths
Data originates from a coordinated, three-year NASA field campaign (IMPACTS) with specific scientific objectives.