NARSTO EPA Supersite Atlanta 1999: Mobile Wind Profiling Data

Six-beam Doppler radar data from a 1999 Atlanta air quality experiment measured vertical wind profiles. The University of Alabama-Huntsville Mobile Integrated Profiling System collected this data from July to September 1999 using a 915 MHz radar with 41 range gates and 55-minute consensus averaging. This dataset was part of the EPA's Particulate Matter Supersites Program to test measurement techniques and study atmospheric particle processes.

Use Cases

• Modeling vertical wind profiles based on Doppler radar radial velocity measurements from six beams.
• Analyzing consensus-averaged wind speed and direction data for atmospheric process studies.
• Correlating wind data with particulate matter measurements from the EPA Supersite program.
• Testing and comparing atmospheric measurement techniques as described in the experiment's objectives.

Strengths

• Data collection details are explicitly provided, including a 55-minute consensus average, 41 range gates, and specific parameters for six radar beams.
• Part of a coordinated EPA Supersite Program with defined scientific objectives for testing and comparing measurement techniques.
• Temporal coverage is clearly stated as July to September 1999 during a dedicated 4-week field campaign.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is missing for beams 4 and 5, as noted in the description.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Measured by the University of Alabama-Huntsville Mobile Integrated Profiling System (MIPS) using a 915 MHz Doppler profiler.

Time Range

July to September 1999

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-12 23:31:13.539413; freshness should be verified

Geography

Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA (Jefferson Street site)