SBU Ka-band Scanning Polarimetric Radar (KASPR) IMPACTS V1
The SBU Ka-band Scanning Polarimetric Radar (KASPR) IMPACTS dataset consists of polarimetric radar data collected by the Stony Brook University (SBU) Ka-band Scanning Polarimetric Radar (KASPR) during the Investigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast-Threatening Snowstorms (IMPACTS) field campaign. IMPACTS was a three-year sequence of winter season deployments conducted to study snowstorms over the U.S Atlantic Coast (2020-2022). The campaign aimed to (1) Provide observations critical to understanding the mechanisms of snowband formation, organization, and evolution; (2) Examine how the microphysical characteristics and likely growth mechanisms of snow particles vary across snowbands; and (3) Improve snowfall remote sensing interpretation and modeling to significantly advance prediction capabilities. KASPR provided detailed observations of cloud and precipitation microphysics, specifically ice and snow processes. These data include reflectivity, mean velocity, spectrum width, linear depolarization ratio, differential reflectivity, differential phase, specific differential phase, co-polarized correlation coefficient, and signal-to-noise ratio. The dataset files are available from January 6, 2020 through February 26, 2020 in netCDF-4 format.
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| Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 40.8906 S: 40.8898 E: -73.1276 W: -73.1284 |
Data Format(s): | Distribution: netCDF-4 |
| Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | GROUND STATIONS | |
| Data Center(s): | NASA/MSFC/GHRC, Global Hydrology Resource Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA | Instrument(s): | Polarimetric Radar |
| Version: | 1 | ||
- Other Citation Details: Kollias, Pavlos and Mariko Oue.2020. SBU Ka-band Scanning Polarimetric Radar (KASPR) IMPACTS [indicate subset used]. Dataset available online from the NASA Global Hydrology Resource Center DAAC, Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.A. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/IMPACTS/RADAR/DATA101
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://www.somas.stonybrook.edu/about/facilities/radaryard/kaspr/, SBU KASPR Information
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/impacts/SBU_KASPR/doc/sbukasprimpacts_dataset.pdf, The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/about-ghrc/citing-ghrc-daac-data, Instructions for citing GHRC data
Collection Information
Data Identification
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Processing Level
1A
https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/proc_level
- Quality
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Collection Progress
Complete
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Access Constraints
0.0
This product has full public access.
Data Dates
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Acquisition Information
Projects
| Project Short Name | Campaigns | Project Dates |
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| IMPACTS | No campaigns listed. | No dates provided. |
Temporal Information
Temporal Keywords
- 1 minute - < 1 hour
Spatial Information
| Coverage Type | Zone Identifier | Geometry | Granule Representation |
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| HORIZONTAL | CARTESIAN | CARTESIAN |
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT
- NORTH AMERICA
- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Data Centers
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NASA/MSFC/GHRC
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Global Hydrology Resource Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA
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320 Sparkman Drive
Huntsville, Alabama 35805
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Data Contacts
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Archive And Distribution Information
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Format: netCDF-4
Format Type: Native
Fees: 0.0