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Standard observation data of the troposphere and lower stratosphere taken by the MU radar (NetCDF format)

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The 10-minute average observation data in the troposphere (2-20 km) taken by the MU radar at Shigaraki in the Shiga prefecture, Japan (34.86N, 136.11E, 385m MSL), which has been operated in the standard observation mode of the troposphere and stratosphere. The data are stored in the netCDF (network Common Data Form) file named (year)(month)(day).nc. The netCDF file includes the range, height, time, three components of wind velocity, radial Doppler velocity, echo power, spectral width and noise level for each beam number and so on. The azimuth and zenith angles of beam 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are (0, 0), (0, 10), (90, 10), (180, 10) and (270, 10), respectively, in unit of degree. The value of 1.0e+10 means missing data. Since the screening method for original data (not published) in the previous step to derive the average wind velocity was modified, the new data version (1.02) was released on July 4, 2013.

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ResourceName
Standard observation data of the troposphere and lower stratosphere taken by the MU radar (NetCDF format)
ReleaseDate
2016-07-21 17:07:00
Description
The 10-minute average observation data in the troposphere (2-20 km) taken by the MU radar at Shigaraki in the Shiga prefecture, Japan (34.86N, 136.11E, 385m MSL), which has been operated in the standard observation mode of the troposphere and stratosphere. The data are stored in the netCDF (network Common Data Form) file named (year)(month)(day).nc. The netCDF file includes the range, height, time, three components of wind velocity, radial Doppler velocity, echo power, spectral width and noise level for each beam number and so on. The azimuth and zenith angles of beam 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are (0, 0), (0, 10), (90, 10), (180, 10) and (270, 10), respectively, in unit of degree. The value of 1.0e+10 means missing data. Since the screening method for original data (not published) in the previous step to derive the average wind velocity was modified, the new data version (1.02) was released on July 4, 2013.
Acknowledgement
If you acquire MU radar data, we ask that you acknowledge us in your use of the data. This may be done by including text such as MU radar data provided by Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere of Kyoto University. We would also appreciate receiving a copy of the relevant publications.
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AccessInformation
RepositoryID
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
Middle and Upper atmosphere (MU) Radar Observation Data
URL
Language
English
Format
NetCDF
ProviderVersion
1.02
InstrumentIDs
MeasurementType
Profile
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
1986-03-16 15:05:00
RelativeStopDate
-P14D
Cadence
PT10M
SpectralRange
RadioFrequency
ObservedRegion
Earth.NearSurface.Troposphere
ObservedRegion
Earth.NearSurface.Stratosphere
SpatialCoverage
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Spherical
CoordinateSystemName
WGS84
NorthernmostLatitude
34.856
SouthernmostLatitude
34.856
EasternmostLongitude
136.106
WesternmostLongitude
136.106
MinimumElevation
2.0
MaximumElevation
20.0
Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE Atmosphere Atmospheric Winds Wind Profiles
Parameter #1
Name
lat
Description
Latitude of radar location
Units
degree_north
Support
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #2
Name
lon
Description
Longitude of radar location
Units
degree_east
Support
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #3
Name
sealvl
Description
Mean sea level of radar location
Units
km
Support
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #4
Name
bmwdh
Description
Radar beam width in one-way half-power full width
Units
degree
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #5
Name
beam
Description
Index of radar beam
Units
1
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #6
Name
range
Description
Range of radar beam
Units
km
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #7
Name
az
Description
Azimuth angle of each radar beam
Units
degree
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #8
Name
ze
Description
Zenith angle of each radar beam
Units
degree
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #9
Name
date
Description
Observational date
Units
year, month, day
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #10
Name
navet
Description
Data average time
Units
minute
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #11
Name
itdnum
Description
Number of data sampled in the data average time
Units
1
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #12
Name
itdnum_wind
Description
Number of wind data sampled in the data average time
Units
1
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #13
Name
time
Description
Seconds since local midnight of every day. Local time (UT + 09:00:00) is used for time data.
Units
seconds
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #14
Name
height_vw
Description
Height in vertical wind
Units
km
Support
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #15
Name
height_mwzw
Description
Height in meridional wind and zonal wind
Units
km
Support
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #16
Name
height
Description
Height (above sea level)
Units
km
Support
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #17
Name
vwind
Description
Vertical wind (upflow is positive.)
Units
m/s
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Spherical
CoordinateSystemName
GEO
FillValue
1e+10
Particle
ParticleType
Molecule
ParticleQuantity
Velocity
Parameter #18
Name
nvwind
Description
Number of effective data used for averaging in vertival wind
Units
1
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #19
Name
mwind
Description
Meridional wind (northward wind is positive.)
Units
m/s
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Spherical
CoordinateSystemName
GEO
FillValue
1e+10
Particle
ParticleType
Molecule
ParticleQuantity
Velocity
Parameter #20
Name
nmwind
Description
Number of effective data used for averaging in meridional wind
Units
1
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #21
Name
zwind
Description
Zonal wind (eastward wind is positive.)
Units
m/s
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Spherical
CoordinateSystemName
GEO
FillValue
1e+10
Particle
ParticleType
Molecule
ParticleQuantity
Velocity
Parameter #22
Name
nzwind
Description
Number of effective data used for averaging in zonal wind
Units
1
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #23
Name
pwr
Description
Echo power
Units
dB
FillValue
1e+10
Wave
WaveType
Electromagnetic
WaveQuantity
Intensity
Parameter #24
Name
npwr
Description
Number of effective antenna used for averaging in echo power
Units
1
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #25
Name
width
Description
Spectral width
Units
m/s
FillValue
1e+10
Wave
WaveType
Electromagnetic
WaveQuantity
EquivalentWidth
Parameter #26
Name
nwidth
Description
Number of effective data used for averaging in spectral width
Units
1
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #27
Name
dpl
Description
Radial Doppler velocity
Units
m/s
FillValue
1e+10
Particle
ParticleType
Molecule
Qualifier
Vector
ParticleQuantity
Velocity
Parameter #28
Name
ndpl
Description
Number of effective data used for averaging in radial Doppler velocity
Units
1
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #29
Name
pnoise
Description
Noise level
Units
dB
FillValue
1e+10
Support
SupportQuantity
Other