NRC Convair 580 Airborne X-Band (NAX) Radar Data and Imagery

NRC Convair 580 Airborne X-Band (NAX) Radar Data and Imagery are included in this dataset. This dataset was collected during the Wintre Precipitation Type Research Multi-scale Experiment (WINTRE-MIX) field project between February and March 2022 using an airborne X-band (NAX) 9.41 GHz radar. The NAX radar antenna subsystem was housed inside an un-pressurized blister radome on the aircraft fuselage. In normal opertional mode, these radar data are available at nadir, zenith and side antennas. When flying at low altitude, the nadir antennas are terminated to avoid damaging RF components. For WINTRE-MIX, the radar has a dedicated multiple Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) system installed at the radar rack. Both data and imagery are provided in a single zip file per flight.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  2022-02-03T00:00:00Z
    End:  2022-03-12T23:59:59Z

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Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 2022-02-03T00:00:00Z
Temporal Range End 2022-03-12T23:59:59Z
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat 47.00000
Bounding Box South Lat 43.00000
Bounding Box West Long -76.00000
Bounding Box East Long -71.00000
Spatial Representation N/A
Spatial Resolution N/A
Related Links

Documentation #1 : NAWX_radar_data_disclaimer.pdf

612.051 : is a companion to dataset 612.050
Additional Information N/A
Resource Format ZIP: PKZIP (application/zip)
Standardized Resource Format Archive
Asset Size 5213 MB
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Author Cuong Nguyen
Mengistu Wolde
Publisher UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory
Publication Date 2023-01-30T23:22:29
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.26023/ATF0-ABH6-9J0G
Alternate Identifier 612.050
Resource Version 1.0
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2024-12-26T23:51:58Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.eol::612.050
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation Cuong Nguyen, Mengistu Wolde. (2023). NRC Convair 580 Airborne X-Band (NAX) Radar Data and Imagery. 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/ATF0-ABH6-9J0G. Accessed 16 February 2025.

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