STAR Snowflake Microphotography

The snowflake microphotography was taken to: (1) provide detailed precipitation characteristics that occurred in Iqaluit; (2) to be used in conjunction with radar data and laser precipitation data to identify local precipitation characteristics and evolution during precipitation events; and (3) provide valdation/comparison of Cloudsat and other satellite data. Photos of precipitation particles were taken using a Nikon D1x camera during six precipitation events over the 2007 fall field campaign. Temporal resolution of the photographs varied from five-minutes to one-hour. Photos were taken in the Upper Air Shed at the Iqaluit weather office. Files were stored in a *.jpg format with average individual file sizes of >2 MB per photo. During the observation periods, coincident photos were taken of sizing scale before a photo of precipitation. If the zoom was ever adjusted, a new photo of the sizing scale was taken.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  2007-10-17T00:00:00Z
    End:  2008-12-01T00:00:00Z

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Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 2007-10-17T00:00:00Z
Temporal Range End 2008-12-01T00:00:00Z
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat 63.75000
Bounding Box South Lat 63.75000
Bounding Box West Long -68.55000
Bounding Box East Long -68.55000
Spatial Representation N/A
Spatial Resolution N/A
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Documentation #1 : Metadata_snowflakecamera.pdf

Documentation #2 : STAR_Data_Report_Final2011.pdf
Additional Information N/A
Resource Format JPEG: Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) (image/jpeg)
Standardized Resource Format Image
Asset Size 324 MB
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Author John Hanesiak
Ron Stewart
Kent Moore
Peter Taylor
Walter Strapp
Mengistu Wolde
Publisher UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory
Publication Date 2020-11-20T22:52:24
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.26023/V07D-M634-WN0P
Alternate Identifier 251.016
Resource Version 1.0
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2024-02-07T22:44:29Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.eol::251.016
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation John Hanesiak, Ron Stewart, Kent Moore, Peter Taylor, Walter Strapp, Mengistu Wolde. (2020). STAR Snowflake Microphotography. 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/V07D-M634-WN0P. Accessed 24 November 2024.

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