Identification

Title

STAR Snowflake Microphotography

Alternative title(s)

251.016

Abstract

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.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data.eol.ucar.edu//dataset/251.016

protocol: https

description: Dataset homepage

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/codiac/fgr_form/id=251.016

protocol: https

description: Dataset order request form. Data files are made available via FTP.

function: order

Unique resource identifier

code

251.016

codeSpace

Dataset language

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

dataset

originating controlled vocabulary

title

Resource Type

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2014-10-16

Keyword set

keyword value

Maps/Charts/Photographs

Keyword set

keyword value

EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > SOLID PRECIPITATION > SNOW

EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > HYDROMETEORS

originating controlled vocabulary

title

Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2018-02-27

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-68.55000

East bounding longitude

-68.55000

North bounding latitude

63.75000

South bounding latitude

63.75000

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2007-10-17T00:00:00Z

End position

2008-12-01T00:00:00Z

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2020-11-20T22:52:24Z

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

none

Limitations on public access

none

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

EOL Data Support

organisation name

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory

full postal address

PO Box 3000

Boulder

80307-3000

email address

datahelp@eol.ucar.edu

web address

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

contact position

EOL Data Support

organisation name

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory

full postal address

PO Box 3000

Boulder

80307-3000

email address

datahelp@eol.ucar.edu

web address

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

EOL Data Support

organisation name

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory

full postal address

PO Box 3000

Boulder

80307-3000

email address

datahelp@eol.ucar.edu

web address

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2024-02-07T22:44:29Z

Metadata language

eng; USA