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WCR Quicklooks

 

WCR L2 Quicklook Example

Level - 2 Quicklooks

L2 quicklooks show data from the L2 "up-down" CfRadial files. This data is projected (interpolated) into a vertical plane using a regular grid with dimensions of time and altitude (above MSL). A top axis indicates ground-relative distance. L2 products are averaged using an integer number of profiles and range gates then thresholded to remove most of the noise.

Additional plotting notes:

  • Flight-level is marked with a dashed line. The white space surrounding flight-level is the radar blind-zone, unsampled space between the aircraft and first range gate.
  • A black bar is inserted at flight-level to indicate where the up and down beams deviate from vertical by more than 6 degrees due to aircraft pitch and roll. Data in these profiles should not be considered "vertical" - observations may be some distance away from the aircraft track and Doppler velocity may have substantial contributions from horizontal wind.
  • The "wcrmask" variable is used to identify surface, sub-surface, and out-of-range pixles and change their color to black.
  • Text above the image indicates the project, research flight and day (e.g. RF02_FEB29), and radar products being displayed.
  • Text below the image shows when the quicklooks was created and the file containing the data.

 

Level - 1 Quicklooks

L1 quicklooks are mainly used for quality control because they show the data products in their natural grid (time x range) and without any averaging, thresholding, or masking. However, they can be useful for looking at the full resolution data and investigating how thresholding affected weak signals. If simultaneous up and down data exists, they are plotted together even though L1 data products are saved in individual antenna groups. The top axis indicates air-relative distance. L1 quicklooks include plots from non-vertical antennas.

Additional plotting notes:

  • Flight-level is at 0 range.
  • All signals, including noise, are plotted in L1 quicklooks.
  • Any radar artifacts like antenna cross-talk, transmit leak, or multiple scattering remain in the image.
  • Plots include all range gates, which likely includes below-ground regions for down-pointing antennas.
  • Text above the image indicates the project, research flight and day (e.g. RF02_FEB29), and radar products being displayed.
  • Text below the image shows when the quicklooks was created and the file containing the data.
WCR L1 Quicklook Example

WCR Projects - Quicklooks and QA/QC Plots

Cold Air Outbreak Experiment in the Sub-Arctic Region (CAESAR)

Level-1 and Level-2 data from the CAESAR project is available for download from EOL. Data access is limited to the PI team for one year following the deployment.

Level - 2 Profile Data

Level - 1 Range Data*

QA/QC Plots*

*These files are large and hosted offsite on sharepoint

Terrain Effect on Clouds and Precipitation - an Educational Campaign (TECPEC)

Level - 2 Profile Data

QA/QC Plots*

*These files are large and hosted offsite on sharepoint

Seeded and Natural Orographic Wintertime Clouds: The Idaho Experiment (SNOWIE)

Level-1 and Level-2 data from the SNOWIE project is available for download via Globus. Email Coltin Grasmick for a link to the data.

Level - 2 Profile Data

QA/QC Plots*

*These files are large and hosted offsite on sharepoint

For questions about WCR data, quicklooks, or to request quicklooks not included here, contact Coltin Grasmick.

 

KPR Projects - Quicklooks and QA/QC Plots

Cold Air Outbreak Experiment in the Sub-Arctic Region (CAESAR)

Level-1 data from the CAESAR project is available for download from EOL. Data access is limited to the PI team for one year following the deployment.

Level - 1 Range Data

QA/QC Plots*

*These files are large and hosted offsite on sharepoint

Terrain Effect on Clouds and Precipitation - an Educational Campaign (TECPEC)

Level-1 data from the TECPEC project is available for download via Globus. Email Coltin Grasmick for a link to the data.

Level - 1 Range Data

QA/QC Plots*

*These files are large and hosted offsite on sharepoint

Seeded and Natural Orographic Wintertime Clouds: The Idaho Experiment (SNOWIE)

Level-1 data from the SNOWIE project is available for download via Globus. Email Coltin Grasmick for a link to the data.

Level - 1 Range Data

QA/QC Plots*

*These files are large and hosted offsite on sharepoint

For questions about KPR data, quicklooks, or to request quicklooks not included here, contact Coltin Grasmick.