WOEST: Scan and vertically pointing data from the NCAS Ka-Band Mobile Cloud Radar unit 1 deployed at MOD Lyneham, v1.0.0 (20230524-20230906)

RHI (range-height indicator) and PPI (plan-position indicator) scan measurements from the NCAS Ka-Band Mobile Cloud Radar unit 1 deployed at MOD Lyneham. These observations were taken as part of the Wessex Convection (WesCon) experiment - Observing the Evolving Structures of Turbulence (WOEST) between 20230524 and 20230906.

Data products from this deployment are grouped into two sets.
Intensive observing period (IOP) data include RHI (range-height indicator) scans providing vertical cross-sections through individual storm cells.
Standard observing period (SOP) data include a repeating sequence of (a) VPT – a vertically pointing dwell for 18 minutes; (b) VAD – a conical scan at an elevation 8° from zenith with the aim of measuring a vertical wind profile; (c) HSRHI – a sequence of of twelve horizon-to-horizon scans in elevation spaced by 30° in azimuth; and (d) BLPPI – a sequence of conical scans at a set of low elevations. The full SOP sequence was repeated every 30 minutes.
VPT data are grouped into daily files and include measurements from additional vertical dwells during IOPs.

For further details of this deployment and the associated dataset please see the internal file metadata.

These data conform to the NCAS data standards and are available under the UK Government Open Licence agreement. Acknowledgement of NCAS as the data provider is required whenever and wherever these data are used.