ER-2 X-Band Doppler Radar (EXRAD) EPOCH

The ER-2 X-Band Doppler Radar (EXRAD) EPOCH dataset consists of radar reflectivity and Doppler velocity estimates collected by the EXRAD onboard the AV-6 Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle research aircraft, though traditionally this instrument is flown on the NASA ER-2 aircraft. These data were gathered during the East Pacific Origins and Characteristics of Hurricanes (EPOCH) project. EPOCH was a NASA program manager training opportunity directed at training NASA young scientists in conceiving, planning, and executing a major airborne science field program. The goals of the EPOCH project were to sample tropical cyclogenesis or intensification of an Eastern Pacific hurricane and to train the next generation of NASA Airborne Science Program leadership. The EXRAD EPOCH dataset files are available from August 9, 2017 through August 31, 2017 in HDF-5 format.

ER-2 X波段多普勒雷达（EXRAD）EPOCH数据集包含由搭载于AV-6全球鹰无人驾驶飞机上的EXRAD设备收集的雷达反射率和多普勒速度估计值，尽管传统上该仪器被部署在NASA ER-2飞机上。这些数据是在东太平洋飓风的起源与特征（EPOCH）项目中收集的。EPOCH项目是NASA项目经理培训机会，旨在培养NASA年轻科学家构思、规划和执行重大航空科学野外项目的能力。EPOCH项目的目标是采样热带气旋的形成或东太平洋飓风的增强，并培养新一代的NASA航空科学项目领导力。EXRAD EPOCH数据集文件以HDF-5格式从2017年8月9日至2017年8月31日可供获取。