NOAA PSL Snow-level Radar FMCW Moments KettlePonds for SPLASH

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Data Format for Radar FMCW Moments at BCK and KPS locations

Note: Neither the FMCW radar at BCK (BrushCreek) nor KPS (KettlePonds) locations were calibrated. This means that the radar reflectivity derived from these systems can not be compared directly with the reflectivity factor (dBZ) from the NWS NEXRAD radar (e.g., near Grand Junction). In addition, the reflectivity-related variables (like signal power and radar signal-to-noise ratio) from each FMCW system will not be equivalent when sensing the same atmospheric backscattered reflectivity.     Header line 1 (space delimited fields from left to right):   Three-letter site identifier   Site latitude (degrees x 100)   Site longitude (degrees x 100)   Site altitude (m)   Operating frequency (Gigahertz x 10^5)

Header line 2 (space delimited fields from left to right):   Beam index   Azimuth angle (degrees)   Elevation angle (degrees)   Last two-digits of year (start time of dwell)   Day of year (start time of dwell)   Hour of day (start time of dwell)   Minute (start time of dwell)   Second (start time of dwell)

Header line 3 (space delimited fields from left to right):   Inter-pulse period (microseconds)   Pulse width (nanoseconds)   Range to first range gate (m)   Distance between range gates (m)   Number of ranges gates   Number of coherent integrations   Number of averaged spectra   Number of Fast-Fourier-Transform points   Number of code bits

Data (space delimited columns from left to right for N rows, where      the first (Nth) row corresponds to the first (Nth) range gate):   Radial velocity (m/s)   Signal-to-noise ratio (dB) - not range corrected   Signal power (dB) - not range corrected   Spectral width (m/s)   Noise amplitude (dB)   QC value - not applicable (all zeros)   Repeat Header lines 2-3 and Data for each succeeding radar dwell 

Year-Day-Hour

Start: 21-272-17

End: 23-249-15

Missing data for KpsFmcwRaw

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21-278-22 to 21-279-114 (17)

21-288-11 to 21-293-21 (130)

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22-96-07-16 (10)

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22-255-13 to 22-256-17 (29)

22-256-19 to 22-257-15 (21)

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22-233-16 to 22-234-19 (28)

22-350-17 to 22-365-23 (367)

23-54-14 to 23-55-21 (32)

23-70-07 to 23-80-18 (252)

23-148-00 to 23-149-23 (48)