Radar - TARA radar processed multi-beam Doppler data for Cabauw

This dataset contains S-band (central frequency of 3.298 GHz) radar measurements from the TU Delft transportable atmospheric radar TARA. It includes profiles of the equivalent reflectivity factor. Further, the horizontal wind (speed and direction) and the vertical Doppler velocity profiles are supplied. TARA is placed at the remote sensing site at Cabauw. It is a very sensitive profiling radar providing time-height indicators.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Dataset name cesar_tara_measurement_la1_t00
Dataset version v1.0
Dataset edition 1
Dataset manager Christine Unal
Maintainer KNMI Data Services
Publication timestamp 2019-10-09T06:22:17Z
Reference system identifier EPSG4326
North bound latitude 51.93
East bound longitude 4.93
South bound latitude 51.93
West bound longitude 4.93
Dataset start time 2012-05-02
Dataset end time 2019-05-27
Update frequency asNeeded
Status onGoing
Identifier urn:xkdc:ds:nl.knmi::cesar_tara_measurement_la1_t00/v1.0/
License https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Lineage statement Processed weather radar measurements at linear horizontal / vertical polarisation basis of TARA. The observables included are reflectivity, Doppler velocity and Doppler spectrum width for three different directions; differential reflectivity, linear depolarisation ratio, horizontal wind speed and direction, and vertical Doppler velocity.
Supplemental information This dataset was orginally distributed via the CESAR Database System under the full dataset name: Metadata and a Dataset Description Document (DDD) can be viewed or downloaded via this URL: http://www.cesar-database.nl/ShowDatasetMetadataInfo.do?datasetMetadataID=1162
Use limitation No use limitations
Last metadata update March 28, 2022, 12:43 (UTC)