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Horizontal wind measured with Meteor radar in Svalbard, Norway.

ResourceID
spase://IUGONET/NumericalData/NIPR/Meteorradar/LYR/NSMR/PT1H_txt

Description

Hourly-averaged horizontal wind at 80-100km altitude measured with NSMR (Nippon-Svalbard Meteor Radar)

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ResourceID
spase://IUGONET/NumericalData/NIPR/Meteorradar/LYR/NSMR/PT1H_txt
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Horizontal wind measured with Meteor radar in Svalbard, Norway.
ReleaseDate
2012-08-28 12:00:00
Description

Hourly-averaged horizontal wind at 80-100km altitude measured with NSMR (Nippon-Svalbard Meteor Radar)

Acknowledgement
We welcome collaborative research that uses the Meteor radar data. Please contact the Principal Investigator, Dr. Masaki Tsutsumi (tutumi [at] nipr.ac.jp), National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR), if you want to use the data. The meteor radar observations are carried out in corporation with Univ. of Tromse.
Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://IUGONET/Person/Masaki.Tsutsumi
2.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://IUGONET/Person/Chris.Hall
3.MetadataContactspase://IUGONET/Person/Yuka.Sato
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://IUGONET/Repository/NIPR/IUGONET_DB_NIPR
Availability
Offline
AccessRights
Restricted
AccessURL
URL
http://scidbase.nipr.ac.jp/modules/metadata/index.php?content_id=108
Format
Text.ASCII
InstrumentIDs
spase://IUGONET/Instrument/NIPR/Meteorradar/LYR/NSMR
MeasurementType
Profile
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
2001-03-15 00:00:00
RelativeStopDate
-P90D
Cadence
PT1H
ObservedRegion
Earth.NearSurface.Thermosphere
ObservedRegion
Earth.NearSurface.Mesosphere
SpatialCoverage
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Spherical
CoordinateSystemName
GEO
NorthernmostLatitude
78
SouthernmostLatitude
78
EasternmostLongitude
16
WesternmostLongitude
16
Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE Atmosphere Atmospheric Winds Wind Profiles
Parameter #1
Name
Universal Time
Description

Universal Time. 0.5 (hour) means time for averaged data from 0 to 1 UT.

Units
hour
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #2
Name
Altitude
Description

Altitude

Units
km
Support
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #3
Name
Zonal wind
Description

Zonal wind. Positive means eastward wind.

Units
m/s
Particle
ParticleType
Molecule
ParticleQuantity
FlowVelocity
Parameter #4
Name
Standard deviation of zonal wind
Description

Standard deviation of zonal wind

Units
m/s
Support
Qualifier
StandardDeviation
SupportQuantity
Velocity
Parameter #5
Name
Meridional wind
Description

Meridional wind. Positive means northward wind

Units
m/s
Particle
ParticleType
Molecule
ParticleQuantity
FlowVelocity
Parameter #6
Name
Standard deviation of meridional wind
Description

Standard deviation of meridional wind

Units
m/s
Support
Qualifier
StandardDeviation
SupportQuantity
Velocity