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Horizontal wind measured with MF radar at Syowa Station, Antarctica.

ResourceID
spase://IUGONET/NumericalData/NIPR/misc/SYO/MFradar/PT1H_txt

Description

Hourly-averaged horizontal wind at 50-100km altitude measured with MF radar at Syowa Station, Antarctica, based on a full-correlation analysis and meteor echo measurement.

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ResourceID
spase://IUGONET/NumericalData/NIPR/misc/SYO/MFradar/PT1H_txt
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Horizontal wind measured with MF radar at Syowa Station, Antarctica.
ReleaseDate
2011-04-01 12:00:00
Description

Hourly-averaged horizontal wind at 50-100km altitude measured with MF radar at Syowa Station, Antarctica, based on a full-correlation analysis and meteor echo measurement.

Acknowledgement
We welcome collaborative research that uses the MF 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.
Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://IUGONET/Person/Masaki.Tsutsumi
2.MetadataContactspase://IUGONET/Person/Yoshimasa.Tanaka
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://IUGONET/Repository/NIPR/IUGONET_DB_NIPR
Availability
Offline
AccessRights
Restricted
AccessURL
Name
MF radar
URL
http://scidbase.nipr.ac.jp/modules/metadata/index.php?content_id=108
Format
Text.ASCII
InstrumentIDs
spase://IUGONET/Instrument/NIPR/misc/SYO/MFradar
MeasurementType
Profile
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
1999-03-26 00:00:00
RelativeStopDate
-P90D
Cadence
PT1H
ObservedRegion
Earth.NearSurface.Thermosphere
ObservedRegion
Earth.NearSurface.Mesosphere
SpatialCoverage
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Spherical
CoordinateSystemName
GEO
NorthernmostLatitude
-69.00
SouthernmostLatitude
-69.00
EasternmostLongitude
39.58
WesternmostLongitude
39.58
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