Search the National Biological Information Infrastructure Metadata Clearinghouse for more biological information.

When you connect to the NBII Metadata Clearinghouse you will be able to search through metadata-based descriptions of biological data sets and information products from many different sources to identify those that meet your particular search criteria.

The NBII Metadata Clearinghouse: http://metadata.nbii.gov/

The NBII Home Page: http://www.nbii.gov/

Baltic Sea Experiment (BALTEX) Ground-Based Radar Polar Volume Data

Identification_Information:

Dataset_Identifier: NSIDC-0209

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Ralf Bennartz

Publication_Date: 20040429

Title: Baltic Sea Experiment (BALTEX) Ground-Based Radar Polar Volume Data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Boulder, CO

Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Online_Linkage:: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0209.html

Description:

Abstract:: This data set includes non-Doppler polar volume reflectivity data from the Baltic Sea Experiment (BALTEX). Data were collected on Sweden's Gotland Island, using an Ericsson radar mounted at 56 m above sea level. The radar provided 12 scanning angles. Measurements were taken between 1 September 2002 and 31 May 2003. BALTEX data sets will be used for validation of AMSR-E and Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU)/Humidity Sounder for Brazil (HSB) Level 1 brightness temperatures and Level 2 cloud and precipitation parameters. Data are available in network Common Data Format (netCDF) from NSIDC via FTP.
The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System (AMSR-E) is a mission instrument launched aboard NASA's Aqua Satellite on 4 May 2002. The Baltic Sea Experiment's (BALTEX) Radar Data Centre (BRDC), operated by the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI), collects data from as many radars in or near the Baltic region as possible. During the Main Observational Phase (October 1999 - February 2002), data from 25 radars in six countries have covered the Baltic region every 15 minutes. High-latitude data are recorded from 50 to 70 degrees North, and they complement pre-existing efforts in the mid-latitudes and tropics.

Purpose: scientific research

Documentation:

Users_Guide:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Ralf Bennartz

Publication_Date: 20040429

Title: Baltic Sea Experiment (BALTEX) Ground-Based Radar Polar Volume Data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Boulder, CO

Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Online_Linkage:: http://nsidc.org/data/docs/daac/nsidc0209_rainfall_baltex.gd.html

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates_Times:

Beginning_Date: 20020901

Ending_Date: 20030531

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.39

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.39

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 57.24

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 57.24

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Spectral/Engineering > Radar > Radar Reflectivity

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords

Theme_Keyword: RADAR > Radio Detection and Ranging

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords

Theme_Keyword: GROUND STATIONS

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: AMSR-E

Theme_Keyword: Radar

Theme_Keyword: Rain Amount

Theme_Keyword: Rainfall Amount

Theme_Keyword: Surface Rainfall

Theme_Keyword: Surface Rainfall

Theme_Keyword: Surface Reflectance

Theme_Keyword: Sweden

Theme_Keyword: Total Rainfall

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords

Place_Keyword: Continent > Europe > Northern Europe > Scandanavia > Sweden

Thematic_Layer_Identification:

Number_of_Thematic_Layers: 1

Layer_Name:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Spectral/Engineering > Radar > Radar Reflectivity

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: None

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: NSIDC USER SERVICES

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing

Address: User Services

Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center

Address: CIRES, 449 UCB

Address: University of Colorado

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80309-0449

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-6199

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-2468

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nsidc@nsidc.org

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: National Snow and Ice Data Center

Contact_Person: NSIDC User Services

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing

Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center

Address: CIRES, 449 UCB

Address: University of Colorado

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80309-0449

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-6199

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-2468

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nsidc@nsidc.org

Resource_Description: NSIDC-0209

Distribution_Liability:: NSIDC cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NSIDC makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: Compressed tar files

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: ftp://sidads.colorado.edu/pub/DATASETS/AVDM/data/rainfall/BALTEX/

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20040419

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: NSIDC User Services

Contact_Organization: National Snow and Ice Data Center

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing

Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center

Address: CIRES, 449 UCB

Address: University of Colorado

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80309-0449

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-6199

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-2468

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nsidc@nsidc.org

Metadata_Standard_Name:: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-012-2002