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    • GPM GROUND VALIDATION UND CITATION CLOUD MICROPHYSICS MC3E V1

    Metadata Updated: December 7, 2023

    The GPM Ground Validation UND Citation Cloud Microphysics MC3E dataset was collected during the Midlatitude Continental Convective Clouds Experiment (MC3E), which took place in central Oklahoma during the April-June 2011 period. The experiment was a collaborative effort between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Climate Research Facility and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission Ground Validation (GV) program. The University of North Dakota (UND) Cessna Citation aircraft, an in-situ platform for the MC3E campaign, carried a suite of instruments for measurements of cloud microphysics, state of the atmosphere parameters, aerosols, three-dimensional winds and turbulence. The Citation flew 15 data missions, which totaled 42.6 flight hours. The data are stored as a separate file for each flight. Raw data files for each cloud instrument are also archived to allow investigators to use their own processing software. Particle size spectra for the imaging probes were processed by NCAR and are archived and distributed as a separate dataset (Particle probes).

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Created Date December 1, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date December 7, 2023

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    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date December 1, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date December 7, 2023
    Publisher NASA/MSFC/GHRC
    Maintainer
    Identifier C1979132182-GHRC_DAAC
    Data First Published 2012-10-16
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2022-04-28
    Category MC3E, geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Citation Delene, David and Michael R Poellot.2012. GPM GROUND VALIDATION UND CITATION CLOUD MICROPHYSICS MC3E indicate subset used. Dataset available online from the NASA Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center DAAC, Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.A. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/MC3E/MULTIPLE/DATA201
    Graphic Preview Description N/A
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    Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/MC3E/MULTIPLE/DATA201
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial -99.1654 34.3247 -95.2302 40.944
    Program Code 026:001
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 5202f330e187bab93e66c2888b620d754fccf8e4d21bf3be64b9ff83decb430a
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 2011-04-22T21:49:38Z/2011-06-02T18:19:36Z

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