UAH MoDLS Doppler Lidar Data

This data set contains wind profile, vertical stare, and Velocity-Azimuth Display (VAD) data from the University of Alabama-Huntsville (UAH) Doppler Lidar during the 2018 VORTEX-SE field season. The Doppler Lidar is part of the UAH Mobile Doppler Lidar and Soundings (MoDLS) system. The data set includes the raw data and processed data.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  2018-03-01T00:00:00Z
    End:  2018-04-15T23:59:59Z

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Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z
Temporal Range End 2018-04-15T23:59:59Z
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat 34.95000
Bounding Box South Lat 34.36000
Bounding Box West Long -87.13000
Bounding Box East Long -86.65000
Spatial Representation N/A
Spatial Resolution N/A
Related Links

Documentation #1 : 2018_VSE_MoDLS_Lidar_Data_readme.pdf

Documentation #2 : HPL_file_format_readme.pdf
Additional Information N/A
Resource Format Halo Photonics Lidar format
Standardized Resource Format OTHER
Asset Size 502 MB
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Access Constraints none
Software Implementation Language N/A

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Resource Support Email datahelp@eol.ucar.edu
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Distributor NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory ROR icon

Metadata Contact Name EOL Data Support
Metadata Contact Email datahelp@eol.ucar.edu
Metadata Contact Organization NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory ROR icon

Author Kevin Knupp ORCID icon
Preston Pangle ORCID icon
Publisher NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory ROR icon

Publication Date 2019-10-23T21:59:48
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.26023/3JRP-09R4-0J0B
Alternate Identifier 558.028
Resource Version 1.0
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2025-10-07T21:45:24Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.eol::558.028
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation Kevin Knupp, Preston Pangle. (2019). UAH MoDLS Doppler Lidar Data. 1.0. NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/3JRP-09R4-0J0B. Accessed 11 March 2026.

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