The NCAR ELECTRA

General Information
Specialized data base
Datasets in the FASTEX Central Archive
Information on available data
Flights
Data selection page

General Information

  • Description
  • Name : Lockhead Electra
  • Owner : National Science Foundation (NSF)
  • Operator : National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
  • Tail Number : N308D
  • In-air call sign : 308D or NCAR1
  • Location:
  • Home site : Jefferson County Airport, Broomfield, CO, USA
  • Base during FASTEX: Shannon Airport, Ireland
  • Instrument specifications
    Sensors:
  • ELDORA
  • Atmospheric State Parameters
  • High-rate Wind Measurement Instrumentation
  • Cloud Microphysical Probes
  • VIS, IR and UV hemispheric radiometers
  • Surface/Sky Temperature radiometers
  • Ozone Monitor
  • Aircraft characteristics and instrumentation


    • Specialized data base :

  • NCAR/ATD for all ELECTRA data
  • Centre de l'environnement Terrestre et Planétaire for ELDORA/ASTRAIA data.


    • Data sets in the FASTEX Central Archive:

  • Aircraft in-situ meteorological data
  • Airborne doppler radars dynamical fields : plots provided by B. Bosart (UCLA) are available in the FCA.
  • Datasets planned:
  • Composited Images from Aircraft radar (ELDORA data)
  • Airborne doppler radars profiles will be included in the FASTEX Central Archive at the date of the first international publication using these data.
  • Airborne doppler radars dynamical fields will be included in the FASTEX Central Archive at the date of the first international publication using these data.


    • Information on available data in the FASTEX Central Archive

  • In-situ Meteorological Measurements
  • Airborne doppler radars dynamical fields


    • Miscellaneous information

  • ELECTRA flights during FASTEX :

    FT = Flight track
    FL = Flight log
    OR = Operational Status Report
    CR = Chief Scientists Report

    # IOPBegin. of operationsEnd of operationsFTFLORCR
    1 10 Jan 01:54Z 10 Jan 08:00Z X X X
    2 12 Jan 13:16Z 12 Jan 19:21Z X X X
    5 22 Jan 09:22Z 22 Jan 15:02Z X X

    7 25 Jan 23:55Z 26 Jan 04:25Z X X

    9 02 Feb 19:42Z 03 Feb 02:06Z X


    10 04 Feb 05:40Z 04 Feb 12:15Z X X

    11 05 Feb 18:31Z 06 Feb 01:06Z X


    • Updated: 1 Sep 1997
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