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    NAMMA NASA POLARIMETRIC DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR (NPOL) V1

    Metadata Updated: February 22, 2025

    The NAMMA NASA Polarimetric Doppler Weather Radar (NPOL) dataset used the NPOL, developed by a research team from Wallops Flight Facility, is a fully transportable and self-contained S-band research radar that collected and operated nearly continuously during NAMMA. Data was collected 19 August through 30 September 2006, at Kawsara, Senegal. Its continuous operation provides a full volume scan every fifteen minutes. Scans may be either 270 Km long range scans or 150 Km range for most high resolution data scans. Products available include real time PPI scans of reflectivities and velocities, and near real time displays of other radar products, including RHI's, CAPPI's, and Polarimetric products. Browse imagery is available for PPI reflectivities. These data files were generated during support of the NASA African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses (NAMMA) campaign, a field research investigation sponsored by the Science Mission Directorate of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This mission was based in the Cape Verde Islands, 350 miles off the coast of Senegal in west Africa. Commencing in August 2006, NASA scientists employed surface observation networks and aircraft to characterize the evolution and structure of African Easterly Waves (AEWs) and Mesoscale Convective Systems over continental western Africa, and their associated impacts on regional water and energy budgets.

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    Metadata Created Date February 22, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date February 22, 2025

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    Harvested from nasa test json

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date February 22, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date February 22, 2025
    Publisher NASA/MSFC/GHRC
    Maintainer
    Identifier C1979887556-GHRC_DAAC
    Data First Published 2009-04-21
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2025-02-19
    Category NAMMA, geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Harvest Source Title nasa test json
    Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.5067/NAMMA/NPOL/DATA101
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial -19.5413 12.2132 -14.6547 17.0998
    Program Code 026:001
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 16b6c81efc899c7a19980227ede88bb32ac69119684199e75ab5a6f32e2a6a4b
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 2006-08-19T12:57:57Z/2006-09-30T09:00:53Z

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