2.10. NEXRAD Level 2
- Description
Next-Generation Radar (NEXRAD) Level 2, gridded radial
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/radar-data/nexrad-products
Display/conversion: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/radar-data/radar-display-tools
Sample image
- Recommended use
Weather radar related research
- File format
Binary sweep files
- Location of data
Amazon AWS: https://s3.amazonaws.com/noaa-nexrad-level2/index.html
- Access restrictions
None
- Spatial resolution, grid, or coverage
After 2008: 0.5° azimuth, 0.5km with 250 m spacing to 300 km range; CONUS, Alaska (7), Hawaii (4), Puerto Rico (1), South Korea (2), Japan (1), Guam (1)
- Temporal resolution
~7 min
- Starting and/or ending dates
1991 (extremely limited) to present
- Data latency
A few hours
- Variables available
Reflectivity, radial velocity, spectrum width, >2011 differential reflectivity, correlation coefficient, differential phase
- METplus Use Cases
Link to METplus Use Cases for this dataset.
- Keywords
Note
Current Dataset: VxDataNexradLevel2
Note
Data Labels: DataTypeGridded, DataLevelSurface, DataProviderNOAA, DataApplicationShortRange, DataApplicationMediumRange