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

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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

NCEI: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/nexradinv/choosesite.jsp

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