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Hydrological Radar Experiment (HYREX) data from the British Atmospheric Data Centre (BADC)

Entry ID: BADC_HYREX_RADAR

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Summary

Abstract: The Hydrological Radar Experiment (HYREX) was a UK Natural Environment
Research Council (NERC) Special Topic which ran from May 1993 to April
1997. The broad aim of HYREX was to gain a better understanding of
rainfall variability, as sensed by weather radar, and how this
variability impacts on river flow at the catchment scale.

Six projects were funded involving groups from the Institute of
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Related URL

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: HYREX data set home page at the BADC. Here users may view
detailed data set documentation and data download information.

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Home Page.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 52.5

S: 51.06

E: -2.39

W: -2.93

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC)

Dataset Title: Hydrological Radar Experiment (HYREX) Data

Dataset Release Place: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Dataset Publisher: British Atmospheric Data Centre (BADC)

Online Resource: http://www.badc.rl.ac.uk/data/hyrex/

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1993-05-01

Stop Date: 1997-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > EUROPE > NORTHERN EUROPE > BRITISH ISLES > UNITED KINGDOM

Data Resolution

Temporal Resolution: 1 day

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

INLAND WATERS

Platform

FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS

Instrument

CORING DEVICES

SEDIMENT CORERS

Project

NSF/OPP > Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation

CHAOS > CORING HOLOCENE ANTARCTIC OCEAN SEDIMENTS

Originating Center

Data Center

Bermuda Biological Station for Research

Data Center URL: http://bats.bios.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: PETER SEDWICK Phone: (757) 683-4936 Fax: (757) 683-5303 Email: psedwick at odu.edu Contact Address: 4600 Elkhorn Ave City: Norfolk Province or State: VA Postal Code: 23529 Country: USA