[Location: Location_Category='VERTICAL LOCATION', Location_Type='MESOSPHERE']
The Mesosphere, Stratosphere and Troposphere (MST) Radar
Entry ID: BADC_MST

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Summary
Abstract: The NERC Mesosphere Stratosphere Troposphere (MST) Radar facility is
situated at Capel Dewi, five miles outside Aberystwyth in Ceredigion,
Wales. Its development and operation is a joint project between the
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and the Physics Department of the
University of Wales at Aberystwyth. It provides high ... View entire text
Related URL
Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Description: The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Home Page.
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 51.8   S: 51.8   E: -4.2   W: -4.2
Max Altitude: 100 KM

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Dataset Title: The Mesosphere, Stratosphere and Troposphere (MST) Radar
Dataset Release Place: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Dataset Publisher: British Atmospheric Data Centre
Online Resource: http://www.badc.rl.ac.uk/data/mst/
Parent DIF
This data set description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in
BADC_UK
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1990-02-16
Location Keywords
Data Resolution
Vertical Resolution: 150 m
Temporal Resolution: 12 min
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Instrument
MST > Mesosphere, Stratosphere and Troposphere Radar Ancillary Description
RADAR > Radio Detection and Ranging Ancillary Description
Access Constraints The BADC holds the MST radar data online. These data can be retrieved
by anonymous FTP or through this Worldwide Web interface.

The MST data are held at the BADC in the original binary data format,
in which the data are encoded into integer arrays. The simplicity of
the data ... View entire text
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Data Center
British Atmospheric Data Centre, NERC Centres for Atmospheric Science, United Kingdom Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://badc.nerc.ac.uk/

Data Center Personnel
Name: BADC SUPPORT
Phone: +44 1235 446432
Fax: +44 1235 445848
Email: BADC at rl.ac.uk
Contact Address:
British Atmospheric Data Centre
Space Science Department
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
UK
City: Chilton
Province or State: Didcot
Postal Code: OX11 OQX
Country: UK
Distribution
Distribution Media: Online (FTP, WWW)
Distribution Size: 15000 Mb
Distribution Format: BIN
Fees: None
Personnel
SCOTT A. RITZ
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 301-614-5126
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: Scott.A.Ritz at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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City: Greenbelt
Province or State: Maryland
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2000-02-18
Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-06-02

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