Data · collection
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) Vertical Wind Profile Data
Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR
The NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) radars provide vertical profiles of horizontal wind speed and direction from near the surface to above the tropopause.
Description
The system also generates data quality related statistics such as signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and spectrum width. There are three systems in Alaska (Talkeetna, Anchorage, and Homer), with an additional testbed site in Norman, OK.
The location and ICAO ID for the NOAA NPN sites are: Norman, OK - ROCO2/KROC; Homer, AK - HWPA2/KHWP; Talkeetna, AK - TLKA2/KTLK; and Anchorage, AK - AWPA2/KAWP. Each wind profiler unit uses preprogrammed operational modes to determine the speed and direction of the wind at different heights directly above the unmanned radar site. This dataset covers the newly refreshed NPN upper air wind data, beginning with 2020.
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A previous NPN project covered 1991 - 2006 and is available in BUFR format for winds, moments, RASS, and surface file types.
Links
Get the data
- ncei.noaa.gov /data/noaa-profiler-network/archive ↗
Direct download location for the data files by site in year-month directories.
download · from NASA CMR
- data.nodc.noaa.gov /cgi-bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.ncdc%3AC01627 ↗
Dataset landing page with general information and access links for the dataset.
download · from NASA CMR
Documentation and papers
- roc.noaa.gov /WSR88D/PublicDocs/ENG/2620074%20NPN%20to%20Class%201%20User%20… ↗
Interface Control Document for the NOAA Profiler Network to Class 1 User
documentation · from NASA CMR
- roc.noaa.gov /WSR88D/Engineering/WindProfiler/WindProfiler.aspx ↗
Webpage for the Radar Operations Center's NOAA Profiler Network
documentation · from NASA CMR
- Wind Profiler Product (image courtesy of NWS) ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/metadata/images/C01627.png ↗
preview image · from NASA CMR
Catalogue records · 2
- CMR record cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C2107094644-NOAA_NCEI.html ↗
catalogue entry · from NASA CMR
- CMR UMM-JSON cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C2107094644-NOAA_NCEI.umm_json ↗
metadata API · from NASA CMR
Topics
- Stated by source
- Atmospheric Winds · Not provided · Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed · Wind Profiles · Wind Speed/Wind Direction · Wind Speed/Wind Direction
- Inferred from text
- Atmospheric sciences 69%
Provenance · 1 source records, 13 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA Earthdata CMR | C2107094644-NOAA_NCEI | 15 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3701 | enrichment · NASA CMR | taxonomy-embedding@1.1.0 | title+keywords+description (69%) |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-winds | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-winds/surface-winds/wind-speed-wind-direction | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-winds/upper-level-winds/wind-speed-wind-direction | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-winds/wind-dynamics/vertical-wind-velocity-speed | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-winds/wind-profiles | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:not-provided | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/Abstract |
| spatial | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/SpatialExtent |
| temporal | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/TemporalExtents |
| title | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/EntryTitle |
| version_label | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 |