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Data for the 10 June 2010 supercells intercepted by VORTEX2 near Last Chance, Colorado
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Citation:
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Originator:The Pennsylvania State University
Publication_Date:2016
Title:
Data for the 10 June 2010 supercells intercepted by VORTEX2 near Last Chance, Colorado
Description:
Abstract: 
These files contain data used for analyses of the 10 June 2010 supercells intercepted by
VORTEX2 near Last Chance, Colorado in the following publication:
Klees, A. M., Y. P. Richardson, P. M. Markowski, C. Weiss, J. M. Wurman, K. K. Kosiba, 2016:
Comparison of the tornadic and nontornadic supercells intercepted by VORTEX2 on 10 June
2010. Mon. Wea. Rev., 144, 3201–3231, doi: 10.1175/MWR-D-15-0345.1.
This article is available from the American Meteorological Society at http://journals.ametsoc.org
Supplemental_Information: 
Below is a description of each file contained in this archive. Note that VORTEX2 data can also
be accessed/requested through the EOL data archive at http://data.eol.ucar.edu/.
raw_mobile_mesonet: the 6 raw mobile mesonet data files used for analyses for 10 June
raw_soundings: the 13 raw sounding files used for analyses for 10 June
smoothed_hodographs: the 13 smoothed hodographs used for analyses for 10 June
raw_sticknet: the 17 raw StickNet data files used for analyses for 10 June
sr1_tornadic_supercell.zip: edited reflectivity (‘DG’ field) and radial velocity (‘VT’ field) data
for SMART-R1 during the tornadic supercell (0200-0230 UTC)
sr2_tornadic_supercell.zip: edited reflectivity (‘DG’ field) and radial velocity (‘VT’ field) data
for SMART-R2 during the tornadic supercell (0200-0230 UTC)
sr1_nontornadic_supercell.zip: edited reflectivity (‘DG’ field) and radial velocity (‘VG’ field)
data for SMART-R1 during the nontornadic supercell (0006-0033 UTC)
sr2_nontornadic_supercell.zip: edited reflectivity (‘DG’ field) and radial velocity (‘VG’ field)
data for SMART-R2 during the nontornadic supercell (0006-0033 UTC)
dual_doppler: dual-Doppler grids for the nontornadic supercell (0006-0033 UTC) and the
tornadic supercell (0200-0230 UTC) generated using the aforementioned edited SMART-R1 and
SMART-R2 data
dow7_tornadic_supercell.zip: edited radial velocity ('VG' field) and unedited reflectivity
('ZH1C' field) data for 1.0 deg sweeps during the two tornadoes; unedited radial velocity ('VM'
field) and unedited reflectivity ('ZH1C' field) data for 0.5, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 deg sweeps
during the two tornadoes
88D.zip: unedited radial velocity (‘VEL’ field) and unedited reflectivity (‘REF’ field) data for
0.5 deg sweeps from the KFTG-88D radar on 10 June
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Calendar_Date:2016
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publication date
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Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme_Keyword:geoscientificinformation
Theme_Keyword:weather
Theme_Keyword:VORTEX2
Theme_Keyword:supercell thunderstorms
Theme_Keyword:tornadoes
Theme_Keyword:storm mergers
Theme_Keyword:storm environments
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The University makes no warranty or representation, either express or implied, with respect to the FILES or accompanying documentation, including its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. The FILES and documentation are provided "as is" and the USER assumes the entire risk as to its quality and performance.
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Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:Penn State
Contact_Person:Alicia M. Klees
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:mailing and physical address
Address: 
406 Walker Building
City:University Park
State_or_Province:Pennsylvania
Postal_Code:16802
Country:USA
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:amk5375@psu.edu
Contact Instructions: 
Alicia M. Klees, The Pennsylvania State University
Yvette P. Richardson, The Pennsylvania State University
Paul M. Markowski, The Pennsylvania State University
Christopher Weiss, Texas Tech University
Joshua M. Wurman, Center for Severe Weather Research
Karen K. Kosiba, Center for Severe Weather Research
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Contact_Organization:Penn State Data Commons
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Address: 
115 Land and Water Building
City:University Park
State_or_Province:Pennsylvania
Postal_Code:16802
Country:United States
Contact_Voice_Telephone:(814) 865 - 8792
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:datacommons@psu.edu
Distribution_Liability: 
The USER shall indemnify, save harmless, and, if requested, defend those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data, their officers, agents, and employees from and against any suits, claims, or actions for injury, death, or property damage arising out of the use of or any defect in the FILES or any accompanying documentation. Those parties involved with the development and distribution excluded any and all implied warranties, including warranties or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and makes no warranty or representation, either express or implied, with respect to the FILES or accompanying documentation, including its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. The FILES and documentation are provided "as is" and the USER assumes the entire risk as to its quality and performance. Those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data will not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the FILES or any accompanying documentation.
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Metadata_Date:2016
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Contact_Organization:Penn State Data Commons
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Address_Type:mailing address
Address: 
115 Land and Water Building
City:University Park
State_or_Province:Pennsylvania
Postal_Code:16802
Country:United States
Contact_Voice_Telephone:814-865-8792
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:datacommons@psu.edu
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Metadata_Time_Convention:local time
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