Data · dataset · 2026
GridRad - Three-Dimensional Gridded NEXRAD WSR-88D Radar Data
Listed in National Center for Atmospheric Research and Geoscience Data Exchange at NSF NCAR — shown once because both records carry DOI 10.5065/d6nk3cr7
The GridRad data set consists of radar reflectivity data and radar coverage information from 125 U.S. NEXRAD WSR-88D radars merged onto a regular, three-dimensional, longitude-latitude-altitude grid at hourly analysis intervals.
Description
Each analysis uses all available radar azimuth scans within a specified time window centered on the analysis time. The size of the time window is given in the files as a global attribute.
The data include weighted average radar reflectivity from multiple observations, averaging weights, number of azimuth scans (elevation angles) observing each volume, and the number of azimuth scans (elevation angles) with echo in each volume. Following conventional nomenclature, the NEXRAD volume scan files are referred to as Level 2 data, while this gridded data are referred to as Level 3 data. Additional information is available at GridRad.org [GridRad.org].
Links
Get the data
- Resource Homepage doi.org/10.5065/d6nk3cr7 ↗
download · DOI / persistent id · from data ucar edu
Where it is published
- data.ucar.edu /dataset/gridrad-three-dimensional-gridded-nexrad-wsr-88d-radar… ↗
National Center for Atmospheric Research dataset page
landing page · from data ucar edu
Catalogue records · 2
- CKAN API data.ucar.edu/api/3/action/package_show?id=76274465-c18a-4289-977a-6e95d49b2… ↗
metadata API · from data ucar edu
- OAI-PMH record gdex.ucar.edu/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_dc&identifier=oai%3Aedu.… ↗
metadata API · from gdex ucar edu
Topics
Provenance · 2 source records, 10 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Center for Atmospheric Research | 76274465-c18a-4289-977a-6e95d49b2a76 | 14 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Geoscience Data Exchange at NSF NCAR | oai:edu.ucar.gdex:d841000 | 8 h ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · gdex ucar edu | connector:gdex_ucar_edu@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · data ucar edu | connector:data_ucar_edu@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:engineering | mapping · data ucar edu | connector:data_ucar_edu@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:ocean-atmospheric | mapping · gdex ucar edu | connector:gdex_ucar_edu@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:ocean-atmospheric | mapping · data ucar edu | connector:data_ucar_edu@1.0.0 | |
| created_date | source · data ucar edu | connector:data_ucar_edu@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · data ucar edu | connector:data_ucar_edu@1.0.0 | /notes |
| publication_date | source · data ucar edu | connector:data_ucar_edu@1.0.0 | |
| title | source · data ucar edu | connector:data_ucar_edu@1.0.0 | /title |
| updated_date | source · data ucar edu | connector:data_ucar_edu@1.0.0 |