Data · dataset · 2026
NSSL Balloon-Borne Electric Field Meter (EFM) Data
Listed in National Center for Atmospheric Research
Balloon-borne Electric Field Meters (EFMs) were launched into lake effect snow bands during LEE to measure the electric field associated with these storms.
Description
The balloon-borne EFM provides in-situ measurements of a storm’s vertical and horizontal electric field. The combination of the spin (powered by the instrument) and rotation (caused by lift through the storm) provides the modulation that enables measurement of the electric field. 8 different EFMs, flown multiple times, were developed and maintained by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / Office of Atmospheric Research / National Severe Storms Laboratory, OU / CIWRO, and TTU staff.
Data set includes binary data files for each launch during the field project.
Links
Get the data
- Resource Homepage doi.org/10.26023/2n8n-d62e-mm01 ↗
download · DOI / persistent id · from data ucar edu
Where it is published
- data.ucar.edu /dataset/nssl-balloon-borne-electric-field-meter-efm-data ↗
National Center for Atmospheric Research dataset page
landing page · from data ucar edu
Catalogue records · 1
- CKAN API data.ucar.edu/api/3/action/package_show?id=23c7e7a5-1297-4ea5-ac5d-2264dca58… ↗
metadata API · from data ucar edu
Topics
- From keywords
- Earth & Environmental Science · Energy · Ocean & Atmospheric Science
- Inferred from text
- Geophysics 70%
Provenance · 1 source records, 9 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Center for Atmospheric Research | 23c7e7a5-1297-4ea5-ac5d-2264dca58c10 | 9 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3706 | enrichment · data ucar edu | taxonomy-embedding@1.1.0 | title+keywords+description (70%) |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · data ucar edu | connector:data_ucar_edu@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:energy | mapping · data ucar edu | connector:data_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 |