Boundary Layer Radar (BLR)
Observation Data

(Version 02.0212)

Please note: If you acquire Fukushima-BLR data, we ask that you acknowledge us in your use of the data. This may be done by including text such as Fukushima-BLR data provided by Fukushima University and Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere (RISH) of Kyoto University. We would also appreciate receiving a copy of the relevant publications. Thank you!

Archive parameters:
CSV (Comma Separated Values) formatted data are available.
File names of CSV data are composed of date and variable abbreviations: (year)(month)(day).(variable).csv

Variables File Units Comments

Zonal wind uwnd m/s Westerly wind is positive

Meridional wind vwnd m/s Southerly wind is positive

Vertical wind wwnd m/s Upflow is positive

Echo intensity for Beam 1 pwr1 dB Arbitrary unit

Echo intensity for Beam 2 pwr2 dB Arbitrary unit

Echo intensity for Beam 3 pwr3 dB Arbitrary unit

Spectral width for Beam 1 wdt1 m/s Half power full width

Spectral width for Beam 2 wdt2 m/s Half power full width

Spectral width for Beam 3 wdt3 m/s Half power full width

Variables	File	Units	Comments
Zonal wind	uwnd	m/s	Westerly wind is positive
Meridional wind	vwnd	m/s	Southerly wind is positive
Vertical wind	wwnd	m/s	Upflow is positive
Echo intensity for Beam 1	pwr1	dB	Arbitrary unit
Echo intensity for Beam 2	pwr2	dB	Arbitrary unit
Echo intensity for Beam 3	pwr3	dB	Arbitrary unit
Spectral width for Beam 1	wdt1	m/s	Half power full width
Spectral width for Beam 2	wdt2	m/s	Half power full width
Spectral width for Beam 3	wdt3	m/s	Half power full width

Beam Direction

Beam No. (Az, Ze)

1 ( 0, 0)

2 (312, 15)

3 (222, 15)

The antenna beam is switched every FFT.

Beam No.	(Az, Ze)
1	( 0, 0)
2	(312, 15)
3	(222, 15)

Data Format

1st line: Altitude (km) (Above sea level)
below 2nd line: Time & Data
Value 999. means missing data.

Observation Parameters

Parameter Value

Pulse length 0.67 micro sec

Sampling interval 0.67 micro sec

Inter Pulse Period 80 micro sec

Number of coherent integrations 64

Number of incoherent integrations 30

Number of FFT points 128

Pulse compression 16 bits

Sea level 204 m

Latitude 37.68 deg.

Longitude 140.46 deg.

Parameter	Value
Pulse length	0.67 micro sec
Sampling interval	0.67 micro sec
Inter Pulse Period	80 micro sec
Number of coherent integrations	64
Number of incoherent integrations	30
Number of FFT points	128
Pulse compression	16 bits
Sea level	204 m
Latitude	37.68 deg.
Longitude	140.46 deg.

October, 2010: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
November, 2010: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
December, 2010: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
January, 2011: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
February, 2011: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
March, 2011: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
April, 2011: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
May, 2011: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
June, 2011: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
July, 2011: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
August, 2011: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
September, 2011: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
October, 2011: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
November, 2011: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
December, 2011: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
January, 2012: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
February, 2012: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
March, 2012: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
April, 2012: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
May, 2012: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
June, 2012: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
July, 2012: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
August, 2012: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
September, 2012: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
October, 2012: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
November, 2012: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
December, 2012: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
January, 2013: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
February, 2013: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
March, 2013: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
April, 2013: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
May, 2013: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
June, 2013: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
July, 2013: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
August, 2013: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
September, 2013: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
October, 2013: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
November, 2013: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
December, 2013: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
January, 2014: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
February, 2014: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
March, 2014: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
April, 2014: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
May, 2014: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
June, 2014: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
July, 2014: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
August, 2014: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
September, 2014: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
October, 2014: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
November, 2014: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
December, 2014: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
January, 2015: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
February, 2015: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
March, 2015: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
April, 2015: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
May, 2015: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
June, 2015: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
July, 2015: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
August, 2015: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
September, 2015: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
October, 2015: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
November, 2015: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
December, 2015: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
January, 2016: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
February, 2016: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
March, 2016: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
April, 2016: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
May, 2016: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
June, 2016: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
July, 2016: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
August, 2016: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
September, 2016: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
October, 2016: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
November, 2016: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
December, 2016: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
January, 2017: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
February, 2017: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
March, 2017: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
April, 2017: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width
May, 2017: GIF File: Winds , Echo intensity , Spectral width

EAR Management Group
Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere (RISH), Kyoto University
Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
Created: September 26, 2010
E-mail: ear@rish.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Boundary Layer Radar (BLR) Observation Data

(Version 02.0212)

Boundary Layer Radar (BLR)
Observation Data