| Data Platform | NCAR Integrated Sounding Systems (ISS) |
| Description | The National Center for Atmospheric Research deployed two ISS systems during IMPROVE-2. The first one (ISS-2) includes a 915-MHz Profiler, RASS, and Surface Meteorology. The second (ISS-3) includes a 915-MHz Profiler, Sondes, and Surface Meteorology. The 915-MHz Profilers were operated in two modes, low and high. |
| Location(s) | Irish Bend, OR (a.k.a. ISS-2), Lat: 44.3600, Lon: -123.2110, Elev: 85 m Black Butte Ranch, OR (a.k.a. ISS-3), Lat: 44.3790, Lon: -121.6790, Elev: 1027 m |
| Operators | Mike Susedik (NCAR), Lou Verstraete (NCAR), Larry Kierulff (NWS/Seattle, ISS-3 only) |
| Data Format(s) | netcdf |
| Software | UW Zebra |
| Data Location(s) | /home/disk/imp1/zeb-improve2-data/iss2; also available from http://www.atd.ucar.edu/rdp/mss_retrieval; imagery available at http://www.atd.ucar.edu/rtf/projects/improveii/iss |