NCAR MPD data https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/100.034 Summary MicroPulse Differential Absorption Lidar (MPD) data collected from five MPDs starting in March 2018. The insturments were deployed in several locations. It is an engineering dataset which contains a mix of testing and field campaign data and should only be used in collaboration with the NCAR lidar group for scientific analysis. The data is organized in separate daily tar files for each MPD and can be ordered for all MPDs together or separately for each instrument by setting the "Event" flag during the ordering process. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 100.034 * doi:10.26023/MX0D-Z722-M406 https://doi.org/10.26023/MX0D-Z722-M406 Versions 1.0 Citation NCAR/EOL MPD Team. 2020. NCAR MPD data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/MX0D-Z722-M406 Accessed 29 Mar 2024. Additional citation styles can be generated by entering the DOI at CrossCite (https://citation.crosscite.org/). Acknowledgement In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements, please acknowledge NCAR/EOL in your publications with text such as: Data provided by NCAR/EOL under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/ Related projects * Operational: Operational Datasets https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/Operational Additional information * Frequency: continuous * Language: English ISO Topic Categories * climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere Platforms * NCAR MicroPulse DIAL (MPD) Instruments * Differential Absorption Lidar - DIAL * Lidar * NCAR MPD1 * NCAR MPD2 * NCAR MPD3 * NCAR MPD4 * NCAR MPD5 GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR PROFILES > WATER VAPOR CONCENTRATION PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > LIDAR * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > WATER VAPOR * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER > SCATTERING * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER > ABSORPTION * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > LIDAR > LIDAR BACKSCATTER Documentation * readme_MPD_v1.0.pdf [56 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/546FC550E1DD0/readme_MPD_v1.0.pdf Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 2018-03-23 00:00:00 * End datetime: 9999-12-31 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 90.00 * Minimum (South) Latitude: -90.00 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -180.00 * Maximum (East) Longitude: 180.00 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Additional contact information * author: NCAR/EOL MPD Team https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/3161 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/100.034?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/100.034?format=isotc211