BLC/MPL Cloud Composite Dataset
https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/19.039

Summary
This dataset contains the GCIP/NESOB-96 ARMCART SGP Belfort Laser Ceiliometer
(BLC) and MicroPulse Lidar (MPL) data for the NESOB-96 domain and time period.
The BLC cloud heights contain a 110-meter upward vertical offset that has not
been corrected in the data. These data were not quality controlled by the
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research/Joint Office for Science
Support (UCAR/JOSS).

Identifiers
 * Local archive identifier: 19.039
 * doi:10.26023/2ECR-ATVS-3501
   https://doi.org/10.26023/2ECR-ATVS-3501

Versions
  1.0

Citation
 UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2001. GCIP/NESOB-96: BLC/MPL Cloud
 Composite Dataset. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory.
 https://doi.org/10.26023/2ECR-ATVS-3501 Accessed 10 May 2024.

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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
 * GCIP/NESOB-96: ARM/GCIP Near-Surface Observation Data Set - 1996
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project?GCIP%2FNESOB-96

Additional information
 * Spatial Type: point
 * Frequency: 30 minute
 * Language: English

Categories
 * Surface

Platforms
 * Fixed Observation Stations

Instruments
 * Ceilometers
 * Lidar
 * Micropulse Lidar - MPL

GCMD Science Keywords
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES > CLOUD BASE HEIGHT
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES > CLOUD CEILING

Documentation
 * neclouds.txt [40 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/3AF216F/neclouds.txt

Related links
 * info: Sample Plot Code
   https://github.com/NCAR/eoldms_plotscripts/tree/main
 * info: GCIP Data Plans and Reports
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/content/gcip-data-plans-and-reports
 * homepage: GCIP EOL Homepage
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/gcip
 * homepage: GCIP/NESOB 96 EOL Homepage
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/gcipnesob-96

Temporal coverage
 * Begin datetime: 1996-04-01 00:00:00 
 * End datetime: 1996-09-30 23:59:59 

Spatial coverage
 * Maximum (North) Latitude: 39.00
 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 34.00
 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -100.50
 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -94.50

Primary contact information
 * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1

Additional contact information
 * author: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1

Alternate metadata formats
 * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/19.039?format=datacite
 * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/19.039?format=isotc211