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FP2 UMBC Ceilometer Data (Version 2)

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Summary

This data set contains the backscatter profiles and cloud base height observations from the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) Vaisala CL31 Ceilometer located on the PECAN Fixed PISA 2 site at Greensburg, Kansas. These data are in netCDF format.

Version 1 of this data set had incorrect values written into the "background_light" variable. Version 2 corrected this problem and was released 1 February 2016.

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Versions
  • 1.0 (2015-10-29)
  • 2.0 (2016-02-01):

    Version 1 of this data set had incorrect values written into the "background_light" variable. Version 2 corrected this problem and was released 1 February 2016.

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Temporal coverage

Begin datetime 2015-05-29 00:00:00
End datetime 2015-07-15 23:59:59

Spatial coverage


Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 37.60695, Minimum (South) Latitude: 37.60695
Minimum (West) Longitude: -99.27606, Maximum (East) Longitude: -99.27606

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Citation

Vermeesch, K. 2016. FP2 UMBC Ceilometer Data. Version 2.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6HQ3WZ8. Accessed 25 Apr 2024.

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