NCAR/EOL ISS Ceilometer Data (ISS2 Rogers Farm Site)

Summary

This dataset contains Ceilometer data collected by the NCAR/EOL Integrated Sounding System (ISS) located at the Rogers Farm site east of Lincoln, NE during the GRAINEX field campaign. This dataset includes raw ceilometer data in ASCII text format, L3 netCDF, as well as plots of the data in png format. These data have been reviewed for completeness and quality. Regarding documentation for the GRAINEX Ceilometer ASCII data. Documentation for the ASCII raw data files can be found in the Vaisala Ceilometer CL51 Users Guide (refer to page 60 CL51 data message section). Link to the document is found in the Documentation section below.

Data access

• ORDER data for delivery by FTP

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/DPP7-Y5TR-5T10
Data Quality	final
Versions	0.1 (2018-08-14) 1.0 (2019-04-01) (Only the current version of the data is available to order. If you have questions about a prior version, please email us.)
Metadata download	Text DataCite ISO/TC 211 Note that your browser may not display the above metadata links, but automatically save them as files in a folder such as "Downloads"
Related projects	GRAINEX: The Great Plains Irrigation Experiment
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	continuous
Language	English
Categories	Upper Air
Platforms	ISS Ceilometer
Instruments	Ceilometer
GCMD Science Keywords	AEROSOL BACKSCATTER CLOUD BASE HEIGHT CLOUD CEILING CLOUD HEIGHT LIDAR BACKSCATTER PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER HEIGHT PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER HEIGHT VISIBILITY Expand keywords
Documentation	cl51usersguide.pdf [4 MiB]
Related links	info: ISS Data Overview

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2018-05-13 00:00:00
End datetime	2018-07-31 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 40.844, Minimum (South) Latitude: 40.844
Minimum (West) Longitude: -96.468, Maximum (East) Longitude: -96.468

Primary point of contact information

EOL Data Support <eol-datahelp@ucar.edu>

Additional contact information

• originator: William Brown <wbrown@ucar.edu>
• author: EOL Data Support

Citation

Example citation following ESIP guidelines:

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2019. NCAR/EOL ISS Ceilometer Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/DPP7-Y5TR-5T10. Accessed 15 Oct 2019.

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