UAH MAPNet MoDLS Ceilometer Data https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/626.030 Summary Data from the University of Alabama-Huntsville (UAH) Mobile Atmospheric Profiling Network (MAPNet) Mobile Doppler Lidar and Soundings (MoDLS) Jenoptik CHM-15k ceilometer that was deployed at locations around the southeastern United States for the five PERiLS 2023 deployments. The PERiLS deployments were on 16-17 February, 3, 24-25, and 31 March and 1 and 5 April 2023. Measurements include backscatter and cloud base heights at 15 second intervals. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 626.030 * doi:10.26023/25TV-EA93-TD06 https://doi.org/10.26023/25TV-EA93-TD06 Versions 1.0 Citation Pangle, P., Knupp, K. 2023. PERiLS_2023: UAH MAPNet MoDLS Ceilometer Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/25TV-EA93-TD06 Accessed 08 May 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 * PERiLS_2023: Propagation, Evolution and Rotation in Linear Storms 2023 https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/PERiLS_2023 Additional information * Frequency: < 1 minute * Language: English Categories * Upper Air Instruments * Ceilometers GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CONVECTIVE CLOUDS/SYSTEMS (OBSERVED/ANALYZED) > DEEP CONVECTIVE CLOUD SYSTEMS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES > CLOUD BASE HEIGHT * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES > CLOUD FRACTION * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > LIDAR > LIDAR BACKSCATTER Documentation * 2023_0216_MoDLS_Logbook_PERiLS_IOP_1.pdf [69 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/5570E56F221E5/2023_0216_MoDLS_Logbook_PERiLS_IOP_1.pdf * 2023_0302_MoDLS_Logbook_PERiLS_IOP_2.pdf [59 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/5570E56F221E6/2023_0302_MoDLS_Logbook_PERiLS_IOP_2.pdf * 2023_0324_MoDLS_Logbook_PERiLS_IOP_3.pdf [55 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/5570E56F221E7/2023_0324_MoDLS_Logbook_PERiLS_IOP_3.pdf * 2023_0331_MoDLS_Logbook_PERiLS_IOP_4.pdf [61 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/5570E56F221E8/2023_0331_MoDLS_Logbook_PERiLS_IOP_4.pdf * 2023_0405_MoDLS_Logbook_PERiLS_IOP_5.pdf [56 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/5570E56F221E9/2023_0405_MoDLS_Logbook_PERiLS_IOP_5.pdf * chm15k-variables.pdf [40 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/5570E56F221F2/chm15k-variables.pdf * perils2023_modls_ceilometer_readme.pdf [53 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/5570E56F221E4/perils2023_modls_ceilometer_readme.pdf Restrictions * authorization required Related links * info: PERiLS_2023 Missions http://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/perils_2023/missions * info: PERiLS Data Policy https://inside.nssl.noaa.gov/vsecommunity/data-policies/ * homepage: PERiLS EOL website https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/perils Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 2023-02-16 00:00:00 * End datetime: 2023-04-05 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 35.39 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 32.83 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -90.81 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -87.15 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Additional contact information * author: Preston Pangle https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/2438 * author: Kevin Knupp https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/2284 * principalInvestigator: Kevin Knupp https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/2284 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/626.030?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/626.030?format=isotc211