Small Ice Detector Version 2 (SID-2H) Data
https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/107.003

Summary
This dataset contains SID2H data collected during the START08 project. The
Small Ice Detector, Version 2 (SID2H) is a particle light-scattering
instrument for measuring size distributions of particles in the 1 to 70
micrometer size range and for discriminating between ice crystals and
supercooled water droplets in mixed phase clouds. SID2H measures the intensity
of light scattered by cloud particles in the forward direction. Measurements
are recorded for each particle that crosses the instrument's laser beam. The
SID2H data files are binary and come in 10-minute blocks; a new file is
created every 10 minutes. Data records include timing events, light scattering
intensity, and housekeeping (temperatures, laser power, etc.). The file
structure has a header, data, and a footer.

Identifiers
 * Local archive identifier: 107.003
 * doi:10.5065/D6610XP8
   https://doi.org/10.5065/D6610XP8

Versions
  1.0

Citation
 UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory, Rogers, D. 2011. Small Ice Detector
 Version 2 (SID-2H) Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory.
 https://doi.org/10.5065/D6610XP8 Accessed 27 Apr 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
 * START08: Stratosphere-Troposphere Analyses of Regional Transport (START08)
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/START08

Additional information
 * Spatial Type: multiple
 * Frequency: continuous
 * Language: English

Categories
 * Aircraft

Platforms
 * NSF/NCAR GV HIAPER

Instruments
 * SID - Small Ice Detector
 * SID-2H - Small Ice Detector Version 2

GCMD Science Keywords
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > HYDROMETEORS
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL PARTICLE PROPERTIES
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE

Documentation
 * readme_sid2h_start08.txt [4 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/41E69AE3530/readme_sid2h_start08.txt

Related links
 * info: SID2H Documentation and Information
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/instruments/small-ice-detector-version-2-hiaper
 * info: START08 SID2H ACD page
   http://www.acd.ucar.edu/start/sid2.shtml
 * info: START08 Project Data Policy
   https://www.acom.ucar.edu/start/DataProtocolForSTART08_PREHIPPO.pdf
 * info: START08 Missions
   https://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/start_08/missions/missions.html
 * homepage: EOL START08 Homepage
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/start08

Temporal coverage
 * Begin datetime: 2008-04-14 00:00:00 
 * End datetime: 2008-06-28 23:59:59 

Spatial coverage
 * Maximum (North) Latitude: 63.00
 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 25.00
 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -118.00
 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -86.00

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
 * originator: David C. Rogers <dcrogers@ucar.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/723
 * principalInvestigator: Andrew Heymsfield <heyms1@ucar.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1173

Alternate metadata formats
 * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/107.003?format=datacite
 * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/107.003?format=isotc211