DLR Lauder Rayleigh-Raman Lidar Data
https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/379.063

Summary
This dataset contains DLR Lauder Rayleigh-Raman Lidar Data. The DLR
Rayleigh-/Raman lidar measures atmospheric backscatter profiles from 22 to
approximately 90 km altitude. Temperature profiles are retrieved assuming only
molecular scattering and hydrostatic equilibrium. Stratospheric aerosols may
be present up to 32 km altitude, causing errors in the temperature retrieval
below. These errors are not included in the standard error provided with the
temperature data set. Use temperature profiles below 32 km with caution and
contact the PI! The lidar was set up at the atmospheric research station of
the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research in Lauder (45.04 S,
169.68 E), New Zealand, in June 2014. Routine observations were carried out
between 25 June and 3 November 2014. In the period 19-25 June the lidar data
acquisition system malfunctioned and retrieved temperature profiles show an
artificial non-linear gradient above 60 km altitude. For this reason, data are
not included in the initial submission to the data archive, but are available
on request. The lidar was run in total for 754 hours, with 552 hours of good
temperature data. Please contact the PI before using the data for publications
in any form. These data are in NetCDF format.

Identifiers
 * Local archive identifier: 379.063
 * doi:10.5065/D67P8WRN
   https://doi.org/10.5065/D67P8WRN

Versions
  1.0

Citation
 Kaifler, B., Kaifler, N. 2016. DLR Lauder Rayleigh-Raman Lidar Data. Version
 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D67P8WRN
 Accessed 25 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
 * DEEPWAVE: A Study of Deeply Propagating Gravity Waves from the Earth's Surface
to the Mesosphere
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/DEEPWAVE

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

Categories
 * Lidar
 * Upper Air

Platforms
 * Fixed Observation Stations

Instruments
 * Lidar
 * Raman Lidar

GCMD Science Keywords
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > VERTICAL PROFILES
 * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > LIDAR > LIDAR BACKSCATTER

Documentation
 * Lauder_Rayleigh_Lidar_Data_Report_v3.pdf [383 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/52CFFD31325DA/Lauder_Rayleigh_Lidar_Data_Report_v3.pdf

Restrictions
 * authorization required
 * EULA: DEEPWAVE_EULA.html [1 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/52CFFD35EBE98/DEEPWAVE_EULA.html

Related links
 * info: DEEPWAVE Missions
   http://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/deepwave/tools/missions
 * info: DEEPWAVE Data Policy
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/content/deepwave-data-policy
 * homepage: DEEPWAVE
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/deepwave

Temporal coverage
 * Begin datetime: 2014-06-25 00:00:00 
 * End datetime: 2014-11-06 23:59:59 

Spatial coverage
 * Maximum (North) Latitude: -45.04
 * Minimum (South) Latitude: -45.04
 * Minimum (West) Longitude: 169.68
 * Maximum (East) Longitude: 169.68

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

Additional contact information
 * principalInvestigator: Bernd Kaifler <Bernd.Kaifler@dlr.de>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/2185
 * principalInvestigator: Natalie Kaifler <Natalie.Kaifler@dlr.de>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/2186

Alternate metadata formats
 * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/379.063?format=datacite
 * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/379.063?format=isotc211