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Dodge City UMBC Ceilometer (Version 2)

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PECAN

Summary

This data set contains the backscatter profiles and cloud base height observations from the UMBC Vaisala CL31 Ceilometer that was located at the Dodge City, Kansas National Weather Service office during PECAN. 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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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D63J3B13
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2015-11-09) 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. (Only the current version of the data is available to order. If you have questions about a prior version, please email us.)
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Related projects	PECAN: Plains Elevated Convection at Night
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	< 1 minute
Language	English
Categories	Lidar Upper Air
Platforms	Fixed Observation Stations
Instruments	Ceilometers
GCMD Science Keywords	CLOUD BASE HEIGHT LIDAR BACKSCATTER Expand keywords
Related links	info: PECAN Data Policy homepage: PECAN Home Page info: PECAN Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2015-05-31 00:00:00
End datetime	2015-07-12 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 37.76142, Minimum (South) Latitude: 37.76142
Minimum (West) Longitude: -99.96926, Maximum (East) Longitude: -99.96926

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: Kevin Vermeesch <kvermees@umbc.edu>

Citation

Vermeesch, K. 2016. Dodge City UMBC Ceilometer. Version 2.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D63J3B13. Accessed 08 Dec 2024.

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