Wichita UMBC Ceilometer (Version 2)
Summary
This data set contains the backscatter profiles and cloud base height observations from the UMBC Vaisala CL31 Ceilometer that was located at the Wichita, 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.
Data access
- ORDER data for delivery by FTP
Additional information
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Data Quality | final |
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Spatial Type | point |
Frequency | < 1 minute |
Language | English |
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Temporal coverage
Begin datetime | 2015-06-02 00:00:00 |
End datetime | 2015-07-11 23:59:59 |
Spatial coverage
Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.
Maximum (North) Latitude:
37.65534,
Minimum (South) Latitude:
37.65534
Minimum (West) Longitude:
-97.44311,
Maximum (East) Longitude:
-97.44311
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. Wichita UMBC Ceilometer. Version 2.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6ZS2TKV. Accessed 13 Dec 2024.
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