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MP3 University of Wisconsin SPARC HSRL Data

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PECAN

Summary

This data set contains retrieved aerosol backscatter and depolarization at 30 second and 30 minute intervals from the HSRL (High Spectral Resolution Lidar) that was on-board the PECAN Mobile PISA 3 University of Wisconsin-Madison SPARC vehicle. The data are in NetCDF format and includes observations from locations around the central United States for most of the PECAN IOPs and UFOs from 11 June to 16 July 2015.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D64Q7S68
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2016-02-17)
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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	SSEC Portable Atmospheric Research Center (SPARC)
Instruments	HSRL - High Spectral Resolution Lidar Lidar
Sites	Mobile PISA 3 - UW SPARC
GCMD Science Keywords	AEROSOL BACKSCATTER AEROSOL EXTINCTION AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS LIDAR BACKSCATTER OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS Expand keywords
Documentation	hsrl_readme.pdf [59 KiB]
Related links	info: PECAN Data Policy homepage: PECAN Home Page info: PECAN Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2015-06-11 00:00:00
End datetime	2015-07-16 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 43.1547, Minimum (South) Latitude: 36.993
Minimum (West) Longitude: -100.8961, Maximum (East) Longitude: -92.0384

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: Timothy J. Wagner <tim.wagner@ssec.wisc.edu>
author: Erik Olson <erik.olson@ssec.wisc.edu>
author: Nadia Smith <nadia.smith@ssec.wisc.edu>
author: Wayne F. Feltz <wayne.feltz@ssec.wisc.edu>
author: Ilya Razenkov <razenkov@wisc.edu>

Citation

Wagner, T., et al. 2016. MP3 University of Wisconsin SPARC HSRL Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D64Q7S68. Accessed 24 Mar 2025.

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