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UMass Ceilometer Data

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VORTEX-SE_2017

Summary

This data set contains vertical profiles of attenuated backscatter from the University of Massachusetts Vaisala CL-31 ceilometer that was deployed at the Scottsboro, Alabama Municipal Airport during the VORTEX-SE 2017 field season. The data are in the Vaisala CL-31 ASCII data format.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6DV1HMX
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2018-01-08)
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Related projects	VORTEX-SE_2017: Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes EXperiment-Southeast (VORTEX-SE) 2017 Field Campaign
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	continuous
Language	English
Categories	Lidar Upper Air
Platforms	Fixed Observation Stations
Instruments	Ceilometers
GCMD Science Keywords	CLOUD BASE HEIGHT LIDAR BACKSCATTER Expand keywords
Documentation	cl31usersguide.pdf [1969 KiB] README_UMass_Ceilometer_VSE17.txt [2 KiB]
Related links	info: VORTEX-SE Data Policy homepage: VORTEX-SE EOL Website homepage: VORTEX-SE_2017 EOL Homepage info: VORTEX-SE_2017 Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2017-03-11 01:29:35
End datetime	2017-05-01 16:36:04

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 34.69, Minimum (South) Latitude: 34.69
Minimum (West) Longitude: -86.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -86.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: Stephen J. Frasier <frasier@umass.edu>
author: Joseph Waldinger <jwaldinger@umass.edu>
author: William Heberling <wheberling@umass.edu>
author: Robin L. Tanamachi <rtanamachi@purdue.edu>
author: Daniel T. Dawson <dandawson@purdue.edu>

Citation

Frasier, S., et al. 2018. UMass Ceilometer Data. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6DV1HMX. Accessed 10 Nov 2025.

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