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UAH MIPS Ceilometer Data

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VORTEX-SE_2017

Summary

This data set contains vertical profiles of backscatter and cloud base height at 15 second temporal resolution from the University of Alabama-Huntsville (UAH) ceilometer during the 2017 VORTEX-SE field season. The ceilometer is part of the UAH Mobile Integrated Profiling System (MIPS). The data are in an ASCII format. The data set also includes quicklook imagery.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D61G0K3F
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2018-09-05)
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Related projects	VORTEX-SE_2017: Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes EXperiment-Southeast (VORTEX-SE) 2017 Field Campaign
Frequency	< 1 minute
Language	English
Categories	Upper Air
Platforms	UAH MIPS - Mobile Integrated Profiling System
Instruments	Ceilometers Lidar
GCMD Science Keywords	CLOUD BASE HEIGHT LIDAR BACKSCATTER Expand keywords
Documentation	clo_data_description.pdf [94 KiB] readme.MIPS_ceilometer_VSE2017.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	2017-03-25 00:00:00
End datetime	2017-05-01 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 34.72, Minimum (South) Latitude: 34.35
Minimum (West) Longitude: -86.65, Maximum (East) Longitude: -86.08

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: Kevin Knupp <kevin.knupp@uah.edu>

Citation

Knupp, K. 2018. UAH MIPS Ceilometer Data. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.5065/D61G0K3F. Accessed 21 Jan 2026.

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