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UAH RaDAPS Ceilometer Data

Project:

VORTEX-SE_2017

Summary

This data set contains the cloud base height and backscatter profile data at 15 second temporal resolution from the University of Alabama-Huntsville (UAH) ceilometer deployed as part of the UAH Rapid Deployable Atmospheric Profiling System (RaDAPS) during the 2017 VORTEX-SE field season.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/8BP2-XKS7-PV00
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2019-10-31)
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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 RaDAPS - Rapid Deployable Atmospheric Profiling System
Instruments	Ceilometers
GCMD Science Keywords	CLOUD BASE HEIGHT LIDAR BACKSCATTER Expand keywords
Documentation	2017_VSE_Radaps_ceilometer_data_Readme.pdf [59 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: 34.80, Minimum (South) Latitude: 34.28
Minimum (West) Longitude: -87.48, Maximum (East) Longitude: -85.90

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: Preston Pangle <ptp0001@uah.edu>
author: Kevin Knupp <kevin.knupp@uah.edu>
principalInvestigator: Kevin Knupp <kevin.knupp@uah.edu>

Citation

Pangle, P., Knupp, K. 2019. UAH RaDAPS Ceilometer Data. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/8BP2-XKS7-PV00. Accessed 18 Jan 2026.

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