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NCAR/EOL R/V Investigator ISS Raw Ceilometer Data and Plots (ASCII and binary)

Project:

SOCRATES

Summary

This ceilometer data archive includes four tar files that contain: ascii text files, raw binary data files, and plots of density and gradient. These data were collected from the R/V Investigator during the SOCRATES field campaign between 2017-09-21 and 2018-02-21. These data have been reviewed for completeness and quality, but have not been corrected in any way.

To obtain more fully quality-controlled data (available only in netcdf format) please see the referenced dataset, NCAR/EOL R/V Investigator Quality-Controlled ISS Ceilometer Data (NetCDF).

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D69W0D9P
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2018-03-12)
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Related projects	SOCRATES: Southern Ocean Clouds Radiation Aerosol Transport Experimental Study
Frequency	continuous
Progress	completed
Language	English
Categories	Ship Upper Air
Platforms	NCAR/EOL Integrated Sounding System - ISS R/V Investigator Ships
Instruments	Ceilometers
GCMD Science Keywords	AEROSOL BACKSCATTER CLOUD BASE HEIGHT CLOUD CEILING CLOUD HEIGHT LIDAR BACKSCATTER PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER HEIGHT PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER HEIGHT VISIBILITY Expand keywords
Documentation	readme_ceilo_socrates_preliminary.pdf [61 KiB]
Related links	companion: 552.032: NCAR/EOL R/V Investigator ISS Ceilometer Data (NetCDF) info: SOCRATES Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2017-09-21 00:00:00
End datetime	2018-02-21 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: -40.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: -60.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: 140.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: 160.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
originator: William Brown <wbrown@ucar.edu>

Citation

NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory. 2018. NCAR/EOL R/V Investigator ISS Raw Ceilometer Data and Plots. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.5065/D69W0D9P. Accessed 15 Jan 2026.

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