NCAR HCR radar and GV-HSRL lidar moments data https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/552.034 Summary HIAPER Cloud Radar (HCR) and High Spectral Resolution Lidar (HSRL) moments data collected during the SOCRATES (Southern Ocean Clouds, Radiation, Aerosol Transport Experimental Study) project from 15 January 2018 to 24 February 2018. The data have a 2Hz time and 19m range resolution and are available in CfRadial format. This data set contains only the HCR and HSRL variables considered most useful for the general scientific user. Note that data is only provided when the two instruments were pointing roughly in the same direction. Data sets containing more variables and higher resolution data are available at the links provided in the "Related links" section below. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 552.034 * doi:10.5065/D64J0CZS https://doi.org/10.5065/D64J0CZS Versions 1.0 2.0: HCR data was re-processed with new QC protocol. Reanalysis data was added. 3.0: De-aliased velocity, melting layer altitude, convective/stratiform echo type, and particle identification were added. 3.1: Improved bias correction for zenith pointing Doppler velocity. 3.2: Improved echo type and melting layer fields. Citation NCAR/EOL HCR Team, NCAR/EOL HSRL Team. 2023. SOCRATES: NCAR HCR radar and GV-HSRL lidar moments data. Version 3.2. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D64J0CZS Accessed 26 Apr 2024. Additional citation styles can be generated by entering the DOI at CrossCite (https://citation.crosscite.org/). Acknowledgement In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements, please acknowledge NCAR/EOL in your publications with text such as: Data provided by NCAR/EOL under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/ Related projects * SOCRATES: Southern Ocean Clouds Radiation Aerosol Transport Experimental Study https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/SOCRATES Additional information * Spatial Type: point * Frequency: continuous * Language: English Categories * Aircraft * Lidar * Radar * Upper Air Platforms * NSF/NCAR GV HIAPER * NSF/NCAR GV HIAPER Cloud Radar * NSF/NCAR GV High Spectral Resolution Lidar (HSRL) Instruments * Doppler Radar * HCR - HIAPER Cloud Radar * HSRL - High Spectral Resolution Lidar * Lidar * Radar GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND DYNAMICS > VERTICAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > LIDAR * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL EXTINCTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > LINE OF SIGHT WINDS * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > LIDAR > LIDAR DEPOLARIZATION RATIO * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > LIDAR > LIDAR BACKSCATTER * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND DIRECTION PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL BACKSCATTER * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER > ABSORPTION * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > RADAR CROSS-SECTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION PROFILES > MELTING LAYER HEIGHT * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > MEAN RADIAL VELOCITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CONVECTIVE CLOUDS/SYSTEMS (OBSERVED/ANALYZED) * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > HYDROMETEORS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > SPECTRUM WIDTH * EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WINDS > VERTICAL WIND MOTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD DYNAMICS * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > RADAR BACKSCATTER * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > RETURN POWER * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION PROFILES > RAIN TYPE * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > PLATFORM CHARACTERISTICS > LINE OF SIGHT VELOCITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > RADAR REFLECTIVITY * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > DOPPLER VELOCITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND PROFILES > WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > RADIAL VELOCITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER > SCATTERING * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS Documentation * readme_HCR_HSRL_SOCRATES_v3.2.pdf [149 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/53A7DB6F02CE2/readme_HCR_HSRL_SOCRATES_v3.2.pdf Related links * companion: 552.007: NCAR HCR radar moments data https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/552.007 * companion: 552.021: NCAR GV-HSRL lidar data, CfRadial https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/552.021 * companion: 552.022: NCAR HCR radar time series data https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/552.022 * info: HCR SOCRATES Page http://www.eol.ucar.edu/node/13506 * info: HSRL SOCRATES page https://www.eol.ucar.edu/node/13985 * info: NCAR/UNIDATA CfRadial Data File Format https://github.com/NCAR/CfRadial/blob/master/docs/CfRadialDoc.v1.5.20211201.pdf * info: SOCRATES Missions http://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/socrates/tools/missions Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 2018-01-15 21:00:00 * End datetime: 2018-02-24 09:00:00 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: -42.00 * Minimum (South) Latitude: -63.00 * Minimum (West) Longitude: 133.00 * Maximum (East) Longitude: 164.00 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Additional contact information * author: NCAR/EOL HCR Team https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/3159 * author: NCAR/EOL HSRL Team https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/3160 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/552.034?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/552.034?format=isotc211