NOAA PSL CL31 Ceilometer Backscatter and Cloud Base Height Data
https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/610.029

Summary
Backscatter and cloud base height data from the NOAA/PSL Vaisala CL31
ceilometers that were deployed at Columbia, LA and Courtland, AL for
Propagation, Evolution and Rotation in Linear Storms (PERiLS).

Identifiers
 * Local archive identifier: 610.029
 * doi:10.26023/2FXG-KM56-760B
   https://doi.org/10.26023/2FXG-KM56-760B

Versions
  1.0

Citation
 Myers, T., et al. 2022. PERiLS_2022: NOAA PSL CL31 Ceilometer Backscatter and
 Cloud Base Height Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory.
 https://doi.org/10.26023/2FXG-KM56-760B Accessed 19 Apr 2024.

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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
 * PERiLS_2022: Propagation, Evolution and Rotation in Linear Storms 2022
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/PERiLS_2022

Additional information
 * Frequency: continuous
 * Language: English

Categories
 * Upper Air

Platforms
 * Fixed Observation Stations

Instruments
 * Ceilometers

GCMD Science Keywords
 * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > LIDAR > LIDAR BACKSCATTER
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AIR QUALITY > VISIBILITY
 * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES > CLOUD BASE HEIGHT

Documentation
 * cl31usersguide.pdf [1985 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/554A3C663996F/cl31usersguide.pdf
 * README.CL31_BSCBH_Dataset_Info.pdf [223 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/554A3C663996E/README.CL31_BSCBH_Dataset_Info.pdf

Restrictions
 * authorization required

Related links
 * info: PERiLS Data Policy
   https://inside.nssl.noaa.gov/vsecommunity/data-policies/
 * info: PERiLS_2022 Missions
   http://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/perils_2022/missions
 * homepage: PERiLS EOL website
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/perils

Temporal coverage
 * Begin datetime: 2022-02-08 00:00:00 
 * End datetime: 2022-08-31 23:59:59 

Spatial coverage
 * Maximum (North) Latitude: 34.66
 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 32.12
 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -92.06
 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -87.35

Primary contact information
 * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1

Additional contact information
 * author: Timothy Myers <timothy.myers@noaa.gov>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/3307
 * author: Bianca Adler <bianca.adler@noaa.gov>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/2714
 * author: Laura Bianco <laura.bianco@noaa.gov>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/2523
 * author: Irina Djalalova <irina.v.djalalova@noaa.gov>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/3308
 * author: James M. Wilczak <james.m.wilczak@noaa.gov>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/2524
 * principalInvestigator: Timothy Myers <timothy.myers@noaa.gov>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/3307

Alternate metadata formats
 * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/610.029?format=datacite
 * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/610.029?format=isotc211