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DELTA: UAH MAPNet RaDAPS Ceilometer Data

Summary

Cloud base height and backscatter data from the University of Alabama-Huntsville (UAH) Mobile Atmospheric Profiling Network (MAPNet) Rapidly Deployable Profiling System (RaDAPS) Vaisala CL51 ceilometer that was deployed in Southern Illinois for the Detecting and Evaluating Low-level Tornado Attributes (DELTA) campaign.

Archive note

UAH RaDAPS was deployed only for IOP1 (27-28 February 2024) of the DELTA campaign.

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Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/D6AV-VGNJ-RX0A
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2024-11-08): Final processed data.
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Related projects	DELTA: Detecting and Evaluating Low-level Tornado Attributes
Frequency	other
Language	English
Categories	Upper Air
Platforms	UAH RaDAPS - Rapid Deployable Atmospheric Profiling System
Instruments	Ceilometers
GCMD Science Keywords	CLOUD BASE HEIGHT DEEP CONVECTIVE CLOUD SYSTEMS LIDAR BACKSCATTER Expand keywords
Documentation	20240227_radaps_logbook.pdf [66 KiB] delta2024_radaps_ceilometer_Readme.pdf [3 MiB]
Restrictions	authorization required
Related links	info: DELTA Data Policy homepage: DELTA EOL Homepage info: DELTA Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2024-02-27 00:00:00
End datetime	2024-02-28 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 38.04, Minimum (South) Latitude: 38.04
Minimum (West) Longitude: -88.08, Maximum (East) Longitude: -88.08

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

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

Citation

Pangle, P., Knupp, K. 2024. DELTA: UAH MAPNet RaDAPS Ceilometer Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/D6AV-VGNJ-RX0A. Accessed 21 Dec 2024.

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