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CAESAR: Wyoming Cloud Lidar (WCL) Level-0 Data and Imagery

Summary

Lidar signal and depolarization ratio data and quicklook imagery from the Wyoming Cloud Lidar that was deployed on the NSF/NCAR C-130 aircraft for the CAESAR campaign. The data files contain the lidar signal for each of the four WCL 2FOV channels and the depolarization ratio for the two high and low gain channels.

Archive note

No data are available for RF08 (25 March).

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/N795-SQ9D-S814
Data Quality	final
Versions	0.1 (2024-11-01): Preliminary processed data. 1.0 (2025-04-15): Final processed data. (Only the current version of the data is available to order. If you have questions about a prior version, please email us.)
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Related projects	CAESAR: Cold Air Outbreak Experiment in the Sub-Arctic Region
Frequency	other
Language	English
Grant Code	NSF Award Numbers: 2151329, 2150848, 2150774, 2412409, 2151075, 2317116, 2150812, 2150040
Platforms	NSF NCAR C-130
Instruments	Lidar WCL - Wyoming Cloud Lidar
GCMD Science Keywords	LIDAR BACKSCATTER LIDAR DEPOLARIZATION RATIO Expand keywords
Documentation	WCL_CAESAR_readme_L0.pdf [200 KiB]
Related links	info: CAESAR Data Policy homepage: CAESAR EOL Homepage info: CAESAR Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2024-02-28 11:40:00
End datetime	2024-04-03 15:19:58

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 82.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 66.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -14.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: 24.00

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

principalInvestigator: Owen Cruikshank <owen.cruikshank@uwyo.edu>
author: Owen Cruikshank <owen.cruikshank@uwyo.edu>
author: Eric Beamesderfer <ebeamesd@uwyo.edu>
author: Matthew Burkhart <monoski@uwyo.edu>
author: Natalie Kille <nkile@uwyo.edu>
author: Anna Robertson <arober29@uwyo.edu>

Citation

Cruikshank, O., et al. 2025. CAESAR: Wyoming Cloud Lidar (WCL) Level-0 Data and Imagery. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/N795-SQ9D-S814. Accessed 19 Apr 2025.

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