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CAESAR: Wyoming Cloud Lidar (WCL) Level-1 Data and Imagery

Summary

Total attenuated backscatter and depolarization ratio, and relevant aircaft data and quicklook imagery from the Wyoming Cloud Lidar that was deployed on the NSF/NCAR C-130 aircraft for the CAESAR campaign.

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/10.26023/700K-PK3C-810A
Data Quality	final
Versions	0.1 (2025-02-13): 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 CAESAR Award Numbers: 2151329, 2150848, 2150774, 2412409, 2151075, 2317116, 2150812, 2150040
Platforms	NSF NCAR C-130
Instruments	Lidar WCL - Wyoming Cloud Lidar
GCMD Science Keywords	CLOUD PROPERTIES LIDAR BACKSCATTER LIDAR DEPOLARIZATION RATIO Expand keywords
Documentation	WCL_CAESAR_readme_L1.pdf [236 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-1 Data and Imagery. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/700K-PK3C-810A. Accessed 06 Dec 2025.

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