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MITTEN-CI: UIUC Doppler Lidar Data

Summary

Processed wind profiles, vertical stare, and RHI data from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Halo Doppler Lidar that was deployed near the UIUC 9km flux tower at the West Michigan Regional Airport (KBIV) on the south side of Holland, MI during the Maritime to Inland Transitions Towards ENvironments for Convection Initiation (MITTEN-CI) campaign.

Archive note

Data was collected only during MITTEN-CI IOPs.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/GMK4-63XT-VT0N
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2025-11-03): Final processed data.
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Related projects	MITTEN-CI: Maritime to Inland Transitions Towards ENvironments for Convection Initiation
Frequency	criteria
Language	English
Categories	Upper Air
Platforms	Field Sites
Instruments	Doppler Lidar Lidar
GCMD Science Keywords	BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS DOPPLER VELOCITY LIDAR BACKSCATTER SPECTRUM WIDTH VERTICAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED WIND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION PROFILES WIND SPEED WIND VELOCITY/SPEED PROFILES Expand keywords
Documentation	MITTEN-CI_LiDAR_UIUC_README.pdf [474 KiB]
Related links	info: MITTEN-CI Data Policy homepage: MITTEN-CI EOL Homepage info: MITTEN-CI Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2024-07-01 12:00:00
End datetime	2024-07-31 21:52:07

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 42.7458, Minimum (South) Latitude: 42.7458
Minimum (West) Longitude: -86.0967, Maximum (East) Longitude: -86.0967

Primary point of contact information

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

Additional contact information

author: David A. Kristovich <dkristo@illinois.edu>
author: Junming Wang <wangjim@illinois.edu>
author: Delilah Smithey <smithey2@illinois.edu>

Citation

Kristovich, D., Wang, J., Smithey, D. 2025. MITTEN-CI: UIUC Doppler Lidar Data. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/GMK4-63XT-VT0N. Accessed 18 Jan 2026.

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