Dataset
Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research (CFARR) Radiometrics Radiometer Data
Update Frequency: Continual
Latest Data Update: 2020-04-27
Status: Ongoing
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2003-12-04
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 15.76K Files | 1GB
Abstract
Data were collected by the Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research (CFARR) Radiometrics Radiometer from the 23rd of August 2007 to the present at Chilbolton, Hampshire. The dataset contains measurements of the total liquid water at zenith, together with the vertical profile of water vapour density.
Accuracy of integrated water vapour (IWV) retrieval: ~1 – 2 mm
Accuracy of total liquid water path (LWP) retrieval: ~15% in non-precipitating conditions.
Citable as: Science and Technology Facilities Council; Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research; Natural Environment Research Council; Wrench, C.L. (2003): Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research (CFARR) Radiometrics Radiometer Data. NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/fdfe20c537f9162563fac4b797dea44e
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: CFARR, Chilbolton, radiometer
Details
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http://badc.nerc.ac.uk/view/badc.nerc.ac.uk__ATOM__dep_11967787245325556
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| Data lineage: |
Data are collected by 4 radar systems, of which the largest is the 3 GHz Doppler radar (CAMRa), and 4 lidar systems, at Chilbolton Observatory, Hampshire. |
| Data Quality: |
Data are checked by CFARR staff prior to submission to BADC
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| File Format: |
Data are netCDF formatted
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Process overview
This dataset was generated by instruments deployed on platforms as listed below.
Instrument/Platform pairings
| Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research (CFARR) Radiometrics Radiometer | Deployed on: Chilbolton Atmospheric Observatory (CAO) |
| Output Description | None |
- units: m
- standard_name: height
- var_id: height
- long_name: Height of measurement with respect to radiometer
- long_name: Range Of The First Cloud Base From The Lidar
- names: Range Of The First Cloud Base From The Lidar
- units: degree
- var_id: elevation_angle
- long_name: angle of direction of microwave radiometer with respect to horizontal surface
- units: Pa
- standard_name: air_pressure
- var_id: pressure
- long_name: atmospheric pressure at surface
- units: kg m-3
- long_name: density of water vapour in atmosphere
- var_id: water_vapour_density
- units: m
- var_id: height_amsl
- long_name: height of radiometer above mean sea level (Ordnance Survey Great Britain)
- units: kg m-2
- long_name: integrated liquid water content at zenith
- var_id: integrated_liquid_water
- units: kg m-2
- long_name: integrated water vapour content at zenith
- standard_name: atmosphere_water_vapor_content
- var_id: atmosphere_water_vapor_content
- standard_name: relative_humidity
- var_id: relative_humidity
- units: %
- long_name: relative humidity at surface
- units: K
- long_name: sky brightness temperature at 22.000 GHz
- var_id: bt_22000
- units: K
- long_name: sky brightness temperature at 22.234 GHz
- var_id: bt_22234
- units: K
- long_name: sky brightness temperature at 22.500 GHz
- var_id: bt_22500
- units: K
- long_name: sky brightness temperature at 23.000 GHz
- var_id: bt_23000
- units: K
- long_name: sky brightness temperature at 23.034 GHz
- var_id: bt_23034
- units: K
- long_name: sky brightness temperature at 23.500 GHz
- var_id: bt_23500
- units: K
- long_name: sky brightness temperature at 23.834 GHz
- var_id: bt_23834
- units: K
- long_name: sky brightness temperature at 24.000 GHz
- var_id: bt_24000
- units: K
- long_name: sky brightness temperature at 24.500 GHz
- var_id: bt_24500
- units: K
- long_name: sky brightness temperature at 25.000 GHz
- var_id: bt_25000
- units: K
- long_name: sky brightness temperature at 25.500 GHz
- var_id: bt_25500
- units: K
- long_name: sky brightness temperature at 26.000 GHz
- var_id: bt_26000
- units: K
- long_name: sky brightness temperature at 26.234 GHz
- var_id: bt_26234
- units: K
- long_name: sky brightness temperature at 26.500 GHz
- var_id: bt_26500
- units: K
- long_name: sky brightness temperature at 27.000 GHz
- var_id: bt_27000
- units: K
- long_name: sky brightness temperature at 27.500 GHz
- var_id: bt_27500
- units: K
- long_name: sky brightness temperature at 28.000 GHz
- var_id: bt_28000
- units: K
- long_name: sky brightness temperature at 28.500 GHz
- var_id: bt_28500
- units: K
- long_name: sky brightness temperature at 29.000 GHz
- var_id: bt_29000
- units: K
- long_name: sky brightness temperature at 29.500 GHz
- var_id: bt_29500
- units: K
- long_name: sky brightness temperature at 30.000 GHz
- var_id: bt_30000
- units: K
- standard_name: air_temperature
- var_id: air_temperature
- long_name: temperature of air at surface
- units: degree
- long_name: width of received beam at 3dB signal intensity at 22 GHz
- var_id: beamwidth_22
- units: degree
- long_name: width of received beam at 3dB signal intensity at 30 GHz
- var_id: beamwidth_30
Co-ordinate Variables
- units: degree_north
- standard_name: latitude
- var_id: latitude
- long_name: latitude
- units: degree_east
- standard_name: longitude
- var_id: longitude
- long_name: longitude
- standard_name: time
- var_id: time
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2007-08-22T23:00:00
End time:
Ongoing
Geographic Extent
51.1450° |
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-1.4270° |
-1.4270° |
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51.1450° |
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