{"ob_id":2409,"uuid":"8b8909b3c6fb4b5697fd26cd93e5ac9b","title":"Met Office Meteorological Research Unit, Cardington","abstract":"The Meteorological Research Unit, located at Cardington, Bedfordshire (52.10469N. -0.42161 E, 29 m amsl), maintained a suite of surface-based and mast-mounted instrumentation since the 1990s until its closure in 2024. The main purpose of this instrumentation site, which was logged 24 hours a day, was to provide data for atmospheric processes research, and for the development and evaluation of numerical model output and performance.\r\n\r\nThe site has the following identifiers:\r\n- WMO 03559\r\n- DCNN 3456\r\n- WIND 345601\r\n- RAIN 174566\r\n- CLBW 99230\r\n\r\nThe site hosted 3 instrumented towers at 10 m, 25 m and 50 m as well as having capacity to operate radiosonde launches, tethered balloon and UAV flights.\r\n\r\nIn addition, specialist remote-sensing instruments included microwave radiometers, Halo Doppler lidars, and ceilometers.\r\n\r\nFor more specific details for the site see the MIDAS Station entry linked to from this record where the site has a source ID (src_id): 465.","keywords":"boundary layer, surface meteorology","identifier_set":["https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/identifiers/1682/?format=json","https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/identifiers/1681/?format=json","https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/identifiers/13183/?format=json","https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/identifiers/13184/?format=json","https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/identifiers/13125/?format=json"],"platformType":"land_station","parentPlatform":[],"childPlatform":["https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/platforms/11690/?format=json","https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/platforms/11691/?format=json","https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/platforms/11692/?format=json"],"responsiblepartyinfo_set":["https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/rpis/11453/?format=json","https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/rpis/11454/?format=json","https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/rpis/49152/?format=json","https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/rpis/205312/?format=json","https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/rpis/208901/?format=json"]}