Dataset
Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research (CFARR) Leosphere EZ Polarization Lidar Data
Abstract
Data were collected from the 14th of February 2009 to the present by the Leosphere EZ polarization lidar at Chilbolton Observatory, Hampshire. The dataset contains plots of the attenuated backscatter coefficient at different heights, and of the depolarization ratio of particles.
The dataset contains:
Plots of the attenuated backscatter coefficient at different heights, and of the depolarization ratio of particles.
Atmospheric backscatter light intensity (raw data)
Solid angle and background calibrated data
Vertical backscatter and extinction profile
Vertical Aerosol profile
Planetary Boundary Layer and residual layer heights
Semi-transparent cloud height and top
Optical depth integrated over whole Lidar range
Dynamic structure of the atmosphere (e.g gravity waves...)
Asphericity information on the particle in order to discriminate some particles from others (soil dust from other aerosol, ice/water phase of the clouds…)
Details
| Previous Info: |
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| Previously used record identifiers: |
http://badc.nerc.ac.uk/view/badc.nerc.ac.uk__ATOM__ACTIVITY_3761c8f0-fe49-11e1-95fb-00163e251233
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| Access rules: |
Access to these data is available to any registered CEDA user. Please Login or Register for a CEDA account to gain access.
Use of these data is covered by the following licence(s): http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record. |
| 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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Related Documents
Process overview
Instrument/Platform pairings
| Chilbolton Observatory Leosphere EZ Polarization Lidar | Deployed on: NCAS Chilbolton Atmospheric Observatory (CAO) |
| Output Description | None |
- long_name: Air Temperature
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0027
- gcmd_keyword: Air Temperature
- names: Air Temperature, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0027
- long_name: Cloud Amount
- names: Cloud Amount
- long_name: Cloud Images
- names: Cloud Images
- long_name: Dew Point Temperature
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0210
- gcmd_keyword: Dew Point Temperature
- names: Dew Point Temperature, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0210
- long_name: Frequency
- names: Frequency
- long_name: Humidity
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G239
- gcmd_keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Humidity
- names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G239, EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Humidity
- long_name: Humidity Mixing Ratio
- names: Humidity Mixing Ratio
- long_name: Number Of Cloud Bases
- names: Number Of Cloud Bases
- long_name: Precipitation Amount
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0656
- gcmd_keyword: Precipitation Amount
- names: Precipitation Amount, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0656
- long_name: Radar Reflectivity Factor
- names: Radar Reflectivity Factor
- long_name: Rainfall Drop Count
- names: Rainfall Drop Count
- long_name: Rainfall Tip Count
- names: Rainfall Tip Count
- long_name: Range Of The First Cloud Base From The Lidar
- names: Range Of The First Cloud Base From The Lidar
- long_name: Range Of The Second Cloud Base From The Lidar
- names: Range Of The Second Cloud Base From The Lidar
- long_name: Range Of The Third Cloud Base From The Lidar
- names: Range Of The Third Cloud Base From The Lidar
- long_name: Reflectance
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G212
- gcmd_keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Reflectance
- names: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Reflectance, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G212
- long_name: Surface Winds
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0853
- gcmd_keyword: Surface Winds
- names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0853, Surface Winds
- long_name: Temperature
- names: Temperature
- long_name: Wind Direction
- names: Wind Direction
- long_name: Windspeed
- names: Windspeed
Co-ordinate Variables
Temporal Range
2009-02-14T00:00:00
Ongoing
Geographic Extent
51.1450° |
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-1.4370° |
-1.4370° |
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51.1450° |