Dataset
WOEST: aerosol backscatter from the NCAS Aerosol Lidar unit 1 deployed at MOD Lyneham, v1.0 (20230530-20230911)
Abstract
Aerosol backscatter measurements from the NCAS Aerosol Lidar unit 1 deployed at MOD Lyneham. These observations were taken as part of Wessex convection experiment - Observing the Evolving Structures of Turbulence (WOEST) between 20230530 and 20230911.
Data products from this deployment version 1.0 include: range_squared_corrected_backscatter_power
For further details of this deployment and the associated dataset please see the internal file metadata.
These data conform to the NCAS data standards and are available under the UK Government Open Licence agreement. Acknowledgement of NCAS as the data provider is required whenever and wherever these data are used.
Details
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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. |
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Data were processed and prepared by the project team before delivery to the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA). |
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These data have been produced in accordance to standard NCAS observational practices. This includes instrument calibration and compliance checking of data against the NCAS Data Standards.
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Data are netCDF formatted.
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Related Documents
Process overview
Instrument/Platform pairings
| NCAS Aerosol Lidar unit 1 instrument | Deployed on: MOD Lyneham |
| Output Description | None |
- units: 1
- long_name: Day
- var_id: day
- standard_name:
- units: 1
- long_name: Day of Year
- var_id: day_of_year
- standard_name:
- units: m
- standard_name: altitude
- var_id: altitude
- long_name: Geometric height above geoid (WGS84).
- units: 1
- long_name: Hour
- var_id: hour
- standard_name:
- units: 1
- long_name: Minute
- var_id: minute
- standard_name:
- units: 1
- long_name: Month
- var_id: month
- standard_name:
- units: 1
- var_id: range_squared_corrected_backscatter_power
- standard_name: range_squared_corrected_backscatter_power
- long_name: Range Squared Corrected Backscatter Power (ln(arbitrary raw data unit))
- units: 1
- long_name: Second
- var_id: second
- standard_name:
- units: 1
- long_name: Year
- var_id: year
- standard_name:
Co-ordinate Variables
- units: degrees_north
- standard_name: latitude
- var_id: latitude
- long_name: Latitude
- units: degrees_east
- standard_name: longitude
- var_id: longitude
- long_name: Longitude
- standard_name: time
- var_id: time
- units: seconds
- long_name: Time (seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00)
Temporal Range
2023-05-30T23:59:00
2023-09-11T15:00:00
Geographic Extent
51.5072° |
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-2.0054° |
-2.0054° |
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51.5072° |