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Dataset

 

Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research (CFARR) Meteorological Sensor Data, Chilbolton Site

Update Frequency: Continual
Latest Data Update: 2020-04-27
Status: Ongoing
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2003-09-19
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 7.03K Files | 1GB

Abstract

Data were collected by the Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research (CFARR) Meteorological Sensor from 2001 to present at Chilbolton, Hampshire. The standard meteorological measurements are made at Chilbolton in support of all experiments at the Observatory. The data are automatically recorded every 10 seconds from a range of different sensors. The dataset contains measurements including temperature, dew point, pressure, wind speed and wind direction.

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) Meteorological Sensor Data, Chilbolton Site. NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/45b25a7c531563f4422afcaeea0f07a7
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: CFARR, Chilbolton, meteorology

Details

Previous Info:
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Previously used record identifiers:
http://badc.nerc.ac.uk/view/badc.nerc.ac.uk__ATOM__dep_11902148730421191
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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 are prepared by Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research (CFARR) staff prior to submission to BADC for archiving.

Data Quality:
Data are checked by CFARR staff prior to submission to BADC
File Format:
Data are netCDf formatted.

Process overview

This dataset was generated by instruments deployed on platforms as listed below.
Output Description

None

  • long_name: Range Of The First Cloud Base From The Lidar
  • names: Range Of The First Cloud Base From The Lidar
  • units: Pa
  • standard_name: air_pressure
  • var_id: pressure
  • long_name: barometric pressure
  • names: air_pressure, barometric pressure
  • units: K
  • long_name: dew point temperature
  • standard_name: dew_point_temperature
  • var_id: dew_point
  • names: dew_point_temperature, dew point temperature
  • units: m
  • standard_name: height
  • var_id: height
  • long_name: height of ground level above mean sea level (Ordnance Survey Great Britain)
  • names: height, height of ground level above mean sea level (Ordnance Survey Great Britain)
  • units: K
  • standard_name: air_temperature
  • long_name: outside air temperature
  • var_id: temperature
  • names: air_temperature, outside air temperature
  • standard_name: relative_humidity
  • units: %
  • var_id: rh
  • long_name: relative humidity
  • names: relative_humidity, relative humidity
  • units: degree
  • standard_name: wind_from_direction
  • long_name: wind direction
  • var_id: wind_direction
  • names: wind_from_direction, wind direction
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: wind_speed
  • var_id: wind_speed
  • long_name: wind speed
  • names: wind_speed, wind speed

Co-ordinate Variables

  • units: degree_north
  • standard_name: latitude
  • var_id: latitude
  • long_name: latitude
  • names: latitude
  • units: degree_east
  • standard_name: longitude
  • var_id: longitude
  • long_name: longitude
  • names: longitude
  • standard_name: time
  • var_id: time
  • names: time
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2001-01-01T00:00:00
End time:
Ongoing
Geographic Extent

 
51.1450°
 
-1.4270°
 
-1.4270°
 
51.1450°