Dataset
Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research (CFARR) Disdrometer Data, Chilbolton Site
Update Frequency: Continual
Latest Data Update: 2018-08-28
Status: Ongoing
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2003-09-19
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 4.62K Files | 19GB
Abstract
Data were collected by the Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research (CFARR) Disdrometer from the 1st of April 2003 to the present at Chilbolton, Hampshire. The dataset contains measurements of the drop size distribution of rain.
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) Disdrometer Data, Chilbolton Site. NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/aac5f8246987ea43a68e3396b530d23e/
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: CFARR, disdrometer, rainfall
Details
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| Previously used record identifiers: |
http://badc.nerc.ac.uk/view/badc.nerc.ac.uk__ATOM__dep_11902144623221185
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| Access rules: |
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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. |
| 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) Disdrometer | Deployed on: NCAS Chilbolton Atmospheric Observatory (CAO) |
| Output Description | None |
- long_name: Range Of The First Cloud Base From The Lidar
- names: Range Of The First Cloud Base From The Lidar
- long_name: disdrometer drop count
- var_id: drop_count
- units: mm
- long_name: drop diameter
- var_id: drop_size
- units: m
- standard_name: height
- var_id: height
- long_name: height of ground level above mean sea level (Ordnance Survey Great Britain)
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:
2003-03-31T23:00:00
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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