Dataset
AQUABLE: aerosol backscatter and radial winds from the NCAS Doppler Aerosol Lidar unit 1 deployed at Manchester Air Quality Supersite (MAQS), v1.0 (20210604-20210809)
Update Frequency: Not Planned
Latest Data Update: 2026-08-20
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Preview
Publication Date:
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Abstract
Aerosol backscatter and radial winds measurements from the NCAS Doppler Aerosol Lidar unit 1 deployed at Manchester Air Quality Supersite (MAQS). These observations were taken as part of AQUABLE between 20210604 and 20210809.
Data products from this deployment include: aerosol-backscatter-radial-winds
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.
Citable as: [ PROVISIONAL ] Ricketts, H. (9999): AQUABLE: aerosol backscatter and radial winds from the NCAS Doppler Aerosol Lidar unit 1 deployed at Manchester Air Quality Supersite (MAQS), v1.0 (20210604-20210809). NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/b1357386ce034eb68a4df359984207e1
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: NCAS, observation measurements
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. |
| Data lineage: |
Data were processed and prepared by the project team before delivery to the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA). |
| Data Quality: |
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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Process overview
This dataset was generated by instruments deployed on platforms as listed below.
Instrument/Platform pairings
| NCAS AMF: Halo Doppler Lidar unit 1 | Deployed on: Manchester Air Quality Supersite (MAQS) |
| Output Description | None |
- units: m-1 sr-1
- var_id: attenuated_aerosol_backscatter_coefficient
- long_name: Attenuated Aerosol Backscatter Coefficient
- units: 1
- long_name: Data Quality flag
- var_id: qc_flag
- units: 1
- var_id: qc_flag_backscatter
- long_name: Data Quality flag: Backscatter
- units: 1
- var_id: qc_flag_radial_velocity_of_scatterers_away_from_instrument
- long_name: Data Quality flag: Radial Velocity of Scatterers Away From Instrument
- units: 1
- long_name: Day
- var_id: day
- units: 1
- long_name: Day of Year
- var_id: day_of_year
- units: m
- var_id: range
- standard_name: range
- long_name: Distance of Measurement Volume Centre Point from Instrument
- units: m
- standard_name: altitude
- var_id: altitude
- long_name: Geometric height above geoid (WGS84).
- units: 1
- long_name: Hour
- var_id: hour
- units: m s-1
- standard_name: wind_speed
- var_id: wind_speed
- long_name: Mean Wind Speed
- units: 1
- long_name: Minute
- var_id: minute
- units: 1
- long_name: Month
- var_id: month
- units: m s-1
- standard_name: radial_velocity_of_scatterers_away_from_instrument
- var_id: radial_velocity_of_scatterers_away_from_instrument
- long_name: Radial Velocity of Scatterers Away From Instrument
- units: degree
- var_id: sensor_azimuth_angle_earth_frame
- long_name: Scanning head azimuth angle in the Earth frame of reference
- units: degree
- var_id: sensor_azimuth_angle_instrument_frame
- long_name: Scanning head azimuth angle in the instrument frame of reference
- units: degree
- var_id: sensor_view_angle_earth_frame
- long_name: Scanning head elevation angle in the Earth frame of reference
- units: degree
- var_id: sensor_view_angle_instrument_frame
- long_name: Scanning head elevation angle in the instrument frame of reference
- units: 1
- long_name: Second
- var_id: second
- units: 1
- var_id: signal_to_noise_ratio_plus_1
- long_name: Signal to Noise Ratio: SNR+1
- units: degree
- standard_name: wind_from_direction
- var_id: wind_from_direction
- long_name: Wind From Direction
- units: 1
- long_name: Year
- var_id: year
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)
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2021-06-04T00:13:01
End time:
2021-08-09T23:59:32
Geographic Extent
53.4440° |
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-2.2137° |
-2.2137° |
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53.4440° |
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