Dataset
Microbiology-Ocean-Cloud-Coupling in the High Arctic (MOCCHA): aerosol backscatter and radial winds from the NCAS Doppler Aerosol Lidar unit 1 deployed onboard Swedish Maritime Administration Icebreaker Oden, v1.0 (20180809-20180920)
Update Frequency: Not Planned
Latest Data Update: 2026-08-20
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Preview
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Abstract
Aerosol backscatter and radial winds measurements from the NCAS Doppler Aerosol Lidar unit 1 deployed onboard Swedish Maritime Administration Icebreaker Oden. These observations were taken as part of Microbiology-Ocean-Cloud-Coupling in the High Arctic (MOCCHA) between 20180809 and 20180920.
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 ] Rosenberg, P. (9999): Microbiology-Ocean-Cloud-Coupling in the High Arctic (MOCCHA): aerosol backscatter and radial winds from the NCAS Doppler Aerosol Lidar unit 1 deployed onboard Swedish Maritime Administration Icebreaker Oden, v1.0 (20180809-20180920). NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/cd8c8121bda14e5c81440eef14d7d464
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: NCAS, observation measurements
Details
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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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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: Swedish Maritime Administration Icebreaker Oden |
| Output Description | None |
- units: sr-1 m-1
- var_id: attenuated_aerosol_backscatter_coefficient
- long_name: Attenuated Aerosol Backscatter Coefficient
- units: sr-1 m-1
- var_id: attenuated_aerosol_backscatter_coefficient_cr
- long_name: Attenuated Aerosol Backscatter Coefficient (Cross Polarised)
- units: sr-1 m-1
- var_id: attenuated_aerosol_backscatter_coefficient_co
- long_name: Attenuated Aerosol Backscatter Coefficient (Planar Polarised)
- units: 1
- long_name: Data Quality Flag
- var_id: qc_flag_backscatter
- units: 1
- long_name: Day
- var_id: day
- units: 1
- long_name: Day of Year
- var_id: day_of_year
- units: degree
- standard_name: platform_orientation
- var_id: platform_orientation
- long_name: Direction in which "front" of platform is pointing
- units: degree
- standard_name: platform_orientation
- var_id: platform_orientation
- long_name: Direction in which front of platform is pointing
- units: degree
- standard_name: platform_course
- var_id: platform_course
- long_name: Direction in which the platform is travelling
- units: m
- var_id: range
- standard_name: range
- long_name: Distance of Measurement Volume Centre Point from Instrument
- units: 1
- long_name: Hour
- var_id: hour
- units: degree
- var_id: instrument_pitch_angle
- long_name: Instrument Pitch Angle
- units: degree
- var_id: instrument_pitch_maximum
- long_name: Instrument Pitch Angle Maximum
- units: degree
- var_id: instrument_pitch_minimum
- long_name: Instrument Pitch Angle Minimum
- units: degree s-1
- var_id: instrument_pitch_rate
- long_name: Instrument Pitch Angle Rate of Change
- units: degree
- var_id: instrument_pitch_standard_deviation
- long_name: Instrument Pitch Angle Standard Deviation
- units: degree
- var_id: instrument_roll_angle
- long_name: Instrument Roll Angle
- units: degree
- var_id: instrument_roll_maximum
- long_name: Instrument Roll Angle Maximum
- units: degree
- var_id: instrument_roll_minimum
- long_name: Instrument Roll Angle Minimum
- units: degree s-1
- var_id: instrument_roll_rate
- long_name: Instrument Roll Angle Rate of Change
- units: degree
- var_id: instrument_roll_standard_deviation
- long_name: Instrument Roll Angle Standard Deviation
- units: degree
- var_id: instrument_yaw_angle
- long_name: Instrument Yaw Angle
- units: degree
- var_id: instrument_yaw_maximum
- long_name: Instrument Yaw Angle Maximum
- units: degree
- var_id: instrument_yaw_minimum
- long_name: Instrument Yaw Angle Minimum
- units: degree s-1
- var_id: instrument_yaw_rate
- long_name: Instrument Yaw Angle Rate of Change
- units: degree
- var_id: instrument_yaw_standard_deviation
- long_name: Instrument Yaw Angle Standard Deviation
- units: 1
- long_name: Minute
- var_id: minute
- units: 1
- long_name: Month
- var_id: month
- units: m s-1
- standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_ground
- var_id: platform_speed_wrt_ground
- long_name: Platform speed with respect to ground
- 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: 1
- var_id: signal_to_noise_ratio_plus_1_cr
- long_name: Signal to Noise Ratio: SNR+1 (Cross Polarised)
- units: 1
- var_id: signal_to_noise_ratio_plus_1_co
- long_name: Signal to Noise Ratio: SNR+1 (Planar Polarised)
- units: 1
- var_id: depolarisation_ratio
- long_name: Volume Linear Depolarization Ratio
- 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)
- standard_name: time
- var_id: time
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2018-08-09T00:00:39
End time:
2018-09-20T09:32:21
Geographic Extent
87.5947° |
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44.2457° |
47.6706° |
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88.5675° |
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