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Dataset

 

Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research (CFARR) Grimm Optical Particle Counter data

Update Frequency: Continual
Latest Data Update: 2019-08-19
Status: Ongoing
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2013-10-14
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 1.8K Files | 374MB

Abstract

The Chilbolton Facility for Atmopsheric and Radio Research's aerosol particle concentration measurements are provided by a 164DM environmental dust monitor manufactured by Grimm Aerosol Technik. A Lufft WS500 weather station is incorporated into the instrument to provide co-located meteorological measurements. Alternatively, particle mass concentrations can be produced as PM1, PM2.5 and PM10 measurements. The instrument measures the size and number density of aerosol molecules by using a 0.5m vertical inlet to suck ambient air into a measurement chamber. The scattering of a laser beam transmitted through the chamber is used to deduce size and concentration information. It is operated continuously on the roof of a cabin at a height of 8m above ground at the Chilbolton Observatory site. Measurements are taken every 60s, providinga erosol particle concentration (counts/m3) in 31 size bins in the range 0.265-34.0 um, air temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, wind speed and wind direction. The instrument is calibrated every 18 months by the manufacturer

Citable as:  Agnew, J. (2013): Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research (CFARR) Grimm Optical Particle Counter data. NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/d8f637d7cd62db09b2d1720a3117bd23
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: CFARR, particle counter

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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.

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Process overview

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

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  • 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: air_pressure
  • long_name: air pressure measured by aerosol spectrometer weather station
  • units: K
  • standard_name: air_temperature
  • var_id: air_temperature
  • long_name: air temperature measured by aerosol spectrometer weather station
  • units: m
  • standard_name: height
  • var_id: height
  • long_name: height of ground level above mean sea level (Ordnance Survey Great Britain)
  • units: m
  • standard_name: height
  • var_id: height
  • long_name: height of instrument above ground
  • var_id: particle_diameter
  • units: um
  • long_name: particle diameter (in microns)
  • standard_name: relative_humidity
  • var_id: relative_humidity
  • units: %
  • long_name: relative_humidity measured by aerosol spectrometer weather station
  • standard_name: wind_speed
  • var_id: wind_speed
  • units: m/s
  • long_name: wind speed measured by aerosol spectrometer sonic anemometer

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:
2013-05-22T23:00:00
End time:
Ongoing
Geographic Extent

 
51.1450°
 
-1.4750°
 
-1.4750°
 
51.1450°
 
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Principal Investigators (1)