SPLASH Field Study; NOAA PSL CL31 Ceilometer Backscatter and Cloud Base Height Data from 2021-10-21 to 2022-01-28 (NCEI Accession 0303807)

Description

This dataset contains daily files from a CL31 ceilometer manufactured by Vaisala that was deployed at Roaring Judy in the East River Watershed in Colorado (38.7169321 N, 106.853031 W, 2494 m above mean sea level) from 21 October 2021 to 28 January 2022 as part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Study of Precipitation, the Lower Atmosphere, and Surface for Hydrometeorology (SPLASH) campaign. The files contain backscatter profiles, cloud base heights, and visibility. The ceilometer measures vertical profiles of backscatter using laser technology. From the backscatter profiles, cloud base height and vertical visibility are determined using with the Vaisala software CL-view. For details on the instrument specifics and the methods, see the manufacturer manual (cl31usersguide.pdf).

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0 These data are available through the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). FTP is no longer supported by most internet browsers. You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). ftp://ftp-oceans.ncei.noaa.gov/nodc/archive/arc0237/0303807/
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  • vaisala ceilometer cl31
  • 4pm9ly
  • meteorology
  • the lower atmosphere
  • and surface for hydrometeorology
  • splash - study of precipitation
  • cloud base height
  • backscatter

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