Example vceil25k Data Plot

Datastream : VCEIL25K

Vaisala Ceilometer (VCEIL): cloud base heights, 25,000 feet max range

Active Dates
1996.10.11 - 2010.09.03

Measurement Categories
Aerosols, Atmospheric State, Cloud Properties

Originating Instrument
Vaisala Ceilometer (VCEIL)

Primary Measurements

The following measurements are those considered scientifically relevant. Refer to the netCDF File Header Description (Data Object Design File) for the list of all available measurements, including those recorded for diagnostic or quality assurance purposes.

Locations

  • North Slope Alaska (NSA)
    • Central Facility, Barrow AK (C1)
    • Central Facility, Atqasuk AK (C2)
  • Southern Great Plains (SGP)
    • Hillsboro, KS (Boundary) (B1)
    • Vici, OK (Boundary) (B4)
    • Morris, OK (Boundary) (B5)
    • Purcell, OK (B6)
    • Central Facility, Lamont, OK (C1)
  • SHEBA (Surface HEat Budget of the Arctic) (SHB)
    • Ice Station SHEBA (C1)
  • Tropical Western Pacific (TWP)
    • Central Facility, Manus I., PNG (C1)
    • Central Facility, Nauru Island (C2)
    • Central Facility, Darwin, North Australia (C3)
  • ARM Mobile Facility (FKB)
    • Black Forest, Germany (M1)
  • ARM Mobile Facility (GRW)
    • Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal (M1)
  • ARM Mobile Facility (HFE)
    • Shouxian, Anhui, China (M1)
    • Tai Hu (lake), Zhejiang/Jiangsu, China; Supplemental (S1)
  • ARM Mobile Facility (NIM)
    • Niamey, Niger (M1)
  • ARM Mobile Facility (PYE)
    • Point Reyes, CA (M1)