The ceilometer (CEIL) is a remote-sensing instrument that measures cloud height, vertical visibility, and potential backscatter signals by aerosols. It detects up to three cloud layers simultaneously. Operating through a maximum vertical range of 7700 m, the CEIL transmits near-infrared pulses of light and the receiver detects the light scattered back by clouds and precipitation.
CEIL
ceil: Ceilometer
Locations
- Fixed
- AMF1
- AMF2
- AMF3
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2019
Matrosov S, M Maahn, and G de Boer. 2019. "Observational and modeling study of ice hydrometeor radar dual-wavelength ratios." Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, , 10.1175/JAMC-D-19-0018.1.
Jensen M, E Bruning, D Collins, A Fridlind, P Kollias, C Kuang, D Rosenfeld, A Ryzhkov, and A Varble. 2019. Tracking Aerosol Convective Interactions Experiment (TRACER) Science Plan. Ed. by Robert Stafford, DOE/SC-ARM-19-017.
Maahn M, F Hoffmann, M Shupe, G de Boer, S Matrosov, and E Luke. 2019. "Can liquid cloud microphysical processes be used for vertically pointing cloud radar calibration?" Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 12(6), doi:10.5194/amt-12-3151-2019.
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Acquistapace C, U Löhnert, M Maahn, and P Kollias. 2019. "A New Criterion to Improve Operational Drizzle Detection with Ground-Based Remote Sensing." Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 36(5), 10.1175/JTECH-D-18-0158.1.
Zheng Y. 2019. "Theoretical understanding of the linear relationship between convective updrafts and cloud-base height for shallow cumulus clouds. Part I: Maritime conditions." Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, , 10.1175/JAS-D-18-0323.1. ONLINE.
Ghate V and M Cadeddu. 2019. "Drizzle and Turbulence Below Closed Cellular Marine Stratocumulus Clouds." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, , 10.1029/2018JD030141. ONLINE.
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Newsom RK, C Sivaraman, TR Shippert, and LD Riihimaki. 2019. Doppler Lidar Vertical Velocity Statistics Value-Added Product. Ed. by Robert Stafford, U.S. DOE ARM user facility. DOE/SC-ARM-TR-149.
Zheng Y, D Rosenfeld, Y Zhu, and Z Li. 2019. "Satellite‐Based Estimation of Cloud Top Radiative Cooling Rate for Marine Stratocumulus." Geophysical Research Letters, 46(8), 10.1029/2019GL082094.
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Noble S and J Hudson. 2019. "Effects of Continental Clouds on Surface Aitken and Accumulation Modes." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 124(10), doi:10.1029/2019JD030297.
Lamer K, B Puigdomènech Treserras, Z ZHU, B Isom, N Bharadwaj, and P Kollias. 2019. "Characterization of Shallow Oceanic Precipitation using Profiling and Scanning Radar Observations at the Eastern North Atlantic ARM Observatory." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Discussions, , 10.5194/amt-2019-160.
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