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
Active Instrument Locations
| Facility Name | Instrument Start Date |
|---|---|
| Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | 2013-09-29 |
| Andenes, Norway; AMF1 (main site for COMBLE) | 2019-09-09 |
| Bear Island, Norway, BJORNOYA, WMO 01028, between Andenes and Svalbard | 2019-09-05 |
| Ashton, KS (Extended) | 2020-01-17 |
| Marshall, OK (Extended) | 2020-01-17 |
| Central Facility, Barrow AK | 1997-12-11 |
| Central Facility, Lamont, OK | 1997-09-14 |
| Oliktok Point, Alaska; AMF3 | 2015-08-01 |
Related Publications
2020
Lamer K, P Kollias, A Battaglia, and S Preval. 2020. "Mind the gap - Part 1: Accurately locating warm marine boundary layer clouds and precipitation using spaceborne radars." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 13(5), 10.5194/amt-13-2363-2020.
Research Highlight
Zhang M, S Xie, X Liu, W Lin, K Zhang, H Ma, X Zheng, and Y Zhang. 2020. "Toward Understanding the Simulated Phase Partitioning of Arctic Single‐Layer Mixed‐Phase Clouds in E3SM." Earth and Space Science, , 10.1029/2020EA001125.
Zheng X, S Klein, V Ghate, S Santos, J McGibbon, P Caldwell, P Bogenschutz, W Lin, and M Cadeddu. 2020. "Assessment of Precipitating Marine Stratocumulus Clouds in the E3SMv1 Atmosphere Model: A Case Study from the ARM MAGIC Field Campaign." Monthly Weather Review, , 10.1175/MWR-D-19-0349.1. ONLINE.
Oue M, A Tatarevic, P Kollias, D Wang, K Yu, and A Vogelmann. 2020. "The Cloud-resolving model Radar SIMulator (CR-SIM) Version 3.3: description and applications of a virtual observatory." Geoscientific Model Development, 13(4), 10.5194/gmd-13-1975-2020.
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Abel S, P Barrett, P Zuidema, J Zhang, M Christensen, F Peers, J Taylor, I Crawford, K Bower, and M Flynn. 2020. "Open cells exhibit weaker entrainment of free-tropospheric biomass burning aerosol into the south-east Atlantic boundary layer." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 20(7), 10.5194/acp-20-4059-2020.
Riley E, J Kleiss, L Riihimaki, C Long, L Berg, and E Kassianov. 2020. "Shallow cumuli cover and its uncertainties from ground-based lidar-radar data and sky images." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 13(4), 10.5194/amt-13-2099-2020.
Marchand R. 2020. Macquarie Island Cloud and Radiation Experiment (MICRE) Field Campaign Report. Ed. by Robert Stafford, ARM user facility. DOE/SC-ARM-20-005.
Cadeddu M, V Ghate, and M Mech. 2020. "Ground-based observations of cloud and drizzle liquid water path in stratocumulus clouds." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 13(3), 10.5194/amt-13-1485-2020.
Research Highlight
Carneiro RG, G Fisch, CK Borges, and A HENKES. 2020. "Erosion of the nocturnal boundary layer in the central Amazon during the dry season." Acta Amazonica, 50(1), 10.1590/1809-4392201804453.
Zheng Y, M Sakradzija, S Lee, and Z Li. 2020. "Theoretical understanding of the linear relationship between convective updrafts and cloud-base height for shallow cumulus clouds. Part II: Continental conditions." Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 77(4), 10.1175/JAS-D-19-0301.1.
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