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 > CeilometerInstrument Type(s) > Baseline • External
Measurements
Locations
- Fixed
- AMF1
- AMF2
- AMF3
Active Instrument Locations
| Facility Name | Instrument Start Date |
|---|---|
| Marshall, OK (Extended) | 2020-01-17 |
| Ashton, KS (Extended) | 2020-01-17 |
| Central Facility, Barrow AK | 1997-12-11 |
| Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | 2013-09-29 |
| Houston, TX; AMF1 (main site for TRACER) | 2021-04-14 |
| Oliktok Point, Alaska; AMF3 | 2015-08-01 |
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2020
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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.
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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, 7(7), e2020EA001125, 10.1029/2020EA001125.
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Carneiro R and G Fisch. 2020. "Observational analysis of the daily cycle of the planetary boundary layer in the central Amazon during a non-El Nino year and El Nino year (GoAmazon project 2014/5)." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 20(9), 10.5194/acp-20-5547-2020.
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, 148(8), 10.1175/MWR-D-19-0349.1.
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