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 |
|---|---|
| Bear Island, Norway, BJORNOYA, WMO 01028, between Andenes and Svalbard | 2019-09-05 |
| Andenes, Norway; AMF1 (main site for COMBLE) | 2019-09-06 |
| Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | 2013-09-29 |
| Oliktok Point, Alaska; AMF3 | 2013-08-29 |
| Central Facility, Barrow AK | 1997-12-11 |
| Central Facility, Lamont, OK | 1997-09-14 |
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2020
Quan J, Y Dou, X Zhao, Q Liu, Z Sun, Y Pan, X Jia, Z Cheng, P Ma, J Su, J Xin, and Y Liu. 2020. "Regional atmospheric pollutant transport mechanisms over the North China Plain driven by topography and planetary boundary layer processes." Atmospheric Environment, 221, 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2019.117098.
2019
Zhou X and C Bretherton. 2019. "The Correlation of Mesoscale Humidity Anomalies with Mesoscale Organization of Marine Stratocumulus from Observations over the ARM Eastern North Atlantic Site." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, , 10.1029/2019JD031056. ONLINE.
Dexheimer D, M Airey, E Roesler, C Longbottom, K Nicoll, S Kneifel, F Mei, R Harrison, G Marlton, and P Williams. 2019. "Evaluation of ARM tethered-balloon system instrumentation for supercooled liquid water and distributed temperature sensing in mixed-phase Arctic clouds." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 12(12), 10.5194/amt-12-6845-2019.
ZHU Z, K Lamer, P Kollias, and EE Clothiaux. 2019. "The Vertical Structure of Liquid Water Content in Shallow Clouds as Retrieved from Dual‐Wavelength Radar Observations." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, , 10.1029/2019JD031188. ONLINE.
Yang F, R McGraw, E Luke, D Zhang, P Kollias, and A Vogelmann. 2019. "A new approach to estimate supersaturation fluctuations in stratocumulus cloud using ground-based remote-sensing measurements." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 12(11), 10.5194/amt-12-5817-2019.
Research Highlight
Riihimaki LD, T Shippert, and DD Turner. 2019. Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer Optimal Estimation (AERIoe) Value-Added Product Report . Ed. by Robert Stafford, ARM user facility. DOE/SC-ARM-TR-234.
Varble A, S Nesbitt, P Salio, E Avila, P Borque, P DeMott, G McFarquhar, S van den Heever, E Zipser, D Gochis, R Houze, M Jensen, P Kollias, S Kreidenweis, R Leung, K Rasmussen, D Romps, and C Williams. 2019. Cloud, Aerosol, and Complex Terrain Interactions (CACTI) Field Campaign Report. Ed. by Robert Stafford, ARM user facility. DOE/SC-ARM-19-028.
Zhang J and P Zuidema. 2019. "The diurnal cycle of the smoky marine boundary layer observed during August in the remote southeast Atlantic." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 19(23), 10.5194/acp-19-14493-2019.
Research Highlight
Bonin T, P Klein, and P Chilson. 2019. "Contrasting Characteristics and Evolution of Southerly Low-Level Jets during Different Boundary-Layer Regimes." Boundary-Layer Meteorology, , 10.1007/s10546-019-00481-0.
Ebell K, T Nomokonova, M Maturilli, and C Ritter. 2019. "Radiative effect of clouds at Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, as inferred from ground-based remote sensing observations." Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 59(1), 10.1175/JAMC-D-19-0080.1.
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