Cloud top height
Measurement Categories: Cloud Properties
Description: For a given cloud or cloud layer, the highest level of the atmosphere where cloud properties are detectable.
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Instruments that produce the measurement
The above measurement is considered scientifically relevant for the following instruments. Refer to the datastream (netcdf) file headers of each instrument for a list of all available measurements, including those recorded for diagnostic or quality assurance purposes.
- ARM Instruments
- External Instruments
- Field Campaign Instruments
- Carbon Dioxide Doppler Lidar (CO2LIDAR)
- Constrained Variational Analysis (CONSTRVARANA)
- JAMSTEC Research Vessel Mirai (MIRAI)
- Micropulse Lidar (MPL)
- Minnis Cloud Products Using LBTM Algorithm (LBTM-MINNIS)
- Minnis Cloud Products Using Visst Algorithm (VISST)
- NOAA Research Vessel Ron Brown (RONBROWN)
- Raman LIDAR Vertical Profiles (RLPROF)
Value-Added Products (VAPs) including the measurement
- (LBTM-MINNIS) Minnis Cloud Products Using LBTM Algorithm Process
- goes12minnis - GOES-12: 0.5 degree cloud products
- lbtm3minnis - Layered Bispectral Threshold Method (LBTM) cloud products derived from GMS-5
- lbtm3minnisdar - Layered Bispectral Threshold Method (LBTM) cloud products derived from GMS-5,Darwin
- lbtm3minnisman - Layered Bispectral Threshold Method (LBTM) cloud products derived from GMS-5,Manus
- lbtm3minnisnau - Layered Bispectral Threshold Method (LBTM) cloud products derived from GMS-5,Nauru
- (MPL) Micropulse Lidar Process
- mplnor1camp - MPL: backscatter profiles normalized and cloud detection routine applied.
- (MPLNOR) Normalized Backscatter Profiles from the Micropulse Lidar Process
- mplnor1camp - MPL: backscatter profiles normalized and cloud detection routine applied.
- (RLPROF) Raman LIDAR Vertical Profiles Process
- 10rlprofdep1turn - Raman LIDAR (RL): depolarization profiles and single layer cloud optical depths
Datastreams including the measurement
- (NCEPGFS) National Centers for Environment Prediction Global Forecast System Datastreams
- ncepgfsatksfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Atqasuk
- ncepgfsbrwsfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Barrow
- ncepgfsdarsfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Darwin
- ncepgfsmansfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Manus
- ncepgfsnausfc - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Nauru
- ncepgfssfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at SGP/PYE/NIM
- (RUC) Rapid Update Cycle Model Data Datastreams
- allruc20isob - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: isobaric main analysis data, 20-km resolution
- allruc40isob - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: isobaric main analysis data, 40-km resolution
- ruc20isob - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: daily isobaric analysis data, 20 km resolution
- synruc20isob - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: isobaric output, 20 km grid, averaged to 40 km