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Cloud Properties

Active and passive remote sensing instruments are used to measure the macroscopic properties (horizontal and vertical distributions) of clouds, and the microphysical properties (sizes, shapes, and phases [water or ice]) of the particles that comprise the clouds.

• 02wsipartradjpg - WSI: stationary calibrated red or clear quicklook images (JPEG), 2-min intervals
• 02wsipartradmpg - WSI: calibrated red or clear quicklook movies (MPEG), 2-min intervals
• 06wpdnmmts - Wind Profiler Demo Network (WPDN): 6-min wind moments
• 10wsipartradjpg - WSI: stationary calibrated red or clear quicklook images (JPEG), 10 min intervals
• 10wsipartradmpg - WSI: calibrated red or clear quicklook movies (MPEG), 10 min intervals
• 1290rwpwindmom - 1290-MHz Radar Wind Profiler/RASS (RWP1290): wind moments
• 50rwptempmom - 50-MHz Radar Wind Profiler/RASS (RSP50): temperature moments
• 50rwpwindmom - 50-MHz Radar Wind Profiler/RASS (RWP50): wind moments
• 60nwssurf - National Weather Service (NWS) surface meteorology data: 60-minute averages
• 915rwptempmom - 915-MHz Radar Wind Profiler/RASS (RWP915): temperature moments
• 915rwpwindmom - 915-MHz Radar Wind Profiler/RASS (RWP915): wind moments
• 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
• avhrr10ch2 - AVHRR: channel 2, NOAA-10 Satellite
• avhrr10ch4 - AVHRR: channel 4, NOAA-10 Satellite
• avhrr11ch2 - AVHRR: channel 2, NOAA-11 Satellite
• avhrr11ch4 - AVHRR: channel 4, NOAA-11 Satellite
• avhrr12ch2 - AVHRR: channel 2, NOAA-12 Satellite
• avhrr12ch4 - AVHRR: channel 4, NOAA-12 Satellite
• avhrr14ch2 - AVHRR: channel 2, NOAA-14 Satellite
• avhrr14ch4 - AVHRR: channel 4, NOAA-14 Satellite
• avhrr15ch2 - AVHRR: channel 2, NOAA-15 Satellite
• avhrr15ch4 - AVHRR: channel 4, NOAA-15 Satellite
• avhrr16ch2 - AVHRR: channel 2, NOAA-16 Satellite
• avhrr16ch4 - AVHRR: channel 4, NOAA-16 Satellite
• avhrr17ch2 - AVHRR: channel 2, NOAA-17 Satellite
• avhrr17ch4 - AVHRR: channel 4, NOAA-17 Satellite
• avhrrdar - AVHRR images for Darwin from BOM
• avhrrhovmuller - AVHRR: Hovmuller diagrams for Manus and Nauru
• avhrrkwaj12 - AVHRR: Kwajulein region, NOAA-12 Sattelite
• avhrrkwaj14 - AVHRR: Kwajulein region, NOAA-14 Sattelite
• avhrrkwaj16 - AVHRR: Kwajulein region, NOAA-16 Sattelite
• avhrrkwaj17 - AVHRR: Kwajulein region, NOAA-17 Sattelite
• avhrrkwaj18 - AVHRR: Kwajulein region, NOAA-18 Sattelite
• blc - Belfort Laser Ceilometer (BLC): 30-s avgs of cloud base heights at up to 3 levels
• blcprof - Belfort Laser Ceilometer (BLC): profiles
• cpoldar - BOM C-Band Polarimetric Radar Data from Darwin
• disdrometer - Disdrometer: measures rain drop size distribution
• ecmwfdarsupp - ECMWF: supplemental data, Darwin
• ecmwfdarsurf - ECMWF: surface measurement, Darwin
• ecmwfdarvar - ECMWF: model met. and cloud variables at altitude, Darwin
• ecmwfmansupp - ECMWF: supplemental data, Manus
• ecmwfmansurf - ECMWF: surface measurement, Manus
• ecmwfmanvar - ECMWF: model met. and cloud variables at altitude, Manus, 1-hr avg
• ecmwfnausupp - ECMWF: supplemental data, Nauru
• ecmwfnausurf - ECMWF: surface measurement, Nauru
• ecmwfnauvar - ECMWF: model met. and cloud variables at altitude, Nauru 1-hr avg
• ecmwfsupp - ECMWF: supplemental data, entire coverage
• ecmwfvar - ECMWF: model met. and cloud variables at altitude, entire coverage, 1-hr avg
• fullavhrr10ch2 - AVHRR: NOAA-10 Satellite, full channel 2
• fullavhrr10ch4 - AVHRR: NOAA-10 Satellite, full channel 4
• fullavhrr11ch2 - AVHRR: NOAA-11 Satellite, full channel 2
• fullavhrr11ch4 - AVHRR: NOAA-11 Satellite, full channel 4
• fullavhrr12ch2 - AVHRR: NOAA-12 Satellite, full channel 2
• fullavhrr12ch4 - AVHRR: NOAA-12 Satellite, full channel 4
• fullavhrr14ch2 - AVHRR: NOAA-14 Satellite, full channel 2
• fullavhrr14ch4 - AVHRR: NOAA-14 Satellite, full channel 4
• fullavhrr15ch2 - AVHRR: NOAA-15 Satellite, full channel 2
• fullavhrr15ch4 - AVHRR: NOAA-15 Satellite, full channel 4
• fullavhrr16ch2 - AVHRR: NOAA-16 Satellite, full channel 2
• fullavhrr16ch4 - AVHRR: NOAA-16 Satellite, full channel 4
• fullavhrr17ch2 - AVHRR: NOAA-17 Satellite, full channel 2
• fullavhrr17ch4 - AVHRR: NOAA-17 Satellite, full channel 4
• gms5hovmuller - GMS-5: hovmuller diagram
• goes8composite - GOES-8: composite images, jpg
• goes8compositesmall - GOES-8: composite images, small, jpg
• goes8hovmuller - GOES-8: images, Hovmuller diagram
• mmcrcal - Millimeter Wavelength Cloud Radar (MMCR): calibration data
• mmcrmom - Millimeter Wave Cloud Radar (MMCR), replaces mmcrcal and mmcrmoments datastreams following C-40 processor upgrade of 2003.09.09
• mmcrspeccmaskbl - Millimeter Wave Cloud Radar (MMCR), filtered spectral data, boundary layer mode
• mmcrspeccmaskci - Millimeter Wave Cloud Radar (MMCR), filtered spectral data, cirrus mode
• mmcrspeccmaskge - Millimeter Wave Cloud Radar (MMCR), filtered spectral data, general mode
• mmcrspectra - Millimeter Wavelength Cloud Radar (MMCR): spectral data
• moltsedassfcclass0 - Model Output Loc. Time Ser. (MOLTS): EDAS meteor. analy., basic surface, params, stations
• moltsedassfcclass1 - Model Output Loc. Time Ser. (MOLTS): EDAS meteor. analy., enhanced surface, params, stations
• moltsedassndclass1 - Model Output Loc. Time Ser. (MOLTS): EDAS meteor. analy., enhances soundings, params, stations
• mpl - Micropulse Lidar (MPL): cloud base and top heights
• mplpol - Micropulse Lidar (MPL) polarized: cloud base and top heights
• mplps - Micropulse Lidar: polarization of atmosphere
• mwrp - Microwave Radiometer data (MWR Profiles - QME), water vapor, temp, cloud liquid water, precip water retrievals
• ncepgfsatkflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Atqasuk
• ncepgfsatkpprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard pressures, at Atqasuk
• ncepgfsatksfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Atqasuk
• ncepgfsatksprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at sigma layers, at Atqasuk
• ncepgfsatkzprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard heights, at Atqasuk
• ncepgfsbrwflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Barrow
• ncepgfsbrwpprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard pressures, at Barrow
• ncepgfsbrwsfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Barrow
• ncepgfsbrwsprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at sigma layers, at Barrow
• ncepgfsbrwzprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard heights, at Barrow
• ncepgfsdarflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Darwin
• ncepgfsdarpprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard pressures, at Darwin
• ncepgfsdarsfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Darwin
• ncepgfsdarsprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at sigma layers, at Darwin
• ncepgfsdarzprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard heights, at Darwin
• ncepgfsflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at SGP/PYE/NIM
• ncepgfsmanflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Manus
• ncepgfsmanpprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard pressures, at Manus
• ncepgfsmansfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Manus
• ncepgfsmansprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at sigma layers, at Manus
• ncepgfsmanzprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard heights, at Manus
• ncepgfsnauflx - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Nauru
• ncepgfsnaupprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard pressures, at Nauru
• ncepgfsnausfc - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Nauru
• ncepgfsnausprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at sigma layers, at Nauru
• ncepgfsnauzprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard heights, at Nauru
• ncepgfspprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard pressures, at SGP/PYE/NIM
• ncepgfssfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at SGP/PYE/NIM
• ncepgfssprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at sigma layers, at SGP/PYE/NIM
• ncepgfszprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard heights, at SGP/PYE/NIM
• 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
• tlcv - Time-lapse cloud video (TLCV): qual. sky images, typ. ea 4-8 sec, Quicktime movies
• tsicldmask - Total Sky Imager (TSI): cloud decision images, PNG format
• tsimovie - Total Sky Imager (TSI): daily movie generated from 30-sec sky image
• tsiskycover - Total Sky Imager (TSI): fractional sky coverage
• tsiskyimage - Total Sky Imager (TSI): sky image (JPEG)
• umasscprs95graph - Cloud Profiling Radar System (CPRS): U. Mass, 95/33 gHz radar, graphs
• vceil25k - Vaisala Ceilometer (VCEIL): cloud base heights, 25,000 feet max range
• wacr - W-band (95 GHz) ARM Cloud Radar
• wacrspecmom - W-band (95 GHz) ARM Cloud Radar, spectral data

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