"ARSCL" VAP Process
Instrument Categories: Cloud Properties
Description: Active Remotely-Sensed Cloud Locations
The Active Remotely Sensed Clouds Locations (ARSCL) VAP combines data from active remote sensors to produce an objective determination of hydrometeor height distributions and estimates of their radar reflectivities, vertical velocities, and Doppler spectral widths, which are optimized for accuracy. These data provide fundamental information for retrieving cloud microphysical properties and assessing the radiative effects of clouds on climate.
For more details, see http://science.arm.gov/vaps/arscl.stm.
Value-Added Products (VAPs) Produced
- arscl1cloth - ARSCL: multiple outputs from first Clothiaux algorithms on BLC, MPL, MMCR
- arsclbnd1cloth - ARSCL: cloud boundaries from first Clothiaux algorithms on BLC, MPL, MMCR
- arsclcbh1cloth - ARSCL: cloud base height from first Clothiaux algorithms on BLC, MPL, MMCR
- mmcrmode01v0011cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 1 ("stratus mode") moments (11/96 -12/96)
- mmcrmode01v0021cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 1 ("stratus mode") moments (2/97)
- mmcrmode01v0031cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 1 ("stratus mode") moments (3/97)
- mmcrmode01v0041cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 1 ("stratus mode") moments (4/97-9/97)
- mmcrmode01v0051cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 1 ("stratus mode") moments (12/96-2/97)
- mmcrmode01v0061cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 1 ("stratus mode") moments (9/97-3/04)
- mmcrmode01v0071cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 1 ("stratus mode") moments (11/98-9/02)
- mmcrmode01v0091cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 1 ("stratus mode") moments (3/98-4/04)
- mmcrmode01v0101cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 1 ("stratus mode") moments (7/99-11/04)
- mmcrmode02v0011cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 2 ("cirrus mode") moments (11/96-2/97)
- mmcrmode02v0021cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 2 ("cirrus mode") moments (2/97-3/07)
- mmcrmode02v0031cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 2 ("cirrus mode") moments (3/97-3/04)
- mmcrmode02v0041cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 2 ("cirrus mode") moments (11/98-9/02)
- mmcrmode02v0061cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 2 ("cirrus mode") moments (3/98-4/04)
- mmcrmode02v0071cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 2 ("cirrus mode") moments (7/99-11/04)
- mmcrmode03v0011cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 3 ("general mode") moments (2/97)
- mmcrmode03v0021cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 3 ("general mode") moments (2/97-3/97)
- mmcrmode03v0031cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 3 ("general mode") moments (3/97)
- mmcrmode03v0041cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 3 ("general mode") moments (4/97-3/04)
- mmcrmode03v0051cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 3 ("general mode") moments (11/98-9/02)
- mmcrmode03v0081cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 3 ("general mode") moments (3/98-4/04)
- mmcrmode03v0091cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 3 ("general mode") moments (7/99-11/04)
- mmcrmode04v0011cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 4 ("robust mode") moments (11/96-3/97)
- mmcrmode04v0021cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 4 ("robust mode") moments (4/97-9/97)
- mmcrmode04v0031cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 4 ("robust mode") moments (9/97-3/04)
- mmcrmode04v0041cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 4 ("robust mode") moments (11/98-11/04)
- mmcrmode04v0061cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 4 ("robust mode") moments 3/98-4/04)
- mmcrmode05v0011cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 5 (experimental mode) moments (11/96)
- mmcrmode1bl200408121cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 1 ("boundary layer mode") moments (8/04-5/05)
- mmcrmode1bl200511041cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 1 ("boundary layer mode") moments (since 11/2005)
- mmcrmode1bl200606161cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 1 ("boundary layer mode") moments (version 6/2006)
- mmcrmode1bl200608121cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 1 ("boundary layer mode") moments (version 11/2006)
- mmcrmode1bl200804181cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 1 ("boundary layer mode") moments, 20080418 version
- mmcrmode1st200309091cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 1 ("status mode") moments
- mmcrmode1st200404151cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 1 ("stratus mode") moments, 20040415 version
- mmcrmode2ci200309091cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 2 ("cirrus mode") moments
- mmcrmode2ci200404141cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 2 ("cirrus mode") moments, 20040415 version
- mmcrmode2ci200408121cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 2 ("cirrus mode") moments (8/04-5/05)
- mmcrmode2ci200511041cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 2 ("cirrus mode") moments (since 11/2005)
- mmcrmode2ci200606161cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 2 ("cirrus mode") moments (version 6/2006)
- mmcrmode2ci200608161cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 2 ("cirrus mode") moments (version 11/2006)
- mmcrmode2ci200804181cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 2 ("cirrus mode") moments, 20080418 version
- mmcrmode3ge200309091cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 3 ("general mode") moments
- mmcrmode3ge200404141cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 3 ("general mode") moments, 20040415 version
- mmcrmode3ge200408121cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 3 ("general mode") moments (8/04-5/05)
- mmcrmode3ge200511041cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 3 ("general mode") moments (since 11/2005)
- mmcrmode3ge200606161cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 3 ("general mode") moments (version 6/2006)
- mmcrmode3ge200608161cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 3 ("general mode") moments (version 11/2006)
- mmcrmode3ge200804181cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 3 ("general mode") moments, 20080418 version
- mmcrmode4pr200408121cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 4 ("precipitation mode") moments (8/04-5/05)
- mmcrmode4pr200511041cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 4 ("precipitation mode") moments (since 11/2005)
- mmcrmode4pr200606161cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 4 ("precipitation mode") moments (version 6/2006)
- mmcrmode4pr200608161cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 4 ("precipitation mode") moments (version 11/2006)
- mmcrmode4pr200804181cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 4 ("precipitation mode") moments, 20080418 version
- mmcrmode4ro200309091cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 4 ("robust mode") moments
- mmcrmode4ro200404141cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 4 ("robust mode") moments, 20040415 version
- mmcrmode5p0200408121cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 5 ("co-polarized mode") moments
- mmcrmode5p0200804181cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 5 ("co-polarized mode") moments, 20080418 version
- mmcrmode6p1200408121cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 6 ("cross-polarized mode") moments
- mmcrmode6p1200804181cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 6 ("cross-polarized mode") moments, 20080418 version
- mplcmask1cloth - MPL: cloud mask using the first Clothiaux, et al algorithm
- mplsmask1cloth - MPL: "significance" mask using the first Clothiaux, et al algorithm
- rhbarscl1cloth - ARSCL: multiple outputs from first Clothiaux algorithms, Ron Brown ship, Nauru
Primary Measurements
The following measurements are those considered scientifically relevant. Refer to the datastream (netcdf) file headers for the list of all available measurements, including those recorded for diagnostic or quality assurance purposes.
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