Vertical velocity
Measurement Categories: Atmospheric State
Description: The component of the velocity vector, along the local vertical.
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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
- Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS)
- C-Band Polarimetric Radar (CPOLDAR)
- Eta Model Runs (ETA)
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Diagnostic Analyses (ECMWFDIAG)
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Model Data (ECMWF)
- Mesoscale Analysis and Prediction System (MAPS)
- Model Output Location Time Series (MOLTS)
- National Centers for Environment Prediction Global Forecast System (NCEPGFS)
- Radar Wind Profiler (50 MHz) (50RWP)
- Radar Wind Profiler (915 MHz) (915RWP)
- Rapid Update Cycle Model Data (RUC)
- Wind Profiler Demo Network (WPDN)
- Field Campaign Instruments
- Airborne Research Australia Cessna 404 (CESSNA-404-ARA)
- Airborne Research Australia Dimona Aircraft Laser Altimeter and Fluxes (ARA-DIMONA)
- Carbon Dioxide Flux Measurement Systems (CO2FLX)
- Constrained Variational Analysis (CONSTRVARANA)
- Eta Model Runs (ETA)
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Diagnostic Analyses (ECMWFDIAG)
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Model Data (ECMWF)
- Millimeter Wavelength Cloud Radar (MMCR)
- NASA DC-8 (DC8-NASA)
- Radar Wind Profiler (50 MHz) (50RWP)
- Radar Wind Profiler (915 MHz) (915RWP)
- University of North Dakota Citation Aircraft (CITATION)
Value-Added Products (VAPs) including the measurement
- (ARSCL) Active Remotely-Sensed Cloud Locations Process
- arscl1cloth - ARSCL: multiple outputs 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- mmcrmode6p1200408121cloth - ARSCL: derived, MMCR Mode 6 ("cross-polarized mode") moments
- rhbarscl1cloth - ARSCL: multiple outputs from first Clothiaux algorithms, Ron Brown ship, Nauru
- (MPL) Micropulse Lidar Process
- arscl1cloth - ARSCL: multiple outputs from first Clothiaux algorithms on BLC, MPL, MMCR
Datastreams including the measurement
- (50RWP) Radar Wind Profiler (50 MHz) Datastreams
- 50rwptemp - 50-MHz Radar Wind Profiler/RASS (RWP50): virtual temperature profile data
- 50rwptempcon - 50-MHz Radar Wind Profiler/RASS (RWP50): consensus temperature data
- (915RWP) Radar Wind Profiler (915 MHz) Datastreams
- 915rwptemp - 915-MHz Radar Wind Profiler/RASS (RWP915): virtual temperature profile data
- 915rwptempcon - 915-MHz Radar Wind Profiler/RASS (RWP915): temperature consensus data
- (ACARS) Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System Datastreams
- acars - ARINC ACARS: wind and temperature data from commercial aircraft (ARINC Communications, Addressing, and Reporting System)
- (CPOLDAR) C-Band Polarimetric Radar Datastreams
- cpoldar - BOM C-Band Polarimetric Radar Data from Darwin
- (ECMWF) European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Model Data Datastreams
- ecmwfdarupa - ECMWF: upper air measurement, Darwin
- ecmwfmanupa - ECMWF: upper air measurement, Manus
- ecmwfnauupa - ECMWF: upper air measurement, Nauru
- ecmwfupa - ECMWF: upper air measurement, entire coverage
- (ECMWFDIAG) European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Diagnostic Analyses Datastreams
- ecmwfdarvar - ECMWF: model met. and cloud variables at altitude, Darwin
- ecmwfmanvar - ECMWF: model met. and cloud variables at altitude, Manus, 1-hr avg
- ecmwfnauvar - ECMWF: model met. and cloud variables at altitude, Nauru 1-hr avg
- ecmwfvar - ECMWF: model met. and cloud variables at altitude, entire coverage, 1-hr avg
- (MAPS) Mesoscale Analysis and Prediction System Datastreams
- (MMCR) Millimeter Wavelength Cloud Radar Datastreams
- mmcrmom - Millimeter Wave Cloud Radar (MMCR), replaces mmcrcal and mmcrmoments datastreams following C-40 processor upgrade of 2003.09.09
- mmcrmoments - Millimeter Wavelength Cloud Radar (MMCR): moments data
- (MOLTS) Model Output Location Time Series Datastreams
- moltsedassndclass0 - Model Output Loc. Time Ser. (MOLTS): EDAS meteor. analy., basic soundings, params, stations
- moltsedassndclass1 - Model Output Loc. Time Ser. (MOLTS): EDAS meteor. analy., enhances soundings, params, stations
- (NCEPGFS) National Centers for Environment Prediction Global Forecast System Datastreams
- ncepgfsatkpprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard pressures, 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
- ncepgfsbrwpprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard pressures, 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
- ncepgfsdarpprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard pressures, 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
- ncepgfsmanpprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard pressures, 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
- ncepgfsnaupprof - NCEP GFS: vertical profiles of met quantities at standard pressures, 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
- 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
- (RUC) Rapid Update Cycle Model Data Datastreams
- allruc20hybr - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: hybrid analysis data, 20-km resolution
- allruc20isob - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: isobaric main analysis data, 20-km resolution
- allruc40hybr - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: hybrid analyisis data, 40 km resolution
- allruc40isob - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: isobaric main analysis data, 40-km resolution
- ruc20hybr - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: daily hybrid analysis data, 20 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
- (WPDN) Wind Profiler Demo Network Datastreams
- 06fslwpdnmet - Wind Profiler Demo Network (WPDN): 6-min meteorological data
- 60fslwpdnmet - Wind Profiler Demo Network (WPDN): meteorology data, 60-min
- 60wpdnwnds - Wind Profiler Demo Network (WPDN): 60-minute consensus average wind components