Example wacr Archive Data Plot

Datastream : WACR

W-band (95 GHz) ARM Cloud Radar

Active Dates
2005.06.22 - 2011.01.06

Measurement Categories
Cloud Properties

Originating Instrument
W-Band (95 GHz) ARM Cloud Radar (WACR)

Measurements

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Measurement	Units	Variable
Altitude above mean sea level	m	alt
Base time in Epoch	seconds since 1970-1-1 0:00:00 0:00	base_time
Range Heights (center of radar sample volume)	m MSL	heights ( heights )
North latitude	degree_N	lat
East longitude	degree_E	lon
Mean Doppler Velocity	m/s	mean_doppler_velocity ( time, heights )
Calculated Noise	dB	noise ( time )
Polarization mode. 0 = copol, 1 = xpol	unitless	polarization ( time )
Ambient load power	dBm	power_ambient_load ( time )
Hot load power	dBm	power_hot_load ( time )
Transmit driver power sampled by receiver	dBm	power_transmit_driver ( time )
Quality check results on field: Mean Doppler Velocity	unitless	qc_mean_doppler_velocity ( time, heights )
Quality check results on field: Reflectivity	unitless	qc_reflectivity ( time, heights )
Quality check results on field: Time offset from midnight	unitless	qc_time ( time )
Reflectivity	dBZ	reflectivity ( time, heights )
Signal to noise ratio	dB	signal_to_noise_ratio ( time, heights )
Spectral Width	m/s	spectral_width ( time, heights )
Extended Interaction Klystron Amplifier temperature	degrees C	temp_EIKA ( time )
Low noise amplifier temperature	degrees C	temp_LNA ( time )
Ambient temperature of radar front end components	degrees C	temp_ambient ( time )
Antenna bottom temperature	degrees C	temp_antenna_bottom ( time )
Antenna top temperature	degrees C	temp_antenna_top ( time )
Chiller temperature	degrees C	temp_chiller ( time )
Chiller return temperature	degrees C	temp_chiller_return ( time )
Chiller supply temperature	degrees C	temp_chiller_supply ( time )
Computer enclosure temperature	degrees C	temp_computer_enclosure ( time )
Future temperature	degrees C	temp_future ( time )
Hot load physical temperature	degrees C	temp_hot ( time )
Modulator temperature	degrees C	temp_modulator ( time )
Modulator control temperature	degrees C	temp_modulator_control ( time )
Outside temperature	degrees C	temp_outside ( time )
Time offset from midnight		time ( time )
Time offset from base_time		time_offset ( time )
Detected Pulse	Watts	txpower ( time )
status flag	unitless	wacr_status ( time )