Datastream : DISDROMETER

Disdrometer: measures rain drop size distribution

Active Dates
2006.01.11 - 2012.10.03

Measurement Categories
Atmospheric State, Cloud Properties

Originating Instrument
Impact Disdrometer (DISDROMETER)

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
Diameter interval between drop size classes	mm	delta_diam ( drop_class )
Diameter of largest drop	mm	diam_max ( time )
Distribution intercept	1/(m^3-mm)	distribution_intercept ( time )
Distribution slope	1/mm	distribution_slope ( time )
Drop class	unitless	drop_class ( drop_class )
Energy flux	J/(m^2-hr)	energy_flux ( time )
Fall velocity	m/s	fall_velocity ( drop_class )
North latitude	degree_N	lat
Liquid water content	gm/m^3	liq_water ( time )
East longitude	degree_E	lon
Diameter of drop size class	mm	mean_diam_drop_class ( drop_class )
Number of drops	none	num_drop ( time, drop_class )
Number density	1/(m^3-mm)	number_density ( time, drop_class )
Precipitation Precipitation	mm	precip_dis ( time )
Quality check results on field: Number of drops	unitless	qc_num_drop ( time, drop_class )
Quality check results on field: Precipitation	unitless	qc_precip_dis ( time )
Quality check results on field: Rain rate	unitless	qc_rain_rate ( time )
Quality check results on field: Time offset from midnight	unitless	qc_time ( time )
Radar reflectivity	dB	radar_reflectivity ( time )
Precipitation Rain rate	mm/hr	rain_rate ( time )
Time offset from midnight		time ( time )
Time offset from base_time		time_offset ( time )