Datastream : KAZRBL
Ka ARM Zenith Radar (KAZR): boundary layer mode
Active Dates
2011.05.03 - 2012.10.12
Measurement Categories
Atmospheric State, Cloud Properties
Originating Instrument
Ka ARM Zenith Radar (KAZR)
Measurements
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| Measurement | Units | Variable |
|---|---|---|
| Base time in Epoch | seconds since 1970-1-1 0:00:00 0:00 | base_time |
| Radar calibration constant, copolar | dB | cal_constant_copol ( time ) |
| Radar calibration constant, cross-polar | dB | cal_constant_xpol ( time ) |
| Mean doppler velocity, copolar | m/s | mean_doppler_velocity_copol ( time, range ) |
| Mean doppler velocity, cross-polar | m/s | mean_doppler_velocity_xpol ( time, range ) |
| Rise and fall (front to back) | degrees | pitch ( time ) |
| Quality check results on field: Time offset from midnight | unitless | qc_time ( time ) |
| Range (center of radar sample volume) | m | range ( range ) |
| Reflectivity, copolar | dBZ | reflectivity_copol ( time, range ) |
| Reflectivity, cross-polar | dBZ | reflectivity_xpol ( time, range ) |
| Side to side sway | degrees | roll ( time ) |
| Receiver noise | dBm | rx_noise ( time ) |
| Signal to noise ratio, copolar | dB | signal_to_noise_ratio_copol ( time, range ) |
| Signal to noise ratio, cross-polar | dB | signal_to_noise_ratio_xpol ( time, range ) |
| Spectral width, copolar | m/s | spectral_width_copol ( time, range ) |
| Spectral width, cross-polar | m/s | spectral_width_xpol ( time, range ) |
| Time offset from midnight | time ( time ) | |
| Time offset from base_time | time_offset ( time ) |
Locations
- Southern Great Plains (SGP)
- Central Facility, Lamont, OK (C1)
- ARM Mobile Facility (GAN)
- Gan Airport, Gan Island, Maldives (M1)
Contact(s)
Nitin Bharadwaj
(509) 372-4267
nitin@pnnl.gov
Kevin Widener
(509) 528-9565
kevin.widener@pnnl.gov
Karen Johnson
data analysis
(631) 344-5952
kjohnson@bnl.gov
