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Measurement : Cloud top height

For a given cloud or cloud layer, the highest level of the atmosphere where cloud properties are detectable.

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Cloud Properties

Instruments

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
  • MPL : Micropulse Lidar
• External Instruments
  • GMS : Geostationary Meteorological Satellite
  • GOES : Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites
  • NCEPGFS : National Centers for Environment Prediction Global Forecast System
  • RUC : Rapid Update Cycle Model Data
• Field Campaign Instruments
  • CO2LIDAR : Carbon Dioxide Doppler Lidar
  • VARANAL : Constrained Variational Analysis
  • GOES : Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites
  • MIRAI : JAMSTEC Research Vessel Mirai
  • MPL : Micropulse Lidar
  • MPL-AIR : Micropulse Lidar- Airborne
  • LBTM-MINNIS : Minnis Cloud Products Using LBTM Algorithm
  • VISST : Minnis Cloud Products Using Visst Algorithm
  • HSRL-AIR : NASA Airborne High Spectral Resolution Lidar
  • RONBROWN : NOAA Research Vessel Ron Brown
  • NAWX : NRC Airborne W and X Band Radar
  • MPLNOR : Normalized Backscatter Profiles from the Micropulse Lidar
  • MMCR94PSU : Penn State 94GHz MMCR
  • RLPROF : Raman LIDAR Vertical Profiles

Value-Added Products

• ARMBE : ARM Best Estimate Data Products (Process)
  • ARMBECLDRAD : ARMBE: Cloud Radiation measurements
• LBTM-MINNIS : Minnis Cloud Products Using LBTM Algorithm (Process)
  • GOES12MINNIS : GOES-12: 0.5 degree cloud products
  • LBTM3MINNIS : Layered Bispectral Threshold Method (LBTM) cloud products derived from GMS-5
  • LBTM3MINNISMAN : Layered Bispectral Threshold Method (LBTM) cloud products derived from GMS-5,Manus
  • LBTM3MINNISNAU : Layered Bispectral Threshold Method (LBTM) cloud products derived from GMS-5,Nauru
  • LBTM3MINNISDAR : Layered Bispectral Threshold Method (LBTM) cloud products derived from GMS-5,Darwin
• MPLCMASK : Cloud mask from Micropulse Lidar (Process)
  • 30SMPLCMASK1ZWANG : MPL: 30-second cloud mask using the first Z. Wang, et al algorithm
• VISST : Minnis Cloud Products Using Visst Algorithm (Process)
  • VISSTGRIDG08V2MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite GOES8, version 2
  • VISSTGRIDG08V3MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite GOES8, version 3
  • VISSTGRIDG09V3MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite GOES9, version 3
  • VISSTGRIDM1RV3MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite MTSAT, version 3
  • VISSTGRIDG10V2MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite goes10, version 2
  • VISSTGRIDG10V3MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite GOES10, version 3
  • VISSTGRIDG11V3MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite GOES11, version 3
  • VISSTGRIDG11V4MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite GOES11, version 4
  • VISSTGRIDG13V4MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite GOES13, version 4
  • VISSTPX04G08V2MINNIS : VISST-derived pixel-level products from satellite GOES8, version 2
  • VISSTPX04G08V3MINNIS : VISST-derived pixel-level products from satellite GOES8, version 3
  • VISSTPX04G10V2MINNIS : VISST-derived pixel-level products from satellite GOES10, version 2
  • VISSTPX04G10V3MINNIS : VISST-derived pixel-level products from satellite GOES10, version 3
  • VISSTPX04G11V3MINNIS : VISST-derived pixel-level products from satellite GOES11, version 3
  • VISSTPX04G11V4MINNIS : VISST-derived pixel-level products from satellite GOES11, version 4
  • VISSTPX04G13V4MINNIS : VISST-derived pixel-level products from satellite GOES13, version 4
  • VISSTNAUGRIDM1RV3MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products for Nauru, from satellite MTSAT, version 3
  • VISSTNAUGRIDG09V3MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products for Nauru, from satellite GOES09, version 3
  • VISSTNAUPX04G09V3MINNIS : VISST-derived pixel-level products for Nauru, from satellite GOES09, version 3
  • VISSTNAUPX04M1RV3MINNIS : VISST-derived pixel-level products for Nauru, from satellite MTSAT, version 3
  • VISSTDARGRIDM1RV1MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products for Darwin, NWT, Australia, from satellite MTSAT
  • VISSTDARPX04M1RV1MINNIS : VISST-derived pixel-level products for Darwin, NWT, Australia, from satellite MTSAT
  • VISSTMANGRIDM1RV3MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products for Manus Island, Papua-New Guinea, from MTSAT, version 3
  • VISSTDARGRIDM1RV3MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products for Darwin, NWT, Australia, from satellite MTSAT, version 3
  • VISSTDARGRIDG09V3MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products for Darwin, NWT, Australia, from satellite GOES09, version 3
  • VISSTDARPX04G09V3MINNIS : VISST-derived pixel-level products for Darwin, NWT, Australia, from satellite MTSAT, version 3
  • VISSTDARPX04M1RV3MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products for Manus Island, Papua-New Guinea, from satellite GOES09, version 3
  • VISSTMANGRIDG09V3MINNIS : VISST-derived pixel-level products for Manus Island, Papua-New Guinea, from satellite MTSAT, version 3
  • VISSTMANPX04M1RV3MINNIS : VISST-derived pixel-level products for Manus Island, Papua-New Guinea, from satellite GOES09, version 3
  • VISSTMANPX04G09V3MINNIS :
• RLPROF : Raman LIDAR Vertical Profiles (Process)
  • 2RLPROFDEP1TURN : 2-minute Raman Lidar: aerosol depolarization profiles and single layer cloud optical depths
  • 2RLPROFASR1FERR : 2-minute Raman Lidar: aerosol scattering ratio and backscattering coefficient profiles, from first Ferrare algorithm
  • 10RLPROFDEP1TURN : 10-minute Raman Lidar: aerosol depolarization profiles and single layer cloud optical depths from first Turner algorithm
• MPLNOR : Normalized Backscatter Profiles from the Micropulse Lidar (Process)
  • MPLNOR1CAMP : MPL: backscatter profiles normalized and cloud detection routine applied.

Datastreams

• NCEPGFS : National Centers for Environment Prediction Global Forecast System Datastreams
  • NCEPGFSSFC : NCEP GFS: surface variables
  • NCEPGFSNAUSFC : NCEP GFS: flux variables at Nauru
  • NCEPGFSMANSFC : NCEP GFS: surface variables at Manus
  • NCEPGFSBRWSFC : NCEP GFS: surface variables at Barrow
  • NCEPGFSDARSFC : NCEP GFS: surface variables at Darwin
  • NCEPGFSATKSFC : NCEP GFS: surface variables at Atqasuk
• RUC : Rapid Update Cycle Model Data Datastreams
  • RUC20ISOB : Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: daily isobaric analysis data, 20 km resolution
  • ALLRUC20ISOB : Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: isobaric main analysis data, 20-km resolution
  • ALLRUC40ISOB : Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: isobaric main analysis data, 40-km resolution
  • SYNRUC20ISOB : Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: isobaric output, 20 km grid, averaged to 40 km