VAP : ARM Best Estimate Data Products (ARMBE)
Instrument Categories
Atmospheric Profiling
The ARM Best Estimate data products are ARM datastreams specifically tailored to climate modelers for use in the evaluation of global climate models. They contain a best estimate of several cloud, radiation, and atmospheric quantities. For more information about ARMBE products, click the product name under "Output Products."
Output Products
- armbeatm : ARMBE: Atmospheric measurements
- armbecldrad : ARMBE: Cloud Radiation measurements
Primary Measurements
The following measurements are those considered scientifically relevant.
- Atmospheric moisture
- Atmospheric pressure
- Atmospheric temperature
- Cloud fraction
- Cloud top height
- Cloud type
- Horizontal wind
- Latent heat flux
- Liquid water path
- Longwave broadband downwelling irradiance
- Longwave broadband net irradiance
- Longwave broadband upwelling irradiance
- Precipitable water
- Precipitation
- Sensible heat flux
- Shortwave broadband diffuse downwelling irradiance
- Shortwave broadband direct downwelling irradiance
- Shortwave broadband total downwelling irradiance
- Shortwave broadband total net irradiance
- Shortwave broadband total upwelling irradiance
- Vertical velocity
