Datastream : DLPPI
Doppler Lidar - Plan Position Indicator
Active Dates
2010.10.28 - 2013.01.31
Measurement Categories
Aerosols, Cloud Properties
Originating Instrument
Doppler Lidar (DL)
Measurements
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| Measurement | Units | Variable |
|---|---|---|
| Altitude above mean sea level | m | alt |
| Attenuated backscatter | 1/(m sr) | attenuated_backscatter ( time, range ) |
| Azimuth relative to true north | degrees | azimuth ( time ) |
| Base time in Epoch | seconds since 1970-1-1 0:00:00 0:00 | base_time |
| Beam elevation | degrees | elevation ( time ) |
| Intensity (signal to noise ratio + 1) | unitless | intensity ( time, range ) |
| North latitude | degree_N | lat |
| East longitude | degree_E | lon |
| Quality check results on field: Radial velocity | unitless | qc_radial_velocity ( time, range ) |
| Quality check results on field: Time offset from midnight | unitless | qc_time ( time ) |
| Radial velocity | m/s | radial_velocity ( time, range ) |
| Distance from Lidar to center of range gate | m | range ( range ) |
| Beam azimuth relative to Lidar home point | degrees | relative_azimuth ( time ) |
| Time offset from midnight | time ( time ) | |
| Time offset from base_time | time_offset ( time ) |
Locations
- Southern Great Plains (SGP)
- Central Facility, Lamont, OK (C1)
- Supplemental 1, Lamont, OK (S01)
- Tropical Western Pacific (TWP)
- Central Facility, Darwin, Australia (C3)
- ARM Mobile Facility (PGH)
- ARIES Observatory, Nainital, Uttarkhand, India (M1)
- ARM Mobile Facility (PVC)
- Highland Center, Cape Cod MA; AMF 1 (M1)
Contact(s)
Rob Newsom
(509) 372-6020
rob.newsom@pnnl.gov
