Datastream : MPL

Micropulse Lidar (MPL): cloud base and top heights

Active Dates
1996.03.12 - 2007.01.31

Measurement Categories
Aerosols, Cloud Properties

Originating Instrument
Micropulse Lidar (MPL)

Measurements

The measurements below provided by this product are those considered scientifically relevant.

Measurement Variable
backscatter
cloud_base_height
preliminary_cbh

Locations

  • North Slope Alaska (NSA)
    • Central Facility, Barrow AK (C1)
  • Southern Great Plains (SGP)
    • Central Facility, Lamont, OK (C1)
  • Tropical Western Pacific (TWP)
    • Central Facility, Manus I., PNG (C1)
    • Central Facility, Nauru Island (C2)
    • Central Facility, Darwin, Australia (C3)
  • ARM Mobile Facility (NIM)
    • Niamey, Niger (M1)
  • ARM Mobile Facility (PYE)
    • Point Reyes, CA (M1)

Contact(s)

Richard Coulter
(630) 252-5833
rlcoulter@anl.gov

Timothy Martin
technical contact
(630) 252-8708
tjmartin@anl.gov