Gierens, Rosa; Nomokonova, Tatiana; Krobot, Pavel; Ebell, Kerstin (2023): Cloud radar Doppler spectra measured with MiRAC-A at AWIPEV, Ny-Ålesund (July 2017 – October 2018) [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.959834, In: Gierens, Rosa; Krobot, Pavel; Küchler, Nils; Nomokonova, Tatiana; Ebell, Kerstin (2023): 94 GHz (W-band) Doppler cloud radar measurements at AWIPEV, Ny-Ålesund (2016-2022) [dataset bundled publication]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.959786
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Abstract:
Cloud radars provide information on micro- and macrophysical properties of clouds and precipitation. Continuous zenith-pointing cloud radar observations were made with the 94 GHz (W-band) frequency modulated continuous wave Doppler radar (model RPG-FMCW-94-SP) named MiRAC-A. Measurements were carried out at the AWIPEV Atmospheric Observatory in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, from 28 July 2017 to 8 October 2018. The atmospheric column from 100 m to 12 km above the surface was profiled with a vertical resolution of 3.2-24 m and a temporal resolution of 2 s. The data was post-processed to correct for Doppler aliasing and the radar calibration was adjusted based on a reference radar. The data contains only the Doppler spectra, radar moments are available as a separate data set. Some technical parameters and flags related to measurement operation, post-processing, and data quality, which could be relevant for some data users, are also provided.
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Related to:
Küchler, Nils; Kneifel, Stefan; Löhnert, Ulrich; Kollias, Pavlos; Czekala, Harald; Rose, Thomas (2017): A W-Band Radar–Radiometer System for Accurate and Continuous Monitoring of Clouds and Precipitation. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 34(11), 2375-2392, https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-17-0019.1
Mech, Mario; Kliesch, Leif-Leonard; Anhäuser, Andreas; Rose, Thomas; Kollias, Pavlos; Crewell, Susanne (2019): Microwave Radar/radiometer for Arctic Clouds (MiRAC): first insights from the ACLOUD campaign. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 12(9), 5019-5037, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-5019-2019
Project(s):
Arctic Amplification (AC3)
Funding:
German Research Foundation (DFG), grant/award no. 268020496: TRR 172: ArctiC Amplification: Climate Relevant Atmospheric and SurfaCe Processes, and Feedback Mechanisms
Coverage:
Latitude: 78.920000 * Longitude: 11.930000
Date/Time Start: 2017-07-28T16:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2018-10-08T07:00:00
Minimum Elevation: 11.0 m * Maximum Elevation: 11.0 m
Event(s):
AWIPEV (Koldewey) * Latitude: 78.920000 * Longitude: 11.930000 * Elevation: 11.0 m * Location: Spitsbergen, Svalbard * Campaign: AWIPEV_based * Basis: AWIPEV * Method/Device: Research station (RS)
Comment:
The files are in NetCDF format, following where appropriate the CF convention. Each file contains the measurements for one hour.
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| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
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| 1 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Geocode | |||
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| 3 | netCDF file (File Size) | netCDF (Size) | Bytes |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Basic curation (CurationLevelB)
Size:
10287 data points
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