ceil

Name: Ceilometer (CEIL): cloud-base heights - ceil
Published: 1997-12-11

Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility. 1997. Ceilometer (CEIL). <span id='startDate'>1997-12-11</span> to <span id='endDate'>2024-04-28</span>, <span id='site'>North Slope Alaska (NSA)</span> <span id='facility'>Central Facility, Barrow AK (C1)</span>.  Compiled by D. Zhang, B. Ermold and V. Morris. ARM Data Center. Data set accessed <span id='dateAccessed'></span> at <span id='doi'>http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1181954</span>.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5439/1181954

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Ceilometer (CEIL): cloud-base heights (ceil)

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The ceilometer (CEIL) is a remote-sensing instrument that measures cloud height, vertical visibility, and potential backscatter signals by aerosols. It detects up to three cloud layers simultaneously. Operating through a maximum vertical range of 7700 m, the CEIL transmits near-infrared pulses of light and the receiver detects the light scattered back by clouds and precipitation.

Measurements

Backscatter

Location

North Slope Alaska - Central Facility, Barrow AK

Latitude: 71.323
Longitude: -156.615
Publication Date: 1997-12-11
Start Date: 1997-12-11
End Date: 2024-04-28
Last Updated: 2024-04-30

Instrument Mentor

https://www.arm.gov/connect-with-arm/organization/instrument-mentors/list#ceil

Damao Zhang

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

DOI / Citation

https://doi.org/10.5439/1181954
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility. 1997. Ceilometer (CEIL). 1997-12-11 to 2024-04-28, North Slope Alaska (NSA) Central Facility, Barrow AK (C1). Compiled by D. Zhang, B. Ermold and V. Morris. ARM Data Center. Data set accessed at http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1181954.