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Ceilometer (CEIL): cloud-base heights (ceil)
Browse DataThe 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
Location
Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean; Mobile Facility (LASIC)
- Latitude: -7.96972
- Longitude: -14.40538
- Publication Date: 2016-05-24
- Start Date: 2016-05-24
- End Date: 2017-11-01
- Last Updated: 2018-01-24
Instrument Mentor
https://www.arm.gov/connect-with-arm/organization/instrument-mentors/list#ceil
Connor Flynn
University of Oklahoma School of MeteorologyVictor Morris
Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryBrian Ermold
Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryDamao Zhang
Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryDOI / Citation
http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1181954
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility. 2016, updated hourly. Ceilometer (CEIL). 2016-05-24 to 2017-11-01, ARM Mobile Facility (ASI) Airport Site, Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean; Supplemental Site (S1). Compiled by V. Morris, C. Flynn, D. Zhang and B. Ermold. ARM Data Center. Data set accessed at http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1181954.
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility. 2016, updated hourly. Ceilometer (CEIL). 2016-05-24 to 2017-11-01, ARM Mobile Facility (ASI) Airport Site, Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean; Supplemental Site (S1). Compiled by V. Morris, C. Flynn, D. Zhang and B. Ermold. ARM Data Center. Data set accessed at http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1181954.