Auxiliary data for the Marine W-band (95 GHz) ARM Cloud Radar (mwacraux)

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The Marine W-Band (95 GHz) ARM Cloud Radar measures cloud properties, including radar Doppler and radar reflectivity. This instrument is a zenith-pointing W-Band ARM Cloud Radar (WACR) mounted on a stabilized platform for use aboard ships.

Measurements

Location

MAGIC (Marine ARM GPCI Investigation of Clouds); Mobile Facility
  • Latitude: None
  • Longitude: None
  • Publication Date: 2012-11-01
  • Start Date: 2012-11-01
  • End Date: 2013-10-09
  • Last Updated: 2013-10-16

Instrument Mentor

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

Karen Johnson
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Scott Giangrande
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Nitin Bharadwaj
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Joseph Hardin
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Iosif (Andrei) Lindenmaier
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Alyssa Matthews
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Bradley Isom
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Vagner Castro
VMC SERVICES EIRELI
Tim Wendler
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

DOI / Citation

http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1150243
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility. 2012, updated hourly. Marine W-Band (95 GHz) ARM Cloud Radar (MWACRAUX). 2012-11-01 to 2013-10-09, ARM Mobile Facility (MAG) Los Angeles, CA to Honolulu, HI - container ship Horizon Spirit; AMF2 (M1). Compiled by I. Lindenmaier, N. Bharadwaj, B. Isom, J. Hardin, A. Matthews, T. Wendler and V. Castro. ARM Data Center. Data set accessed at http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1150243.