HD(CP)2 long term observations, atmospheric boundary layer height derived from aerosol profile data of Ceilometer (no. 00), by Supersite RAO, data version 00
Daily files of Mixing layer height from ceilometer aerosol backscatter data
Access
To get a year dataset please use one of the links below to download the wget script:
2013,
Dataset Author
Anne Hirsikko (anne.hirsikko@fmi.fi), Institution: Meteorologisches Observatorium Lindenberg/Richard-Assmann Observatorium, DWDDescription
In daily data set files following level 2 products are included:
1) mixing layer height from aerosol backscatter (zmlaa) based on STRAT-2D algorithm,
2) aerosol layer heights (zal) also based on STRAT-2D algorithm (e.g. Schween et al., 2014; Haeffelin et al., 2012; Morille et al., 2007). Source dataset for the product is sups_rao_ceilo00_l1_beta_v00*.
Limitations: Measurements are only available if backscattering targets like aerosol particles and cloud droplets are present with sufficient quantity. It must be noted that the zmlaa is highly biased during full overcast and precipitation. Therefore, it is recommend to use zmlaa only if cloudiness is less than 5/8 octas.
Provenance: Ceilometer data of Richard Assmann Observatory Lindenberg (DWD)
Comments: none
Instrument 1
- Source: Jenoptik ceilometer: ID CHM100110, serlom TUB120001, software version 12.03.1 2.13 0.720(0.719).
- Descriptive Instrument location: Remote sensing field, close to the radar wind profiler and cloud radar, Richard Assmann Observatory Lindenberg (DWD)
Global information
- PID: de.koeln.rrzk/amd.de.sups/rao.ceilo00.l2.zmlaa
- Project: HD(CP)^2
- Level: 2
- Updated version: 00
- File format: NETCDF3_CLASSIC
- Convention: CF-1.6 where applicable
- Average File Size Uncompressed: 0.017 Mb
- File name: sups_rao_ceilo00_l2_zmlaa_v[VV]_[YYYYMMDDhhmmss].nc
- Start: 2013-01-01
- End: 2013-12-31
Variables
| Name | Dimension | CF standard_name | long_name | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| zal | time, nlayer | height of aerosol layer | m | |
| zmlaa | time | mixing layer height from aerosol | m | |
| zmlaa_bias | time | bias of mixing layer height from aerosol | m | |
| zmlaa_uncty | uncertainty of mixing layer height retrieval from aerosol | % | ||
| zsl | altitude | altitude above mean sea level | m |
Institution
Contact Person(s)
Volker Lehmann (volker.lehmann@dwd.de)
References
M. Haeffelin, F. Angelini, Y. Morille, G. Martucci et al.,Evaluation of Mixing-Height Retrievals from Automatic Profiling Lidars and Ceilometers in View of Future Integrated Networks in Europe
J. H. Schween, A. Hirsikko, U. Loehnert, and S. Crewell,Mixing layer height retrieval with ceilometer and Doppler lidar: from case studies to long-term assessment
M. Haeffelin, F. Angelini, Y. Morille, G. Martucci et al.,Evaluation of Mixing-Height Retrievals from Automatic Profiling Lidars and Ceilometers in View of Future Integrated Networks in Europe
Y. Morille, M. Haeffelin, P. Drobinski, J. Pelon,STRAT: An Automated Algorithm to Retrieve the Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere from Single-Channel Lidar Data