HD(CP)2 long term observations, data of DL - scanning with varying azimuth (no. 00), by Supersite RAO, data version 01
Daily files of Doppler Lidar velocity azimuth display data
Access
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Dataset Author
Dr. Ronny Leinweber, ronny.leinweber@dwd.de, Institution: Deutscher Wetterdienst, Meteorologisches Observatorium Lindenberg / Richard-Assmann-ObservatoriumDescription
HALO Photonics Doppler Lidar (instrument number 44) was installed at the observation site 'Lindenberg Meteorological Observatory - Richard Assmann Observatory' next to the windprofiler, and it has been operated 24/7 since 10/2012. Data integration is 180 seconds for one VAD scan with 24 azimuthal directions and an elevation angle of 75 degrees. In daily data set files following level 1 products are included: (1) Doppler velocity: This is the motion of the scattering target carried by the atmospheric flow along line of sight (LOS) (2) backscatter coefficient: standard output provided by the manufacturer (3) error estimation for Doppler velocity: theoretical uncertainty calculated using Cramer-Rao lower bound (CRLB) as described in Pearson et al. (J. Atmos. Ocean. Technol., 26, 240-250, 2009)
Limitations: measurements only available if backscattering targets like aereosols and cloud droplets are present
Provenance: Doppler lidar data of Richard-Assmann Observatory, Lindenberg (DWD)
Comments: none
Instrument 1
- Source: HALO Photonics Doppler lidar, number: 44
- Descriptive Instrument location: Meteorologisches Observatorium Lindenberg / Richard-Assmann-Observatorium, Deutscher Wetterdienst
- Instruments altitude: 104 [m]
- Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude): 52.209812 °N 14.128627 °E
- Height: 0.6 [m]
- Horizontal resolution: none [m]
- Vertical resolution: 48 [m]
- Time resolution: 180 [s]
Global information
- PID: de.koeln.rrzk/amd.de.sups/rao.dlidVAD00.l1.any
- Standard: SAMD v.1.0
- Project: HD(CP)2
- Level: 1
- Updated version: 01
- File format: NETCDF4
- Convention: CF-1.6
- Average File Size Uncompressed: 55 Mb
- File name: sups_rao_dlidVAD00_l1_any_v[VV]_[YYYYMMDDhhmmss].nc
- Start: 2013-11-25
- End: 2018-12-31
Variables
| Name | Dimension | CF standard_name | long_name | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| beta | time, range | volume_attenuated_backwards_scattering_function_in_air | attenuated backscatter coefficient | m-1 sr-1 |
| dv | time, range | radial_velocity_of_scatterers_away_from_instrument | doppler velocity | m s-1 |
| intensity | time, range | backscatter intensity | 1 | |
| wl | radiation_wavelength | wavelength | m | |
| zsl | altitude | m |
Institution
Contact Person(s)
Volker Lehmann (volker.lehmann@dwd.de), Richard Assmann Observatory, Lindenberg
Ronny Leinweber (ronny.leinweber@dwd.de), Richard Assmann Observatory, Lindenberg
References
G. Pearson et al.: An Analysis of the Performance of the UFAM Pulsed Doppler Lidar for Observing the Boundary Layer, (2009), J. Atmos. Ocean. Tech., 26, 240-250
A.J. Illingworth, D. Ruffieux, D. Cimini, U. Loehnert et al.: COST Action ES0702 EG-CLIMET – Final Report, doi:10.12898/ES0702FR, (2013), http://cfa.aquila.infn.it/wiki.eg-climet.org/Final_Report_EG_CLIMET.pdf