HD(CP)2 long term observations, all variables data of Cloud radar (no. 00), by Supersite RAO, data version 01
Cloud radar data
Access
To get a year dataset please use one of the links below to download the wget script:
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016,
Dataset Author
Dr.Ulrich Goersdorf, ulrich.goersdorf@dwd.de, Institution: Deutscher Wetterdienst, Meteorologisches Observatorium Lindenberg/Richard-Assmann-ObservatoriumDescription
The files include following level 1 data: (1) Doppler spectrum moments of all targets (including insects) (2) Doppler spectrum moments of hydrometeors only based on the method by Bauer-Pfundstein and Goersdorf (2007). Radar reflectivity is corrected in the antenna near field. There was no correction applied for attenuation.
Limitations: none
Provenance: Cloud radar data of Richard-Assmann Observatory Lindenberg (DWD)
Comments: This product was created from MIRA mmclx data files adjusted to the HD(CP)2 data conventions.
Instrument 1
- Source: Metek MIRA36 cloud radar
- Descriptive Instrument location: Remote sensing field, close to the wind profiler radar. Richard-Assmann Observatory, Lindenberg (DWD)
Global information
- PID: de.koeln.rrzk/amd.de.sups/rao.cr00.l1.any
- Project: HD(CP)2
- Level: 1
- Updated version: 01
- File format: NETCDF4
- Convention: CF-1.6
- Average File Size Uncompressed: 180 Mb
- File name: sups_rao_cr00_l1_any_v[VV]_[YYYYMMDDhhmmss].nc
- Start: 2013-01-01
- End: 2016-11-16
Variables
| Name | Dimension | CF standard_name | long_name | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dbz_all | time, range | none | equivalent reflectivity factor of all targets | dBZ |
| dbz_bias | none | none | Estimated calibration error in dBz, one standard deviation | dB |
| dbz_hm | time, range | none | equivalent reflectivity factor of targets classified as hydrometeors | dBZ |
| dbz_hm_mie | time, range | none | Mie-corrected equivalent reflectivity factor of targets classified as hydrometeors | dBZ |
| dbz_min_co | time, range | none | minimum detectable radar reflectivity factor of co-channel | dBZ |
| dbz_min_cross | time, range | none | minimum detectable radar reflectivity factor of cross-channel | dBZ |
| dv_all | time, range | none | Doppler velocity of all targets | m s-1 |
| dv_hm | time, range | none | Doppler velocity of targets classified as hydrometeors | m s-1 |
| ldr_all | time, range | none | linear depolarization ratio of all targets | dB |
| ldr_hm | time, range | none | linear depolarization ratio of targets classified as hydrometeors | dB |
| sw_all | time, range | none | spectral width of all targets | m s-1 |
| sw_hm | time, range | none | spectral width of targets classified as hydrometeors | m s-1 |
| zsl | none | altitude | altitude above mean sea level | m |
Institution
Contact Person(s)
Volker Lehmann (volker.lehmann@dwd.de)
Ulrich Goersdorf (ulrich.goersdorf@dwd.de)
References
Goersdorf U. etal.,A 35 GHz polarimetric Doppler radar for long term observations of cloud parameters - Description of system and data processing