HD(CP)2 short term observations, path of integrated cloud liquid water data of Microwave radiometer (no. 00), HOPE-Melpitz campaign by LACROS, data version 00
Microwave radiometer retrieved clwvi
Access
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2013,
Instrument 1
- Source: RPG Microwave Radiometer HATPRO, Generation 2
- Descriptive Instrument location: The instrument is part of the LACROS facility that was installed at the TROPOS field site of Melpitz, approximately 40 km NE of Leipzig.
Global information
- PID: de.koeln.rrzk/amd.de.hopm/lac.mwr00.l2.clwvi
- Level: 2
- Updated version: 00
- File format: NETCDF3_CLASSIC
- Convention: CF-1.6
- Average File Size Uncompressed: 2 Mb
- File name: hopm_lac_mwr00_l2_clwvi_v[VV]_[YYYYMMDDhhmmss].nc
- Start: 2013-09-04
- End: 2013-10-21
Variables
| Name | Dimension | CF standard_name | long_name | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| clwvi | time | atmosphere_cloud_liquid_water_content | none | kg m-2 |
| clwvi_err | n_ret | none | standard error of atmosphere cloud liquid water content at retrieval elevation angle | kg m-2 |
| clwvi_off_zenith | time | none | off zenith path integrated liquid water | kg m-2 |
| clwvi_off_zenith_offset | time | none | off zenith path integrated liquid water offset correction based on brightness temperature offset | kg m-2 |
| clwvi_offset | time | none | atmosphere_cloud_liquid_water_content offset correction based on brightness temperature offset | kg m-2 |
| clwvi_offset_zeroing | time | none | atmosphere_cloud_liquid_water_content clear sky zeroing offset correction | kg m-2 |
| zsl | none | altitude | altitude above mean sea level | m |
Institution
Contact Person(s)
Patric Seifert (seifert@tropos.de)
References
S. Crewell and U. Loehnert,Accuraccy of cloud liquid water path from ground-based microwave radiometry. Part I. Dependency on Cloud model statistics.
