Microscale data product based on the increased temporal resolution of the MMCRs which includes information about the local maxima in each Doppler spectrum, uncertainty estimates for the Doppler moments of the primary peak, Doppler moment shape parameters (e.g., skewness and kurtosis), and more accurate identification of radar clutter.
MicroARSCL, a microscale data product based on the increased temporal resolution of ARM's radars includes information about the local maxima in each Doppler spectrum, uncertainty estimates for the Doppler moments of the primary peak, Doppler moment shape parameters (e.g., skewness and kurtosis), and more accurate identification of radar clutter (e.g., insects). This additional post-processing of recorded Doppler spectra aids in the extraction of turbulence and microphysical information.
| Developed By | Scott Giangrande | Edward Luke | Pavlos Kollias |
| Contact | Hannah Collier |
| Resource(s) |
Data Directory ReadMe |
| Data format | netcdf |
| Site |
GRW
NSA SGP TWP |
| Content time range | 1 May 2007 - 31 July 2014 |
| Attribute accuracy | No formal attribute accuracy tests were conducted |
| Positional accuracy | No formal positional accuracy tests were conducted |
| Data Consistency and Completeness | Data set is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details. |
| Access Restriction | No access constraints are associated with this data. |
| Use Restriction | No use constraints are associated with this data. |
| Citations |
Kollias, P., E.E. Clothiaux, M.A. Miller, E.P. Luke, K.L. Johnson, K.P. Moran, K.B. Widener, and B.A. Albrecht, 2007: The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program Cloud Profiling Radars: Second-Generation Sampling Strategies, Processing, and Cloud Data Products. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 24, 1199~V1214.
Luke, E.P., P. Kollias, K.L. Johnson, and E.E. Clothiaux, 2008: A Technique for the Automatic Detection of Insect Clutter in Cloud Radar Returns. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 25, 1498~V1513. |