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MASRAD: Pt. Reyes Stratus Cloud and Drizzle Study

7 July 2005 - 31 July 2005

Lead Scientist: Richard Coulter

Observatory: AMF, PYE

The primary goal for deployment of a micropulse lidar at Pt. Reyes was the shakedown and comparison with the ARM micropulse lidar. The secondary goal was to determine its effectiveness in detecting aerosol movement below and into stratus clouds. The profiler and sodar were necessary for the continuous measurement of wind profiles below, through and above stratus clouds, which in combination with aircraft in-situ measurements aid in determining the modification of aerosols by cloud processes. In addition the sodar and profiler provide continuous knowledge of the mixed layer and land processes affecting cloud development and changes as they move from above ocean to land.

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Ching et al. "In-cloud turbulence structure of marine stratocumulus". 2010.

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MArine Stratus Radiation Aerosol and Drizzle (MASRAD) IOP

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Campaign Data Sets

IOP Participant	Data Source Name	Final Data
Richard Coulter	Micropulse Lidar	Order Data

PYE Data Sources

Name	Full Name	Browse Data
`AERI`	Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer	Browse Data
`AERINF`	AERI Noise Filtered	Browse Data
`AIP`	Aerosol Intensive Properties	Browse Data
`AOD-MFRSR`	Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) derived from MFRSR measurements	Browse Data
`AOS`	Aerosol Observing System	Browse Data
`CAMSITE`	camera that monitors a site area	Browse Data
`CCN`	Cloud Condensation Nuclei Particle Counter	Browse Data
`CEIL`	Ceilometer	Browse Data
`ECMWFDIAG`	European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Diagnostic Analyses	Browse Data
`ECOR`	Eddy Correlation Flux Measurement System	Browse Data
`GNDRAD`	Ground Radiometers on Stand for Upwelling Radiation	Browse Data
`MERGESONDE`	Merged Sounding	Browse Data
`MET`	Surface Meteorological Instrumentation	Browse Data
`MFRSR`	Multifilter Rotating Shadowband Radiometer	Browse Data
`MFRSRCLDOD`	Cloud Optical Properties from MFRSR Using Min Algorithm	Browse Data
`MOLTS`	Model Output Location Time Series	Browse Data
`MPL`	Micropulse Lidar	Browse Data
`MWR`	Microwave Radiometer	Browse Data
`MWRP`	Microwave Radiometer Profiler	Browse Data
`MWRRET`	MWR Retrievals	Browse Data
`NCEPGFS`	National Centers for Environment Prediction Global Forecast System	Browse Data
`NFOV`	Narrow Field of View Zenith Radiometer	Browse Data
`PBLHT`	Planetary Boundary Layer Height	Browse Data
`QCECOR`	Quality Controlled Eddy Correlation Flux Measurement	Browse Data
`QCRAD`	Data Quality Assessment for ARM Radiation Data	Browse Data
`RADFLUXANAL`	Radiative Flux Analysis	Browse Data
`RUC`	Rapid Update Cycle Model Data	Browse Data
`SKYRAD`	Sky Radiometers on Stand for Downwelling Radiation	Browse Data
`SONDE`	Balloon-Borne Sounding System	Browse Data
`SONDEADJUST`	Sonde Adjust	Browse Data
`TSI`	Total Sky Imager	Browse Data
`VISST`	Minnis Cloud Products Using Visst Algorithm	Browse Data