Ceilometer cloud base height from station Ny-Ålesund from August 1992 to July 2017, reference list of 290 datasets ...

• Main Authors: Maturilli, Marion, Herber, Andreas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2017
• Subjects: Monitoring station; AWIPEV_based; AWIPEV; Arctic Amplification AC3; Baseline Surface Radiation Network BSRN; Meteorological Long-Term Observations @ AWI AWI_Meteo; Arctic; Ny-Ålesund; Svalbard; Global warming; Ny Ålesund
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.880300; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.880300

Clouds are a key factor for the Arctic amplification of global warming, but their actual appearance and distribution are still afflicted by large uncertainty. On the Arctic-wide scale, large discrepancies are found between the various reanalyses and satellite products, respectively. Although ground-based observations by remote sensing are limited to point measurements, they have the advantage of obtaining extended time series of vertically resolved cloud properties. Here, we present a 25-year data record of cloud base height measured by ceilometer at the Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Arctic site. We explain the composition of the three sub-periods with different instrumentation contributing to the data set, and show examples of potential application areas. Linked to cyclonic activity, the cloud base height provides essential information for the interpretation of the surface radiation balance and contributes to the understanding of meteorological processes. Furthermore, it is a useful auxiliary component for the ... : This dataset was updated on 2018-04-05: seven more datasets from 2017-01 to 2017-07 were added and the title was adapted accordingly.As the measurements are continuing, additional data after July 2017 can be found at doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.942331 (see also "Related to" reference). ...