Radar reflectivities at 94 GHz and microwave brightness temperature measurements at 89 GHz during the MOSAiC-ACA Arctic airborne campaign ...

The published data set consists of measurements performed by the active cloud radar as part of the MiRAC (Microwave Radar and radiometer for Arctic Clouds) operated on board the Polar 5 research aircraft during 10 flights of the Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate...

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Main Authors: Mech, Mario, Risse, Nils, Crewell, Susanne, Kliesch, Leif-Leonard
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: PANGAEA 2022
Subjects:
airborne
Arctic
Arctic Amplification
brightness temperature
clouds
CloudSat
microwave
MOSAiC-ACA
MOSAiC expedition
Polar 5
radar
radar reflectivity
remote sensing
Svalbard
Event label
Date/Time of event
Latitude of event
Longitude of event
Binary Object
Binary Object File Size
Aircraft
Active cloud radar
P5-223_MOSAiC_ACA_2020
POLAR 5
Arctic Amplification AC3
Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate MOSAiC
Norway
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.944507
https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.944507
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Summary:The published data set consists of measurements performed by the active cloud radar as part of the MiRAC (Microwave Radar and radiometer for Arctic Clouds) operated on board the Polar 5 research aircraft during 10 flights of the Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) Airborne observations in the Central Arctic (MOSAiC-ACA) campaign, carried out in late summer 2020 northwest of Svalbard (Norway). The measurement campaign is embedded in the Transregional Collaborative Research Centre TR 172 (ArctiC Amplification: Climate Relevant Atmospheric and SurfaCe Processes, and Feedback Mechanisms (AC)3. The published data set consists of radar reflectivities of the FMCW 94 GHz cloud radar transformed to nadir view as well brightness temperature measurements at 89 GHz with a 25 deg backwards inclination with respect to the aircrafts fuselage. It should be considerd, that the brightness temperatures have not been corrected for aircraft attitude. The data set has been quality ... : The files contain radar reflectivities, brightness temperatures, measurement times, flags for the filters applied, and some key numbers of the operated instrument. In addition, meta information and attributes are provided. The files are in netcdf format following CF-1.8. ...

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