Cloud radar Doppler spectra measured with MiRAC-A at AWIPEV, Ny-Ålesund (July 2017 – October 2018) ...

• Main Authors: Gierens, Rosa, Nomokonova, Tatiana, Krobot, Pavel, Ebell, Kerstin
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2023
• Subjects: Arctic; AWIPEV; clouds; Ny-Ålesund; radar; radar Doppler spectra; radar reflectivity; Svalbard; DATE/TIME; netCDF file; netCDF file File Size; Research station; AWIPEV_based; Arctic Amplification AC3; Ny Ålesund
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.959834; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.959834

Cloud radars provide information on micro- and macrophysical properties of clouds and precipitation. Continuous zenith-pointing cloud radar observations were made with the 94 GHz (W-band) frequency modulated continuous wave Doppler radar (model RPG-FMCW-94-SP) named MiRAC-A. Measurements were carried out at the AWIPEV Atmospheric Observatory in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, from 28 July 2017 to 8 October 2018. The atmospheric column from 100 m to 12 km above the surface was profiled with a vertical resolution of 3.2-24 m and a temporal resolution of 2 s. The data was post-processed to correct for Doppler aliasing and the radar calibration was adjusted based on a reference radar. The data contains only the Doppler spectra, radar moments are available as a separate data set. Some technical parameters and flags related to measurement operation, post-processing, and data quality, which could be relevant for some data users, are also provided. ... : The files are in NetCDF format, following where appropriate the CF convention. Each file contains the measurements for one hour. ...