Ceilometer data taken in the southern Beaufort Sea and Amundsen Gulf, Canadian Arctic during the IPY Circumpolar Flaw Lead (CFL) study 2009

Raw backscatter data were collected from a CT25K ceilometer. A ceilometer is a device that uses a laser or other light source to determine the height of a cloud base. Ceilometers can also be used to measure the aerosol concentration within the atmosphere. Sampling took place from July to November 20...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barber, David
Other Authors: Asplin, Matthew, Candlish, Lauren
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: Polar Data Catalogue 2015
Subjects:
Altitude
Amundsen Gulf
Atmosphere
Atmospheric composition
Beaufort Sea
Cloudbase height
Clouds
Radiation
Beaufort Sea and Amundsen Gulf, Canadian Arctic
environment
Arctic
Icebreaker
IPY
Online Access:https://www.polardata.ca/pdcsearch/PDCSearchDOI.jsp?doi_id=10105
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Summary:Raw backscatter data were collected from a CT25K ceilometer. A ceilometer is a device that uses a laser or other light source to determine the height of a cloud base. Ceilometers can also be used to measure the aerosol concentration within the atmosphere. Sampling took place from July to November 2009 in the southern Beaufort Sea and the Amundsen Gulf (Canadian Arctic) during the CFL cruise onboard the CCGS Amundsen icebreaker. The Circumpolar Flaw Lead System Study (CFL) is an IPY-funded project. Data were collected (1) during the ship transit, (2) set transects, (3) at several stations where we stayed 24 hours, and (4) at multi-day drift stations. The instrument was running continuously during the CFL project, with only minor interruptions for maintenance activities.

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