2009\London\KSK15S CeilometerA RawData

2009\London\KSK15S\CeilometerA RawData

Type: Vaisala Ceilometer CL31 Instrument A

Files: Are Zipped by month (01-04)
Internal  Filenames: Hourly

     Example A8112913.dat
     Letter: Ceilometer identifier: A
    Year:8  >>>> 2008
    Month : 11
    Date: 29
    Hour:13 (time starting)
     Format: Ascii

See Vaisala CL31 Manual

4). Site:    KSK15S
    1. Country: UK
    2. City: London
    3. Location: King’s College London (K)/ Strand Campus (S)/ King’s Building (K)   15S - 15 m S from Roof top entrance
    4. Height: Roof top

Publications

Kotthaus S, CSB Grimmond 2018: Atmospheric Boundary Layer Characteristics from Ceilometer Measurements Part 1: A new method to track mixed layer height and classify clouds QJRMS https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.329 

Kotthaus S, E O'Connor, C Münkel, C Charlton-Perez, CSB Grimmond 2016: Recommendations for processing atmospheric backscatter profiles from Vaisala CL31 Ceilometers Atmos. Meas. Tech., 9, 3769-3791, 10.5194/amt-9-3769-2016    

Loridan T, CSB Grimmond, BD Offerle, DT Young, T Smith, L Järvi, F Lindberg 2011: Local-Scale Urban Meteorological Parameterization Scheme (LUMPS): longwave radiation parameterization & seasonality related developments J. of Applied Meteorology & Climatology. 50: 185-202 doi: 10.1175/2010äMC2474.1