Cloud-scale turbulent dissipation rate, 2008

This product includes netCDF files that contain time-height fields of retrieved in-cloud turbulent dissipation rate retrieved from vertically-pointing, Ka-band cloud radar and supporting measurements. These data are used to determine the vertical extent and magnitude of cloud-driven atmospheric mixing and specifically the based of the cloud-driven mixed layer, which might be at the surface. Additionally, the data set includes information on cloud/hydrometeor base and top, vertical wind profiles, and cloud liquid and ice water paths. Files are available for most of 2000-2008. All measurement data from from the US Department of Energy Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program : North Slope of Alaska (NSA) site in Barrow, Alaska. The data set time period may be expanded in the future.本产品包含网络通用数据格式（netCDF）文件，其中存储了通过垂直指向Ka波段云雷达及配套观测数据反演得到的云内湍流耗散率的时间-高度场数据。这些数据可用于确定云驱动的大气混合过程的垂直范围与强度，尤其是云驱动混合层的底部——该底部可能位于地表。此外，本数据集还涵盖云/水凝物的底部与顶部高度、垂直风廓线，以及云液态水路径与冰态水路径的相关信息。该数据集覆盖2000年至2008年的大部分时段。所有观测数据均源自美国能源部大气辐射测量（Atmospheric Radiation Measurement, ARM）计划位于阿拉斯加州巴罗的阿拉斯加北坡（North Slope of Alaska, NSA）观测站点。该数据集的时间跨度未来或可扩展。