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Description

The CAMEX-4 MIPS Ceilometer dataset was collected by the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Mobile Integrated Profiling System (MIPS), which is a mobile atmospheric profiling system. It includes a 915 MHz Doppler profiler, lidar ceilometer, 12 channel Microwave Profiling Radiometer (MPR), Doppler Sodar, Radio Acoustic Sounding System (RASS), Field Mills, and surface observing station. This dataset contains 15 minute averaged 3-D wind profiles.The ceilometer gathered backscatter power and up to three cloud base heights.

Product Summary

Platforms
GROUND STATIONS ,
MIPS
Instruments
CEILOMETERS
Spatial Extent

N: 24.8 S: 24.6 E: -81.5 W: -81.7

Geographic Region
FLORIDA KEYS
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2001-08-05 to 2001-09-12
Data Partner
Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/MSFC/GHRC)
Concept ID
C1979100261-GHRC_DAAC
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
39
Processing Level
1B
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Cloud Base Temperature ,
Cloud Base Height ,
Aerosol Backscatter

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Kevin Knupp, J. W. (2025). CAMEX-4 MIPS CEILOMETER [Data set]. NASA Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/CAMEX-4/CEILOMETER/DATA101 Date Accessed: 2025-12-16

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