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Description

This dataset consists of the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) top heights and the altitudes of the two additional aerosol layers (in km above mean sea level) derived from Cloud Physics Lidar (CPL) measurements using the Haar wavelet transform method. The CPL instrument was deployed onboard NASA's C-130 aircraft to obtain aerosol backscatter profiles during four ACT-America field campaigns (Summer 2016, Winter 2017, Fall 2017, and Spring 2018). CPL is a backscatter lidar designed to operate simultaneously at three wavelengths. The profiles were collected at 4-second temporal and 30 m vertical resolutions. The time resolution of the provided CPL-derived ABL top heights and other aerosol layers are 8 seconds.

Product Summary

Platforms
C-130
Instruments
CPL
Spatial Extent

N: 50 S: 27.2462 E: -64 W: -106.49

Location
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2016-07-18 to 2018-05-20
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2677226029-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
85
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Cloud Top Height ,
Planetary Boundary Layer 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.

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Pal, S., Davis, K. J., Pauly, R. M., McGill, M. J., Campbell, L. J., Hoffman, K., Alejandro, A. M., Rench, M., & Haas, H. (2021). ACT-America: CPL-derived Atmospheric Boundary Layer Top Height, Eastern US, 2016-2018 (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1825 Date Accessed: 2026-05-01

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Impacts of Transport Uncertainty on CO2 Over North America: Insights Zhang, Li, Davis, Kenneth J., Schuh, Andrew E., Jacobson, Andrew R. Water Vapor Mixing Ratio Profiles, Methane, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide, Cloud Top Height, Planetary Boundary Layer Height, Aerosol Backscatter, Atmospheric Ozone, Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds, Halocarbons And Halogens, Trace Gases/Trace Species
MultiSeason Evaluation of CO2 Weather in OCO2 MIP Models Zhang, Li, Davis, Kenneth J., Schuh, Andrew E., Jacobson, Andrew R., Pal, Sandip, Cui, Yu Yan, Baker, David, Crowell, Sean, Chevallier, Frederic, Remaud, Marine, Liu, Junjie, Weir, Brad, Philip, Sajeev, Johnson, Matthew S., Deng, Feng, Basu, Sourish Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Air Quality, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Non-methane Hydrocarbons/Volatile Organic Compounds, Industrial Emissions, Fossil Fuel Burning, Biomass Burning, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Sulfur Compounds, Halocarbons And Halogens, Atmospheric Ozone, Weather Events, Methane, Aerosol Backscatter, Flight Data Logs, Cloud Top Height, Planetary Boundary Layer Height, Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds
Empirical Evidence for the Frontal Modification of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Depth Variability over Land Clark, Nicholas E., Pal, Sandip, Lee, Temple R. Cloud Top Height, Planetary Boundary Layer Height, Aerosol Backscatter
Airborne Lidar Measurements of XCO2 in Synoptically Active Environment and Associated Comparisons With Numerical Simulations Walley, Samantha, Pal, Sandip, Campbell, Joel F., Dobler, Jeremy, Bell, Emily, Weir, Brad, Feng, Sha, Lauvaux, Thomas, Baker, David, Blume, Nathan, Erxleben, Wayne, Fan, TaiFang, Lin, Bing, McGregor, Doug, Obland, Michael D., O'Dell, Chris, Davis, Kenneth J. Weather Events, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Aerosol Backscatter, Flight Data Logs, Cloud Top Height, Planetary Boundary Layer Height, Atmospheric Ozone, Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds, Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide, Halocarbons And Halogens, Trace Gases/Trace Species
Atmospheric Carbon and TransportAmerica (ACTAmerica) data sets: Description, management, and delivery Wei, Y., Shrestha, R., Pal, S., Gerken, T., Feng, S., McNelis, J., Singh, D., Thornton, M. M., Boyer, A. G., Shook, M. A., Chen, G., Baier, B. C., Barkley, Z. R., Barrick, J. D., Bennett, J. R., Browell, E. V., Campbell, J. F., Campbell, L. J., Choi, Y., Collins, J., Dobler, J., Eckl, M., Fiehn, A., Fried, A., Digangi, J. P., BartonGrimley, R., Halliday, H., Klausner, T., Kooi, S., Kostinek, J., Lauvaux, T., Lin, B., McGill, M. J., Meadows, B., Miles, N. L., Nehrir, A. R., Nowak, J. B., Obland, M., ODell, C., Fao, R. M. P., Richardson, S. J., Richter, D., Roiger, A., Sweeney, C., Walega, J., Weibring, P., Williams, C. A., Yang, M. M., Zhou, Y., Davis, K. J. Primary Production, Ecosystems, Respiration Rate, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide, Atmospheric Ozone, Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds, Cloud Top Height, Planetary Boundary Layer Height, Aerosol Backscatter, Nitrogen Compounds, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Air Temperature, Precipitation Amount, Agricultural Lands, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Leaf Characteristics, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Halocarbons And Halogens, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Water Vapor Mixing Ratio Profiles, Airspeed/Ground Speed, Altitude, Vertical Profiles, Attitude Characteristics, Flight Level Winds, Wind Speed, Dew Point Temperature, Wind Direction, Carbon, Weather Events, Flight Data Logs
The atmospheric carbon and transport (ACT)-America mission Davis, Kenneth J., Browell, Edward V., Feng, Sha, Lauvaux, Thomas, Obland, Michael D., Pal, Sandip, Baier, Bianca C., Baker, David F., Baker, Ian T., Barkley, Zachary R., Bowman, Kevin W., Cui, Yu Yan, Denning, A. Scott, DiGangi, Joshua P., Dobler, Jeremy T., Fried, Alan, Gerken, Tobias, Keller, Klaus, Lin, Bing, Nehrir, Amin R., Normile, Caroline P., ODell, Christopher W., Ott, Lesley E., Roiger, Anke, Schuh, Andrew E., Sweeney, Colm, Wei, Yaxing, Weir, Brad, Xue, Ming, Williams, Christopher A. Wetlands, Methane, Emissions, Water Vapor Mixing Ratio Profiles, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide, Weather Events, Aerosol Backscatter, Flight Data Logs, Cloud Top Height, Planetary Boundary Layer Height, Atmospheric Ozone, Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds, Halocarbons And Halogens, Trace Gases/Trace Species
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