Ceilometer data taken in Beaufort Sea, Northwest Passage, Baffin Bay, Canadian Arctic, ArcticNet 2016

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 May to October 2016 in the Beaufort Sea, Northwest Passage, Baffin Bay (Canadian Arctic) during the cruise onboard the CCGS Amundsen icebreaker. The CT25K is designed to detect three cloud layers simultaneously up to around 18 000 ft, given suitable conditions. Besides cloud layers, it detects whether there is precipitation or other obstruction to vision. Output files were created hourly by the system and are in ASCII format.

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Date (Publication)
2017-09-15
Principal investigator
 

Barber, David
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Barber, David
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Candlish, Lauren
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Thériault, Nathalie
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Barber, D., Thériault, N. and Candlish, L. (2017) Ceilometer data taken in Beaufort Sea, Northwest Passage, Baffin Bay, Canadian Arctic, ArcticNet 2016. Waterloo, Canada: Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN). ArcticNet 2016, Centre for Earth Observation Science, University of Manitoba. Unpublished Data
Purpose

A ceilometer was used to collect information on cloud height and backscatter data, which serves to measure the aerosol concentration within the atmosphere.
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Polar Data Catalogue Thesaurus (Canada)

  • Altitude

  • Amundsen Gulf

  • Atmosphere

  • Atmospheric composition

  • Baffin Bay

  • Beaufort Sea

  • Cloudbase height

  • Clouds

  • Northwest Passage

  • Radiation
Place

  • Beaufort Sea, Canadian Arctic,

    Northwest Passage, Canadian Arctic, and,

    Baffin Bay, Canadian Arctic
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eng; CAN
Topic category
  • Environment
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Begin date
2016-05-23
End date
2016-10-03
Supplemental Information

Summary: Not Applicable Research Program(s): ArcticNet. For further information: dbarber@cc.umanitoba.ca dbarber@cc.uma Summary: Not Applicable Research Program(s): ArcticNet. For further information: dbarber@cc.umanitoba.ca

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Canadian Cryospheric Information Network

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eng; CAN
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Date stamp
2022-04-08T12:59:56
Metadata standard name

North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003
Metadata standard version

2009-01-01
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Canadian Cryospheric Information Network

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Polar Data Catalogue

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Keywords

Polar Data Catalogue Thesaurus (Canada)
Altitude Amundsen Gulf Atmosphere Atmospheric composition Baffin Bay Beaufort Sea Cloudbase height Clouds Northwest Passage Radiation

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