Ceilometer data taken in the southern Beaufort Sea and Amundsen Gulf, Canadian Arctic during the IPY Circumpolar Flaw Lead (CFL) study 2009

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 July to November 2009 in the southern Beaufort Sea and the Amundsen Gulf (Canadian Arctic) during the CFL cruise onboard the CCGS Amundsen icebreaker. The Circumpolar Flaw Lead System Study (CFL) is an IPY-funded project. Data were collected (1) during the ship transit, (2) set transects, (3) at several stations where we stayed 24 hours, and (4) at multi-day drift stations. The instrument was running continuously during the CFL project, with only minor interruptions for maintenance activities.

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Date (Publication)
2015-03-26
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Barber, David

 		Principal investigator

Barber, David

 		Originator

Asplin, Matthew

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Candlish, Lauren

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D. Barber et al., Unpublished data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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Completed
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Canadian Cryospheric Information Network

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  • Altitude

  • Amundsen Gulf

  • Atmosphere

  • Atmospheric composition

  • Beaufort Sea

  • Cloudbase height

  • Clouds

  • Radiation
Place

  • Beaufort Sea and Amundsen Gulf, Canadian Arctic
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eng; CAN
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  • Environment
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Begin date
2009-07-15
End date
2009-11-16
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Summary: Not Applicable Research Program(s): ArcticNet,IPY. For further information: dbarber@cc.umanitoba.ca

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1.0
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Canadian Cryospheric Information Network

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2022-04-08T13:01:00
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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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https://www.polardata.ca/pdcsearch/PDCSearchDOI.jsp?doi_id=10105

 
 

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Polar Data Catalogue Thesaurus (Canada)

Altitude Amundsen Gulf Atmosphere Atmospheric composition Beaufort Sea Cloudbase height Clouds Radiation


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