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New MICROARSCL Evaluation Data Released for Barrow, Alaska
A new evaluation release of 18 months of data from Barrow, Alaska, provides the first KAZR-based Micro-Active Remote Sensing of Clouds (MICROARSCL) data from this North Slope of Alaska (NSA) site. The addition of the KAZR data to the NSA site adds temporal and spatial resolution relative to the retired millimeter wavelength cloud radar (MMCR).…
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MICROARSCL Evaluation Data Released: Harnessing the Power of Radar Doppler Spectra
Since 2004, the ARM Climate Research Facility has collected continuous recordings of profiling radar Doppler spectra. These recorded spectra offer a powerful means for overcoming the dependency of radar measurements on particle size (proportional to the sixth power of particle diameter), thus enabling the identification of both small and large particle populations in a radar…
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Upgrades to Cloud Radar Lead to New Data Product: MicroARSCL
By providing detailed information about cloud properties, the millimeter wave cloud radar (MMCR) is a key capability at ARM sites. Between 2004 and 2006, ARM completed upgrades to the digital portion of the MMCR receivers. These upgrades significantly improved the radar’s temporal resolution, extended the interval for detecting velocity, and allowed continuous recording of Doppler…