CAMEX-4 Ceilometer Atmospheric Profiles with Cloud Base Data

Fifteen-minute averaged 3-D wind profiles and cloud data were collected by the University of Alabama in Huntsville Mobile Integrated Profiling System during the CAMEX-4 campaign. The dataset includes backscatter power and up to three cloud base heights measured by a lidar ceilometer. It is hosted by the GHRC DAAC and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing vertical wind profiles for boundary layer dynamics using the 15-minute averaged 3-D wind data.
• Studying cloud formation and properties by examining the up to three cloud base heights recorded by the ceilometer.
• Investigating aerosol presence and density in the atmosphere through the lidar backscatter power measurements.
• Validating atmospheric models with in-situ, mobile-profiling system data from a field campaign.

Strengths

• Data is derived from a sophisticated mobile platform integrating a lidar ceilometer, Doppler profiler, and radiometer.
• Profiles are temporally resolved with a 15-minute averaging period for consistent analysis.
• The dataset's cross-platform presence on NASA Earthdata and Data.gov indicates its importance and curation.

Limitations

• Specific column names, row counts, and dataset size are not provided by any source.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date, reporting both 2001-09-12 and 2026-03-13.
• License is ambiguously listed as 'other-license-specified' without clear terms.

Provenance

Source

University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Mobile Integrated Profiling System (MIPS).

Collection Method

Collected by a mobile atmospheric profiling system during the CAMEX-4 field campaign.

Time Range

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Freshness

2026-03-13 07:04:56.325029

Geography

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