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Description
Lidar measurements from a High Spectral Resolution Lidar instrument deployed at Eureka, Nunavut, Canada. The dataset includes fields for aerosol backscatter and circular depolarization ratio, is updated daily, and represents an ongoing collection. The instrument was deployed by Ed Eloranta at the University of Wisconsin.
Use Cases
Analyzing temporal trends in aerosol backscatter to study Arctic haze events.
Correlating circular depolarization ratio with cloud phase and ice crystal properties.
Integrating lidar-derived aerosol data with MMCR and AERI measurements for comprehensive cloud property analysis.
Validating satellite-based atmospheric retrievals using ground-based HSRL observations from a high-Arctic site.
Strengths
Daily updates provide near-realtime data access.
Data collection is ongoing, supporting longitudinal studies.
Limitations
Specific row counts, file sizes, and temporal range are not documented.
Data access is customized, which may limit immediate bulk download.
Provenance
Source
University of Wisconsin High Spectral Resolution Lidar, deployed by Ed Eloranta.
Collection Method
Ground-based lidar measurements.
Time Range
Ongoing collection; last metadata update recorded as 2010-08-31.
Freshness
Updated daily.
Geography
Eureka, Nunavut, Canada (Arctic region).
Data is in NetCDF format. Access requires a customized request via the provided portal; contact [email protected] for questions.