Cloud radar Doppler spectra measured with JOYRAD-94 at AWIPEV, Ny-Ålesund (June 2019 - December 2020)

Cloud radars provide information on micro- and macrophysical properties of clouds and precipitation. Continuous zenith-pointing cloud radar observations were made with the 94 GHz (W-band) frequency modulated continuous wave Doppler radar (model RPG-FMCW-94-SP) named JOYRAD-94. Measurements were carried out at the AWIPEV Atmospheric Observatory in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, from 14 June 2019 to 31 December 2020. The atmospheric column from 100 m to 12 km above the surface was profiled with a vertical resolution of 3.2-24 m and a temporal resolution of 2 s. The data was post-processed to correct for Doppler aliasing and the radar calibration was adjusted based on a reference radar. The data contains only the Doppler spectra, radar moments are available as a separate data set. Some technical parameters and flags related to measurement operation, post-processing, and data quality, which could be relevant for some data users, are also provided.

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Gierens, Rosa, Krobot, Pavel, Ebell, Kerstin (2023). Dataset: Cloud radar Doppler spectra measured with JOYRAD-94 at AWIPEV, Ny-Ålesund (June 2019 - December 2020). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.959914

DOI retrieved: 2023

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Imported on November 30, 2024
Last update November 30, 2024
License CC-BY-4.0
Source https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.959914
Author Gierens, Rosa
Given Name Rosa
Family Name Gierens
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Krobot, Pavel
Ebell, Kerstin
Source Creation 2023
Publication Year 2023
Resource Type text/tab-separated-values - filename: Gierens-etal_2023_JOYRAD-94-spectra_2019-2020
Subject Areas
Name: Atmosphere

Related Identifiers
Title: A W-Band Radar–Radiometer System for Accurate and Continuous Monitoring of Clouds and Precipitation
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-17-0019.1
Type: DOI
Relation: References
Year: 2017
Source: Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
Authors: Küchler Nils , Kneifel Stefan , Löhnert Ulrich , Kollias Pavlos , Czekala Harald , Rose Thomas .