[Parameters: Topic='ATMOSPHERE', Term='ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE', Variable_Level_1='GRAVITY WAVE']
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Rayleigh lidar measurements of the middle atmosphere above Kingston, Australia Entry ID: lidar_kingston |
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Summary
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Abstract:
Vertical Rayleigh lidar measurements of the middle atmosphere above Kingston, Australia were undertaken during development of a lidar system that became operational at Davis, Antarctica on 07 Feb 2001. The lidar was operated sporadically at Kingston between 1997 and 2000. Data collected during observing sessions on 47 separate days have been analysed to produce average profiles of temperature, density and backscatter ratio (at 532nm wavelength). The standard Rayleigh lidar inversion technique has been applied, using radiosonde data from Hobart Airport to calibrate the lidar density profiles near 30km altitude. Corrections for instrumental effects (pulse pileup, shutter transmission) and extinction (including ozone) have been applied. Where available, the temperature retrieval process has been initialised with UARS HALOE and MLS measurements. The typical integration time and altitude binning of the raw data were 1 minute and 94 metres respectively. Processed data have been produced at a variety of resolutions for investigation of gravity wave activity. This analysis is ongoing. The lower altitude limit of the aerosol data are approximately 15km, while the lower limit of the temperature data are about 30km. For more information, see the metadata record entitled &Lidar Studies of Atmospheric Structure, Dynamics and Climatology&. |
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Geographic Coverage
| N: -43.0 | S: -43.0 | E: 147.3 | W: 147.3 |
| Min Altitude: 0 KM | Max Altitude: 200 KM |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date: 1997-02-27 |
| Stop Date: 2000-05-17 |
Location Keywords
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CONTINENT
> AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
> AUSTRALIA
> Kingston
VERTICAL LOCATION > MESOSPHERE VERTICAL LOCATION > STRATOSPHERE |
Data Resolution
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Vertical Resolution:
94 m
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Science Keywords
| ATMOSPHERE >AEROSOLS >AEROSOL BACKSCATTER [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >AEROSOLS >AEROSOL EXTINCTION [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ALTITUDE >GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ALTITUDE >STRATOPAUSE [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE >GRAVITY WAVE [Definition] |
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE >TEMPERATURE PROFILES [Definition] |
ISO Topic Category
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CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
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Access Constraints
| These data are not yet publicly available for download. |
Use Constraints
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This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). |
Keywords
| LIDAR |
| MESOSPHERE |
| MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE |
| STRATOSPHERE |
Data Set Progress
| IN WORK |
Originating Center
Data Center
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Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
[Information]
Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au
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Personnel
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ANDREW
KLEKOCIUK Role: INVESTIGATOR Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Role: DIF AUTHOR Phone: +61 3 6232 3382 Fax: +61 3 6232 3496 Email: andrew.klekociuk at aad.gov.au Contact Address: Australian Antarctic Division 203 Channel Highway City: Kingston Province or State: Tasmania Postal Code: 7050 Country: Australia |
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2002-06-06
Last DIF Revision Date:
2008-04-10
Future DIF Review Date:
2002-12-01
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