Lidar Measurements

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: CEDAR

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title: Lidar Measurements

Edition:

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Series_Information:

Series_Name: CEDAR Data Base

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Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Boulder, CO

Publisher: NCAR/HA

Other_Citation_Details:

Online_Linkage: http://cedarweb.hao.ucar.edu/catalog/cat.toctext.html

Description:

Abstract:

The Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR) Data Base at NCAR/HAO holds data collected from Lidar measurements. Basic parameters measured include photocounts, relative neutral number density, and sodium or iron density depending on wavelength used. Neutral temperatures and winds can be derived from the Lidar data, however, winds are not in the CEDAR Data Base. The Lidar data in the CEDAR Data Base are: 1. Rayleigh/sodium and iron lidar data from the University of Illinois lidar. The sodium lidar operated in January-April 1989 at Arecibo, Puerto Rico (18.35N, 66.75W) and in an aircraft over Hawaii (20N, 155W) in 1990. The iron lidar was operating at Urbana (40.1N, 88.1W) during October 1989 and March 1991 to August 1992. See the University of Illinois Lidar Listing for dates of lidar data in the CEDAR Data Base: "http://www.hao.ucar.edu/public/research/tiso/cedar/tbl.uil.html" The contact person is Chester Gardner. The University of Illinois CEDAR lidar is operated by the University of Illinois with support from the NSF. 2. The sodium lidar data was taken with the Colorado State University lidar at Fort Collins, CO (40.59N, 105.14W). Data for 1993 are in the CEDAR Data Base. The lidar began operations in 1990. The contact person is Chiao-Yao She. The Colorado State University sodium lidar is operated by the Colorado State University with support from the NSF. The CEDAR Data Base is accessible through the WWW and ftp, but users must have a valid access form, available from the WWW or ftp (see Access and Use constraints) or contact Barbara Emery (emery@hao.ucar.edu). See the WWW site for additonal information on accessing the data and Rules of the Road procedures. "http://cedarweb.hao.ucar.edu/catalog/Rules.html"

Purpose:

Not Available

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Emery, B.A. and Barnes, R. M. 1998. CEDAR Data Base Catalogue. National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, CO. "http://cedarweb.hao.ucar.edu/catalog/cat.toctext.html"

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Special issue on LIDAR: Proceedings of the IEEE, 77, pp. 408-490, March, 1989.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19891001

Ending_Date: 19931231

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

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North_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.0

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East_Bounding_Coordinate: -155.0

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South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.0

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East_Bounding_Coordinate: -105.0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.0

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD PLATFORM

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD INSTRUMENT

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: PROJECT

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE > NEUTRAL TEMPERATURES

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > SUN-EARTH INTERACTIONS > SOLAR ENERGETIC PARTICLE FLUX > ION FLUX

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > SUN-EARTH INTERACTIONS > SOLAR ENERGETIC PARTICLE PROPERTIES > PARTICLE DENSITY

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > SUN-EARTH INTERACTIONS > SOLAR ENERGETIC PARTICLE FLUX > HEAVY NUCLEI FLUX

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > SUN-EARTH INTERACTIONS > IONOSPHERE/MAGNETOSPHERE DYNAMICS > ION CHEMISTRY/IONIZATION

Theme_Keyword: GROUND STATIONS

Theme_Keyword: LIDAR > LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING

Theme_Keyword: CEDAR > COUPLING, ENERGETICS, AND DYNAMICS OF ATMOSPHERIC REGIONS

Theme_Keyword: ESIP > EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION PARTNERS PROGRAM

Theme_Keyword: Cedar

Theme_Keyword: Iron Density

Theme_Keyword: Ncar

Theme_Keyword: Neutral Number Density

Theme_Keyword: Photocounts

Theme_Keyword: Sodium Density

Theme_Keyword: CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Theme_Keyword: GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD

Place_Keyword: OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > PUERTO RICO

Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Place_Keyword: VERTICAL LOCATION > IONOSPHERE

Place_Keyword: VERTICAL LOCATION > THERMOSPHERE

Access_Constraints: Data are accessible via CEDAR WWW site, ftp and/or from individual CEDAR investigators. Access to the CEDAR Data Base requires submission of an access form available from: "http://cedarweb.hao.ucar.edu/catalog/accreq.html"

Use_Constraints:

Use of CEDAR data must follow established Rules of the Road: "http://cedarweb.hao.ucar.edu/catalog/Rules.html" Acknowledgement of the instruments and of the CEDAR Data Base is required.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: CHESTER GARDNER

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: CHIAO-YAO SHE

Contact_Position: INVESTIGATOR

Contact_Position: INVESTIGATOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Address: 315 CSRL

Address: University of Illinois

City: Urbana

State_or_Province: IL

Postal_Code: 61801-2307

Country: USA

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: Physics Department

Address: Colorado State University

City: Fort Collins

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80523

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 217-333-4682

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 970-491-7947

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 217-333-4303

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 970-491-6261

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cgardner@uiuc.edu

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: joshe@lamar.colostate.edu

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Refer to individual contacts for information.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

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Process_Description:

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Process_Date: Unknown

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Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: UCAR/NCAR/HAO/CEDAR > Coupling, Energetics and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions, High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, UCAR

Contact_Person: BARBARA EMERY

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: National Center for Atmospheric Research

Address: High Altitude Observatory

Address: P.O. Box 3000

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80307

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 497-1596

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 497-1589

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: emery@ucar.edu

Resource_Description: CEDAR_LIDAR

Distribution_Liability:

Not Available

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

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Transfer_Size: varies

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Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://cedarweb.hao.ucar.edu/

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

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Online_Option:

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Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://cedarweb.hao.ucar.edu/catalog/cat.toctext.h...

Access_Instructions:

CEDAR Data Base Catalogue

Fees: None, May Depend On Cost Of Reproduction

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date:

Metadata_Review_Date: 20061013

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: GENE R. MAJOR

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gsfc-gcmduso@mail.nasa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time