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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-4949-2019
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Research article
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12 Sep 2019
Research article |
| 12 Sep 2019
| 12 Sep 2019
Calibration of the 2007–2017 record of Atmospheric Radiation Measurements cloud radar observations using CloudSat
Pavlos Kollias
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
Center for Multiscale Applied Sensing, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY,
USA
Bernat Puigdomènech Treserras
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, McGill University,
Montréal, Canada
Alain Protat
Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Australia
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Short summary
Profiling millimeter-wavelength radars are the cornerstone instrument of surface-based observatories. Calibrating these radars is important for establishing a long record of observations suitable for model evaluation and improvement. Here, the CloudSat CPR is used to assess the calibration of a record over 10 years long of ARM cloud radar observations (a total of 44 years). The results indicate that correction coefficients are needed to improve record reliability and usability.
Profiling millimeter-wavelength radars are the cornerstone instrument of surface-based...
