WACR-ARSCL: Current Status and Future Plans

 
Poster PDF

Authors

David T. Troyan — Brookhaven National Laboratory
Karen Lee Johnson — Brookhaven National Laboratory
Michael Jensen — Brookhaven National Laboratory
Pavlos Kollias — Stony Brook University
Virendra Prakash Ghate — Argonne National Laboratory

Category

ARM Infrastructure

Description

The W-Band cloud radar (WACR) is operated by ARM primarily at the mobile facilities. The purpose of this instrument is to examine the extent and composition of clouds. Since this 95-GHz zenith pointing Doppler radar operates similarly to the original ARM Millimeter Cloud Radar (MMCR), a version of the Active Remote Sensing of Clouds (ARSCL) value-added product (VAP) was implemented for the WACR. Collocation of micropulse lidars and ceilometers during AMF deployments make this VAP possible. The resulting product – named WACR-ARSCL – produces improved cloud boundaries and best-estimates of radar moments. This poster presents a status report on the reprocessing effort of the WACR-ARSCL product through the Azores AMF deployment and anticipated timelines for completing WACR-ARSCL processing for the TCAP and GoAmazon deployments. A detailed summary of the clutter removal algorithm used at the Azores, as well as the methodology used to adhere to the latest ARM data standards will be included.

Lead PI

David T. Troyan — Brookhaven National Laboratory