SSEC SPARC HSRL Aerosol Backscatter, Optical Depth, and other Optical Properties

This dataset contains the SSEC Portable Atmospheric Research Center (SPARC) High Spectral Resolution Lidar (HSRL) Aerosol Backscatter, Optical Depth, and other Optical Properties data from the Chequamegon Heterogeneous Ecosystem Energy-balance Study Enabled by a High-density Extensive Array of Detectors (CHEESEHEAD) field project. The SSEC SPARC was deployed at the WLEF-TV tall tower site for the duration of CHEESEHEAD. Among the instruments deployed aboard SPARC was a HSRL from which absolutely-calibrated high temporal resolution profiles of aerosol and molecular backscatter can be obtained. Included in this dataset are derived quantities from the HSRL capturing aerosol, molecular, and total, backscatter, optical depth, and other optical properties. For more information regarding the instrument description and data processing, please see the readme file.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  2019-07-03T00:00:00Z
    End:  2019-10-11T23:59:59Z

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Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 2019-07-03T00:00:00Z
Temporal Range End 2019-10-11T23:59:59Z
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat 45.94554
Bounding Box South Lat 45.94554
Bounding Box West Long -90.27312
Bounding Box East Long -90.27312
Spatial Representation grid
Spatial Resolution N/A
Related Links

Documentation #1 : README_gvhsrl.pdf

592.095 : is a companion to dataset 592.022
Additional Information N/A
Resource Format NetCDF: Network Common Data Form (application/x-netcdf)
Standardized Resource Format NetCDF
Asset Size 6846 MB
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These data are restricted by a user agreement: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/546FC450DDD08/cheesehead_policy.html
Access Constraints none
Software Implementation Language N/A

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Author Timothy J. Wagner
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Publication Date 2020-04-14T14:35:34
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.26023/GF0D-Z5S2-1E04
Alternate Identifier 592.022
Resource Version 1.0
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2025-10-07T21:45:28Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.eol::592.022
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation Timothy J. Wagner. (2020). SSEC SPARC HSRL Aerosol Backscatter, Optical Depth, and other Optical Properties. 1.0. https://doi.org/10.26023/GF0D-Z5S2-1E04. Accessed 24 October 2025.

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