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Title: Ceilometer (CEIL) Instrument Handbook

Abstract

The Vaisala Laser Ceilometer (CEIL) is a self-contained, ground-based, active, remote-sensing device designed to measure cloud-base height, vertical visibility, and potential backscatter signals by aerosols. It detects up to three cloud layers simultaneously. Model CL31 has a maximum vertical range of 7700 meters (m). The laser ceilometer transmits near-infrared pulses of light, and the receiver detects the light scattered back by clouds and precipitation.

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  1. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
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Research Org.:
DOE Office of Science Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER) (SC-23)
OSTI Identifier:
1251382
Report Number(s):
DOE/SC-ARM-TR-020
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-7601830
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; cloud base height; vertical visibility; aerosol backscatter signals; aerosol layers; planetary boundary layer; photon counting; lifting condensation level; extinction profile

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Morris, Victor R. Ceilometer (CEIL) Instrument Handbook. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.2172/1251382.
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title = {Ceilometer (CEIL) Instrument Handbook},
author = {Morris, Victor R.},
abstractNote = {The Vaisala Laser Ceilometer (CEIL) is a self-contained, ground-based, active, remote-sensing device designed to measure cloud-base height, vertical visibility, and potential backscatter signals by aerosols. It detects up to three cloud layers simultaneously. Model CL31 has a maximum vertical range of 7700 meters (m). The laser ceilometer transmits near-infrared pulses of light, and the receiver detects the light scattered back by clouds and precipitation.},
doi = {10.2172/1251382},
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year = {Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
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