Quicklooks of Cloudnet products from Palaiseau

Target classification (Level 2)

A simplification of the "categorization" dataset: radar and lidar targets are shown in 9 different classes, including different types of cloud, precipitation, aerosol and insects.

Jan 2004: All | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31
Feb 2004: All | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25
Mar 2004: All | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29
Apr 2004: All | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23
May 2004: All | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31
Jun 2004: All | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 28 | 29 | 30
Jul 2004: All | 01 | 02 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09
Aug 2004: All | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 09 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 30
Sep 2004: All | 02 | 03 | 13

Cloud fraction (Level 2)

Cloud fraction by area and volume calculated from the target categorization dataset. The corresponding cloud fraction from the various models is shown for comparison.

Jan 2003: All | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 13 | 29
Feb 2003: All | 05 | 06 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27
Mar 2003: All | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 31
Apr 2003: All | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 07 | 08 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 30
May 2003: All | 05 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30
Sep 2003: All | 11 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 22
Oct 2003: All | 02 | 04 | 09 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31
Nov 2003: All | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30
Dec 2003: All | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31
Jan 2004: All | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31
Feb 2004: All | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04
Mar 2004: All | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29
Apr 2004: All | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23
May 2004: All | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31
Jun 2004: All | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 28 | 29 | 30
Jul 2004: All | 01 | 02 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09
Aug 2004: All | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 09 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 30
Sep 2004: All | 02 | 03 | 13

Ice water content (Level 2): IWC-Z-T method

Calculated from radar reflectivity factor and temperature using an empirical formula derived from the EUCREX aircraft dataset (Hogan 2003, document in preparation).

Ice water content and mean size (Level 2): RadOn IPSL method

Calculated from radar reflectivity factor and Doppler velocity.

Feb 2003: All | 20 | 25 | 26
Mar 2003: All | 03 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 27 | 28
Apr 2003: All | 01 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 28 | 30
May 2003: All | 09 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23
Sep 2003: All | 12
Oct 2003: All | 02 | 04 | 09 | 13 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31
Nov 2003: All | 02 | 06 | 08 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30
Dec 2003: All | 01 | 03 | 06 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 31
Jan 2004: All | 01 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27
Feb 2004: All | 01 | 04
Mar 2004: All | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25
Apr 2004: All | 01 | 02 | 03 | 05 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22
May 2004: All | 13 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31
Jun 2004: All | 03 | 04 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 30
Jul 2004: All | 01 | 05 | 06
Aug 2004: All | 03 | 04 | 05 | 09 | 18 | 23
Sep 2004: All | 02 | 03 | 13

Ice water content and mean size (Level 2): Radon vtz IPSL method

Calculated from radar reflectivity factor and Doppler velocity.

Feb 2003: All | 19 | 20 | 25 | 26
Mar 2003: All | 03 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 27 | 28
Apr 2003: All | 01 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 28 | 30
May 2003: All | 09 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23
Sep 2003: All | 12
Oct 2003: All | 02 | 04 | 09 | 13 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31
Nov 2003: All | 02 | 06 | 08 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30
Dec 2003: All | 01 | 03 | 06 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 31
Jan 2004: All | 01 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27
Feb 2004: All | 01 | 04
Mar 2004: All | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25
Apr 2004: All | 01 | 02 | 03 | 05 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22
May 2004: All | 13 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31
Jun 2004: All | 03 | 04 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 30
Jul 2004: All | 01 | 05 | 06
Aug 2004: All | 03 | 04 | 05 | 09 | 18 | 23
Sep 2004: All | 02 | 03 | 13

Turbulent kinetic energy dissipation rate (Level 2)

Calculated from the 30-s standard deviation of the 1-s mean radar Doppler velocities (Bouniol et al. 2003, Proc. 31st AMS Conf. on Radar Meteorology, Seattle: PDF).