Clouds - calibrated attenuated backscatter profiles from CHM15k ceilometers in the KNMI observation network, 5 minute averaged data

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Dataset: Clouds - calibrated attenuated backscatter profiles from CHM15k ceilometers in the KNMI observation network, 5 minute averaged data
title Clouds - calibrated attenuated backscatter profiles from CHM15k ceilometers in the KNMI observation network, 5 minute averaged data
description This dataset contains calibrated attenuated backscatter profiles from the CHM15k ceilometer, a single-wavelength, automatic operating at 1064 nm. It includes calibrated, unvalidated files for 33 sites in the nationwide ceilometer network. Level 2 data processing is performed by the EUMETNET E-PROFILE ALC data hub. Vertical resolution: 30 m, time resolution: 5 minutes.
Keywords aerosol, backscatter, ceilometer, clouds, lidar
type See Dataset Types' descriptions in Dataset type taxon descriptions Remote Sensing Observation
format netCDF
served by data service KNMI Data Platform
landing page https://dataplatform.knmi.nl/dataset/ceilonet-chm15k-backsct-la1-t05-v2-0
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license CC BY 4.0
contact person Suzanne Klaver
creator
organization


Geographic and Temporal Information
location Cabauw
geographic coordinates 51.968317 N, 4.929234 E
elevation (meters)
start date 2025-08-18
end date 2030-01-01
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