Multiwavelength Raman polarization lidar Polly-XT

Lidar PollyXT

Observables: backscattered signal from molecules and particles

Derived quantities: particle backscatter- and extinction coefficients and LDR, water vapour  

Reference: Engelmann et al., 2016

Located at: LACROS site

Doppler lidar Shaun

Doppler lidar SHAUN

Observables: Doppler shift along line-of-sight

Derived quantities: profiles of vertical and horizontal wind

Reference: Pearson et al., 2009

Located at: LACROS site

35-GHz scanning cloud radar Mira-35

Scanning SLDR cloud radar Mira-35

Observables: reflectivity, Doppler spectrum, slanted linear depolarization ratio

Derived quantities: cloud structure, polarimetric hydrometeor typing, microphysical fingerprinting

Reference: Goersdorf et al., 2015; Myagkov et al., 2016a

Located at: LACROS site

14-channels microwave radiometer HATPRO

14-channel microwave radiometer HATPRO

Observables: atmospheric brightness temperatures (22 - 58 GHz)

Derived quantities: temperature and humidity profile, liquid water path, integrated water vapour

Reference: Rose et al. (2005)

Located at: LACROS site

Optical disdrometer Parsivel 2

Optical disdrometer Parsivel 2

Observables: size and velocity distribution of hydrometeors

Derived quantities: precipitation rate, size distribution of precipitating particles

Reference: Tokay et al. (2014)

Located at: LACROS site

LIMRad94 at TROPOS

94-GHz FMCW cloud radar

Observables: reflectivity, Doppler spectrum, linear depolarization ratio (LDR)

Derived quantities: cloud boundaries, microphysical fingerprinting, liquid layer detection

Reference: Küchler et al., 2017

Located at: LACROS site

MRR-PRO

24-GHz micro rain radar (MRR)

Observables: reflectivity, Doppler spectrum

Derived quantities: Hydrometeor size distribution

Reference: Kneifel et al., 2011b; Maahn et al., 2012

Located at: LACROS site

Ceilometer Jenoptik 15k-x

Ceilometer Jenoptik/Lufft CHM15k-x

Observables: backscattered signals from air molecules and particles

Derived quantities: Attenuated backscatter coefficient at 1064-nm, cloud boundaries

Reference: Heese et al., 2010

Located at: LACROS site

Aeronet Sun Photometer Cimel CE318

Sun photometer

Observables:

Derived quantities:

Reference:

Located at: LIA roof Platform site

Radiation Station Mordor

Radiation Station

Observables:

Derived quantities:

Reference:

Located at: LIA roof Platform site