Instrument Platform Pair List
Get a list of InstrumentPlaformPair objects. InstrumentPlaformPairs are used within Acquisitions which
enable linking between Instruments, Platforms and Observations (though may be via CompositeProcesses).
GET /api/v3/ipps/?format=api&offset=5200
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"platform": { "ob_id": 7036, "uuid": "6b1aa6365b4848cdb0a6216b141ae2d9", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Pritchatts Road, West Midlands", "abstract": "University of Leeds, Birmingham, Leciester measurements of Temperature, wind, O3, NO, NO2, CO, OH, HO2, SO2 NOX and CO." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 7078, "uuid": "84144f062a324ea691f0dc3881b7cebf", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Birmingham: Partisol sampler", "abstract": "Inorganic Anions Collected by Partisol Sampler at 5m on tower" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14220, "uuid": "b2887d6fd5cc4ee3af88735c32885e45", "short_code": "acq", "title": "URGENT PUMACO: PUMA Summer 1999 Chemistry measurements", "abstract": "URGENT PUMACO: PUMA Summer 1999 Chemistry measurements" } }, { "ob_id": 5374, "platform": { "ob_id": 7036, "uuid": "6b1aa6365b4848cdb0a6216b141ae2d9", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Pritchatts Road, West Midlands", "abstract": "University of Leeds, Birmingham, Leciester measurements of Temperature, wind, O3, NO, NO2, CO, OH, HO2, SO2 NOX and CO." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 7074, "uuid": "f86773d5bb394f9eb8380f553133f168", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Birmingham: portable automatic weather station (AWS)", "abstract": "Weather station\r\n\r\nFor ACSOE campaign, measurements from this instrument are recorded in files with naming convention of ccyymmdd.mt8 where cc is the platform (e.g. mh is Mace Head), yy is the two digit year, mm is the two digit month and dd is the two digit day." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14220, "uuid": "b2887d6fd5cc4ee3af88735c32885e45", "short_code": "acq", "title": "URGENT PUMACO: PUMA Summer 1999 Chemistry measurements", "abstract": "URGENT PUMACO: PUMA Summer 1999 Chemistry measurements" } }, { "ob_id": 5375, "platform": { "ob_id": 7036, "uuid": "6b1aa6365b4848cdb0a6216b141ae2d9", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Pritchatts Road, West Midlands", "abstract": "University of Leeds, Birmingham, Leciester measurements of Temperature, wind, O3, NO, NO2, CO, OH, HO2, SO2 NOX and CO." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 7070, "uuid": "a2478f57037f4f08b8af2743652ef689", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Birmingham: Ammonia gas analyser", "abstract": "Analysis for ammonium from PTFE membrane filters collected by MOUDI - at 5m on tower" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14220, "uuid": "b2887d6fd5cc4ee3af88735c32885e45", "short_code": "acq", "title": "URGENT PUMACO: PUMA Summer 1999 Chemistry measurements", "abstract": "URGENT PUMACO: PUMA Summer 1999 Chemistry measurements" } }, { "ob_id": 5376, "platform": { "ob_id": 7036, "uuid": "6b1aa6365b4848cdb0a6216b141ae2d9", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Pritchatts Road, West Midlands", "abstract": "University of Leeds, Birmingham, Leciester measurements of Temperature, wind, O3, NO, NO2, CO, OH, HO2, SO2 NOX and CO." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 7066, "uuid": "0c4b0d65c6ef4908ac813444935ab07c", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Birmingham: Continuous Condensation Particle Counter", "abstract": "A condensation particle counter or CPC is a particle counter that detects and counts aerosol particles by first enlarging them by using the particles as nucleation centers to create droplets in a supersaturated gas." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14220, "uuid": "b2887d6fd5cc4ee3af88735c32885e45", "short_code": "acq", "title": "URGENT PUMACO: PUMA Summer 1999 Chemistry measurements", "abstract": "URGENT PUMACO: PUMA Summer 1999 Chemistry measurements" } }, { "ob_id": 5377, "platform": { "ob_id": 14224, "uuid": "77db20e92954411b98f8e630bc7ceb82", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Keflavik", "abstract": "Keflavik" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 912, "uuid": "e0c08343c2a74974a912ccb96f514130", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Radiosonde", "abstract": "The radiosonde is a lightweight, balloon-borne instrument that measures profiles of pressure, temperature and humidity from the ground to approximately 40km.The radiosonde is equipped with a radio transmitter for sending the measurements to the observing station." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 13926, "uuid": "e1b3747c2dab43ae901a067fa3d72e2c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Greenland Flow Distortion EXperiment (GFDex): Radiosonde", "abstract": "Greenland Flow Distortion EXperiment (GFDex): Radiosonde " } }, { "ob_id": 5378, "platform": { "ob_id": 14225, "uuid": "1e355ca2a2744dc7b40f5482d7ad8d43", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Jan Mayen station", "abstract": "Jan Mayen station, Norway" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 912, "uuid": "e0c08343c2a74974a912ccb96f514130", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Radiosonde", "abstract": "The radiosonde is a lightweight, balloon-borne instrument that measures profiles of pressure, temperature and humidity from the ground to approximately 40km.The radiosonde is equipped with a radio transmitter for sending the measurements to the observing station." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 13926, "uuid": "e1b3747c2dab43ae901a067fa3d72e2c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Greenland Flow Distortion EXperiment (GFDex): Radiosonde", "abstract": "Greenland Flow Distortion EXperiment (GFDex): Radiosonde " } }, { "ob_id": 5379, "platform": { "ob_id": 14226, "uuid": "9ded8ea0e11644f59df02f3475c38655", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Danmarkshavn", "abstract": "Danmarkshavn, Greenland" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 912, "uuid": "e0c08343c2a74974a912ccb96f514130", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Radiosonde", "abstract": "The radiosonde is a lightweight, balloon-borne instrument that measures profiles of pressure, temperature and humidity from the ground to approximately 40km.The radiosonde is equipped with a radio transmitter for sending the measurements to the observing station." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 13926, "uuid": "e1b3747c2dab43ae901a067fa3d72e2c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Greenland Flow Distortion EXperiment (GFDex): Radiosonde", "abstract": "Greenland Flow Distortion EXperiment (GFDex): Radiosonde " } }, { "ob_id": 5380, "platform": { "ob_id": 14227, "uuid": "17380648868c41c5a72651f0c3d3ef6d", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Aasiaat", "abstract": "Aasiaat, Greenland" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 912, "uuid": "e0c08343c2a74974a912ccb96f514130", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Radiosonde", "abstract": "The radiosonde is a lightweight, balloon-borne instrument that measures profiles of pressure, temperature and humidity from the ground to approximately 40km.The radiosonde is equipped with a radio transmitter for sending the measurements to the observing station." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 13926, "uuid": "e1b3747c2dab43ae901a067fa3d72e2c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Greenland Flow Distortion EXperiment (GFDex): Radiosonde", "abstract": "Greenland Flow Distortion EXperiment (GFDex): Radiosonde " } }, { "ob_id": 5381, "platform": { "ob_id": 14228, "uuid": "336544c5953a4da8830611b59871d826", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Tórshavn", "abstract": "Tórshavn, Faroe Island" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 912, "uuid": "e0c08343c2a74974a912ccb96f514130", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Radiosonde", "abstract": "The radiosonde is a lightweight, balloon-borne instrument that measures profiles of pressure, temperature and humidity from the ground to approximately 40km.The radiosonde is equipped with a radio transmitter for sending the measurements to the observing station." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 13926, "uuid": "e1b3747c2dab43ae901a067fa3d72e2c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Greenland Flow Distortion EXperiment (GFDex): Radiosonde", "abstract": "Greenland Flow Distortion EXperiment (GFDex): Radiosonde " } }, { "ob_id": 5382, "platform": { "ob_id": 14229, "uuid": "5da2d79542004a0d95f4b3fe9cfad1ae", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Narsarsuaq", "abstract": "Narsarsuaq, Greenland" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 912, "uuid": "e0c08343c2a74974a912ccb96f514130", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Radiosonde", "abstract": "The radiosonde is a lightweight, balloon-borne instrument that measures profiles of pressure, temperature and humidity from the ground to approximately 40km.The radiosonde is equipped with a radio transmitter for sending the measurements to the observing station." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 13926, "uuid": "e1b3747c2dab43ae901a067fa3d72e2c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Greenland Flow Distortion EXperiment (GFDex): Radiosonde", "abstract": "Greenland Flow Distortion EXperiment (GFDex): Radiosonde " } }, { "ob_id": 5383, "platform": { "ob_id": 14230, "uuid": "cafb9684243743dbbd47ac170ae2eee8", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Ittoqqortoormiit", "abstract": "Ittoqqortoormiit, Scoresbysund Greenland" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 912, "uuid": "e0c08343c2a74974a912ccb96f514130", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Radiosonde", "abstract": "The radiosonde is a lightweight, balloon-borne instrument that measures profiles of pressure, temperature and humidity from the ground to approximately 40km.The radiosonde is equipped with a radio transmitter for sending the measurements to the observing station." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 13926, "uuid": "e1b3747c2dab43ae901a067fa3d72e2c", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Greenland Flow Distortion EXperiment (GFDex): Radiosonde", "abstract": "Greenland Flow Distortion EXperiment (GFDex): Radiosonde " } }, { "ob_id": 5384, "platform": { "ob_id": 998, "uuid": "2360f9cfe5f246b0b83877fb9d51497f", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Chenies Radar Station, UK", "abstract": "Station in the UK rain radar network, located at Flauden near Amersham, UK." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14231, "uuid": "490b4a087f734478a243eb9fc5b31a9e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Doppler radars", "abstract": "A Doppler radar is a specialized radar that uses the Doppler effect to produce velocity data about objects at a distance. It does this by bouncing a microwave signal off a desired target and analyzing how the object's motion has altered the frequency of the returned signal. This variation gives direct and highly accurate measurements of the radial component of a target's velocity relative to the radar. " }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14232, "uuid": "cee29840db3a435f975393192b362170", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Flood Risk for Extreme Events (FREE): 3D-Var assimilation of insect-derived radial winds (July 2008 - June 2009)", "abstract": "Flood Risk for Extreme Events (FREE): 3D-Var assimilation of insect-derived radial winds (July 2008 - June 2009)" } }, { "ob_id": 5385, "platform": { "ob_id": 999, "uuid": "6332eff0e6a141f0a5f4e69ba3baf351", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Clee Hill Radar Station, UK", "abstract": "Station in the UK rain radar network, located in Shropshire, UK." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14231, "uuid": "490b4a087f734478a243eb9fc5b31a9e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Doppler radars", "abstract": "A Doppler radar is a specialized radar that uses the Doppler effect to produce velocity data about objects at a distance. It does this by bouncing a microwave signal off a desired target and analyzing how the object's motion has altered the frequency of the returned signal. This variation gives direct and highly accurate measurements of the radial component of a target's velocity relative to the radar. " }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14232, "uuid": "cee29840db3a435f975393192b362170", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Flood Risk for Extreme Events (FREE): 3D-Var assimilation of insect-derived radial winds (July 2008 - June 2009)", "abstract": "Flood Risk for Extreme Events (FREE): 3D-Var assimilation of insect-derived radial winds (July 2008 - June 2009)" } }, { "ob_id": 5386, "platform": { "ob_id": 1000, "uuid": "3f30dc79ae2e48fabbe215279327807b", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Cobbacombe Cross Radar Station, UK", "abstract": "Station in the UK rain radar network, located at Huntsham, near Tiverton in Devon (South-West UK)" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14231, "uuid": "490b4a087f734478a243eb9fc5b31a9e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Doppler radars", "abstract": "A Doppler radar is a specialized radar that uses the Doppler effect to produce velocity data about objects at a distance. It does this by bouncing a microwave signal off a desired target and analyzing how the object's motion has altered the frequency of the returned signal. This variation gives direct and highly accurate measurements of the radial component of a target's velocity relative to the radar. " }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14232, "uuid": "cee29840db3a435f975393192b362170", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Flood Risk for Extreme Events (FREE): 3D-Var assimilation of insect-derived radial winds (July 2008 - June 2009)", "abstract": "Flood Risk for Extreme Events (FREE): 3D-Var assimilation of insect-derived radial winds (July 2008 - June 2009)" } }, { "ob_id": 5387, "platform": { "ob_id": 1001, "uuid": "b526441faa1b4bf3b51b5bd327ce98ce", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Dean Hill Radar Station, UK", "abstract": "Station in the UK rain radar network at Whiteparish, Wiltshire in Southern England." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14231, "uuid": "490b4a087f734478a243eb9fc5b31a9e", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Doppler radars", "abstract": "A Doppler radar is a specialized radar that uses the Doppler effect to produce velocity data about objects at a distance. It does this by bouncing a microwave signal off a desired target and analyzing how the object's motion has altered the frequency of the returned signal. This variation gives direct and highly accurate measurements of the radial component of a target's velocity relative to the radar. " }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14232, "uuid": "cee29840db3a435f975393192b362170", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Flood Risk for Extreme Events (FREE): 3D-Var assimilation of insect-derived radial winds (July 2008 - June 2009)", "abstract": "Flood Risk for Extreme Events (FREE): 3D-Var assimilation of insect-derived radial winds (July 2008 - June 2009)" } }, { "ob_id": 5388, "platform": { "ob_id": 466, "uuid": "c9e5fa1e2fbc47bebd39ff38f930215b", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Meteor-3 satellite", "abstract": "The Meteor craft are weather observation satellites launched by the USSR. The Meteor satellites were designed to monitor atmospheric and sea-surface temperatures, humidity, radiation, sea ice conditions, snow-cover, and clouds.Meteor-3 was launched on August 15, 1991 from Plesetsk, Russia, and failed on 27th December 1994. Meteor-3 carried the second Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) aloft as the first and the last American-built instrument to fly on a Soviet spacecraft." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 2651, "uuid": "f16d9f9f95db42b0a1db527ef62c9fdd", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Spinning Enhanced Visible and InfraRed Imager - SEVIRI-1", "abstract": "The Spinning Enhanced Visible and InfraRed Imager (SEVIRI) instrument measures in 12 spectral channels (compared to only 3 on the previous Meteosat) and records data in a 15 minute cycle (30 minutes on the previous Meteosat). The resolution of the high-resolution visible light channel measures 1 km at the sub-satellite point (compared to 2.5 km on the previous Meteosat).\n\nThe first Meteosat Second Generation satellite, MSG-1, came into operational service on 29th January 2004 and was renamed Meteosat-8. MSG-1 has a nominal lifetime of seven years." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 13738, "uuid": "389fe9bfef944558a4a9e6265416e019", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Eyjafjallajokull Volcanic Ash Cloud Met Office Satellite images", "abstract": "Eyjafjallajokull Volcanic Ash Cloud Met Office Satellite images" } }, { "ob_id": 5389, "platform": { "ob_id": 466, "uuid": "c9e5fa1e2fbc47bebd39ff38f930215b", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Meteor-3 satellite", "abstract": "The Meteor craft are weather observation satellites launched by the USSR. The Meteor satellites were designed to monitor atmospheric and sea-surface temperatures, humidity, radiation, sea ice conditions, snow-cover, and clouds.Meteor-3 was launched on August 15, 1991 from Plesetsk, Russia, and failed on 27th December 1994. Meteor-3 carried the second Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) aloft as the first and the last American-built instrument to fly on a Soviet spacecraft." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 10898, "uuid": "1a661d783a824fe8979faca4b9457fab", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)", "abstract": "The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) provides high radiometric sensitivity in 36 spectral bands ranging from 0.4 to 14.4 micrometres. Two bands are imaged at a nominal resolution of 250 m at nadir, with five bands at 500 m, and the remaining 29 bands at 1 km. There are two MODIS instruments in operation; one on the Terra satellite and the other on the Aqua satellite, launched in 1999 and 2002 respectively. A +/- 55-degree scanning pattern at the EOS orbit of 705 km, which both satellites are on, results in a 2,330-km swath. Global coverage is provided once every one to two days. " }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 13738, "uuid": "389fe9bfef944558a4a9e6265416e019", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Eyjafjallajokull Volcanic Ash Cloud Met Office Satellite images", "abstract": "Eyjafjallajokull Volcanic Ash Cloud Met Office Satellite images" } }, { "ob_id": 5390, "platform": { "ob_id": 466, "uuid": "c9e5fa1e2fbc47bebd39ff38f930215b", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Meteor-3 satellite", "abstract": "The Meteor craft are weather observation satellites launched by the USSR. The Meteor satellites were designed to monitor atmospheric and sea-surface temperatures, humidity, radiation, sea ice conditions, snow-cover, and clouds.Meteor-3 was launched on August 15, 1991 from Plesetsk, Russia, and failed on 27th December 1994. Meteor-3 carried the second Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) aloft as the first and the last American-built instrument to fly on a Soviet spacecraft." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 8029, "uuid": "10c100fc807d4ccf8b5f899c93a279ac", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Envisat - SCIAMACHY", "abstract": "The Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Chartography (SCIAMACHY) is one of the ten instruments onboard the Envisat satellite launched from Kourou (French Guyana) on the 28th of February 2002 and operated by the European Space Agency (ESA)." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 13738, "uuid": "389fe9bfef944558a4a9e6265416e019", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Eyjafjallajokull Volcanic Ash Cloud Met Office Satellite images", "abstract": "Eyjafjallajokull Volcanic Ash Cloud Met Office Satellite images" } }, { "ob_id": 5391, "platform": { "ob_id": 14235, "uuid": "483c71339c3a4dd892d1a54a6605b571", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite", "abstract": "Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14236, "uuid": "2455cf1b3d39429a97013928c03f69e2", "short_code": "instr", "title": "TANSO-CAI", "abstract": "Cloud and Aerosol Imager (TANSO-CAI)" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 13738, "uuid": "389fe9bfef944558a4a9e6265416e019", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Eyjafjallajokull Volcanic Ash Cloud Met Office Satellite images", "abstract": "Eyjafjallajokull Volcanic Ash Cloud Met Office Satellite images" } }, { "ob_id": 5392, "platform": { "ob_id": 1614, "uuid": "78413160c82e4e8ebda9c036c2a6fa33", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Aberystwyth, UK", "abstract": "Platform.abstract: DETAILS NEEDED" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 7972, "uuid": "85c78019b71f4c0db0d2c7702873fab6", "short_code": "instr", "title": "UV Raman LiDAR", "abstract": "The ground-based Raman lidar system transmits a high power Nd:YAG pulse laser beam vertically into the atmosphere at 355 nm wavelength. The LiDAR measures both elastic backscattering and water vapour profiles in the troposphere. Inelastic scattering of the laser radiation by molecules in the atmosphere, termed Raman scattering, is used to determine the atmospheric water vapour and temperature profiles.\r\n\r\nThe static Raman lidar system is permanently housed in the shipping containers at the MST radar site. It transmits high-powered 355 nm pulses and has an overlap at 2 km altitude. Consequently it is able to profile most of the depth of the free troposphere. It employs a photon counting system. It can detect 355 nm aerosol scattering at any time of day or night. However, of particular interest here were the nitrogen returns at 387 nm and the water vapour returns at 407 nm. These can be used for night time observations to derive profiles of water vapour mixing ratio." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 13767, "uuid": "7cc04c3259f1481bbd2136ff984459e4", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Eyjafjallajokull Volcanic Ash Cloud NCAS FGAM Instruments", "abstract": "NCAS FGAM Instruments includes Aberystwyth elight and water-vapour lidars, FGAM lidar situated at Cardington and Salford Urban Built-Environment Research Base lidar \r\n\r\n" } }, { "ob_id": 5393, "platform": { "ob_id": 1604, "uuid": "bcb51ccec5aa4c81a94fb69f33596a88", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Met Office Lerwick Meteorological Observatory, UK", "abstract": "The Met Office Lerwick meteorological observatory (WMO id 03005) is located 82m above mean sea level in the Shetlands, North UK. Since 1922 meteorological observations have been recorded on a 24hr basis, linking the station to the synoptic network of the Met Office Meteorological Service. The site is located at OS grid reference HU 453396. More information can be found in the linked documents.\n\nSite WIGOS id: 0-20000-0-03005. See online documentation for link to station details in the Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review (OSCAR) Tool." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14237, "uuid": "011a9f3be5444634bba09cf6a5ddaa42", "short_code": "instr", "title": "LEOSPHERE EZ Aerosol Lidar", "abstract": "LEOSPHERE EZ Lidar is a ground-based optical remote sensing instrument designed to determine the vertical and horizontal properties of the atmosphere as cloud and aerosol structures." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 13767, "uuid": "7cc04c3259f1481bbd2136ff984459e4", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Eyjafjallajokull Volcanic Ash Cloud NCAS FGAM Instruments", "abstract": "NCAS FGAM Instruments includes Aberystwyth elight and water-vapour lidars, FGAM lidar situated at Cardington and Salford Urban Built-Environment Research Base lidar \r\n\r\n" } }, { "ob_id": 5394, "platform": { "ob_id": 1614, "uuid": "78413160c82e4e8ebda9c036c2a6fa33", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Aberystwyth, UK", "abstract": "Platform.abstract: DETAILS NEEDED" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 11829, "uuid": "64df9223a1dcb80cd012fd20ce522e4b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "NCAS AMF Boundary Layer Aerosol\\Ozone Lidar", "abstract": "The aerosol backscatter coefficient is measured in m-1.sr-1 and is a measure of how much light is reflected off particles and droplets in the atmosphere. This value is related to particle size and particle number although the two cannot necessarily be computed from this single value.\r\n \r\nOzone mixing ratio can also be computed, using differential absorption. By transmitting laser pulses at wavelengths that are absorbed by ozone and comparing then to wavelengths that are not, it is possible to deduce ozone mixing ratio.\r\n \r\nIn total the instrument uses five wavelengths of laser light in the ultra violet spectrum: 266nm, 289nm, 299nm, 316nm and 355nm, which are transmitted sequentially. The resulting time resolution is 3 minutes and the height resolution for aerosol backscatter and ozone is 7.5m and about 50m, respectively. The maximum range for aerosol backscatter and ozone can be up to 8km and 2-3km, respectively although this can vary depending on atmospheric conditions.\r\n\r\nThis is an AMF category 4 instrument and as such is deployed and operated with AMF Instrument Scientist support. Their time will also be required for quality control and preparation of data. In most cases the lidar system can be operated remotely.\r\n\r\nThis instrument has also formerly been referred to by a number of names, including: The University of Manchester Boundary Layer Aerosol\\Ozone Lidar; University of Wales, Aberystwyth Boundary Layer Aerosol\\Ozone Lidar, University Facilities for Atmospheric Measurements (UFAM) Boundary Layer Aerosol\\Ozone Lidar." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 13767, "uuid": "7cc04c3259f1481bbd2136ff984459e4", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Eyjafjallajokull Volcanic Ash Cloud NCAS FGAM Instruments", "abstract": "NCAS FGAM Instruments includes Aberystwyth elight and water-vapour lidars, FGAM lidar situated at Cardington and Salford Urban Built-Environment Research Base lidar \r\n\r\n" } }, { "ob_id": 5397, "platform": { "ob_id": 5073, "uuid": "b55ae9bb5075482086b4d87bdaafa8d0", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Roscoff, France", "abstract": "A land site in Northern France, close to the sea appropriate for coastal measurements in support of marine science. Used RHaMBLe, a project of UK SOLAS." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 107, "uuid": "e58510a3dc514d068482c84253d2405f", "short_code": "instr", "title": "University of Manchester/UFAM: Sonic anemometer 1", "abstract": "Sonic anemometers provide fast and accurate measurements of three dimensional wind speed and are widely used by the Centre for Atmospheric Science (CAS) at the University of Manchester to make both routine wind and detailed turbulence measurements.\r\nThe instrument is operated by the University of Manchester and Universities' Facility for Atmospheric Measurement (UFAM), and was formerly operated by UMIST as umist-sonic-1." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14239, "uuid": "af8577861df24f17bf59aeaa299cc48d", "short_code": "acq", "title": "SOLAS-Rhamble: Roscoff experiment Micrometeorological parameters, ozone and particle fluxes", "abstract": "SOLAS-Rhamble: Roscoff experiment Micrometeorological parameters, ozone and particle fluxes" } }, { "ob_id": 5398, "platform": { "ob_id": 2874, "uuid": "52cff062159f4224a14205b3ac3a4419", "short_code": "plat", "title": "University of Surrey - Environmental Flow Research Centre (EnFlo)", "abstract": "EnFlo, the Environmental Flow Research Centre, was established in 1993 as a focus for UK research activities based on laboratory scale simulation of atmospheric flow and pollutant dispersion. Two major facilities, a wind tunnel and a towing tank, were donated by National Power plc to the University, directly enabling the establishment of EnFlo." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14255, "uuid": "79b22bbad330421183971a441d23c2ac", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Naphtalene sublimation in wind tunnel street canyon model", "abstract": "Naphtalene sublimation in wind tunnel street canyon model " }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14256, "uuid": "e9177bd0d0724ce6a73fc14408798ce6", "short_code": "acq", "title": "URGENT URBMET: Naphtalene sublimation in wind tunnel street canyon model", "abstract": "URGENT URBMET: Naphtalene sublimation in wind tunnel street canyon model " } }, { "ob_id": 5399, "platform": { "ob_id": 14257, "uuid": "7bdf86ed08a74204a0aaa24c30dd7b5f", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Met Office Automatic Weather Stations network", "abstract": "Data from this network was used in the DIAMET campaign. For a full list of MIDAS Station records please see the linked documentation." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1061, "uuid": "a2f40afd5f054601a037d48a9aac17e9", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Automatic Weather Station (AWS)", "abstract": "An automatic weather station (AWS) is an automated version of the traditional weather station, either to save human labour or to enable measurements from remote areas. The system may report in near real time via ARGOS and the Global telecommunications system, or save the data for later recovery." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14254, "uuid": "7827e1b4ad904172b5142bafa81473ae", "short_code": "acq", "title": "DIAMET: Met Office Automatic Weather Stations (AWS)", "abstract": "DIAMET: Met Office Automatic Weather Stations (AWS)" } }, { "ob_id": 5400, "platform": { "ob_id": 5758, "uuid": "ad6cbfd54c6843c6b82b1268249007cc", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Castor Bay Meteorological Station, UK", "abstract": "The Met Office have operated the Castor Bay meteorological station (WMO ID: 03918) located near Lurgan, Northern Ireland, since 2002. The site has a C-band rain radar as part of the UK rain radar network and also operated as a radiosonde station." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1003, "uuid": "fe89d9092055426eb719290ce4063b88", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Met Office C-band radar", "abstract": "UK C Band radar run by the Met Office and the Environment Agency." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14258, "uuid": "0578a8f9fef244749615f679733bb951", "short_code": "acq", "title": "DIAMET: Met Office NIMROD radar system measurements", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Met Office C-band radar, NIMROD system; " } }, { "ob_id": 5401, "platform": { "ob_id": 5758, "uuid": "ad6cbfd54c6843c6b82b1268249007cc", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Castor Bay Meteorological Station, UK", "abstract": "The Met Office have operated the Castor Bay meteorological station (WMO ID: 03918) located near Lurgan, Northern Ireland, since 2002. The site has a C-band rain radar as part of the UK rain radar network and also operated as a radiosonde station." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 4778, "uuid": "5ea91b27324343c38de54cc5aeb98689", "short_code": "instr", "title": "NIMROD system", "abstract": "NIMROD is a very short range forecasting system which integrates nowcasting techniques with Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) model products to provide forecasts over the UK and surrounding waters up to six hours ahead. NIMROD produces analyses and forecasts of precipitation, cloud and visibility." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14258, "uuid": "0578a8f9fef244749615f679733bb951", "short_code": "acq", "title": "DIAMET: Met Office NIMROD radar system measurements", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Met Office C-band radar, NIMROD system; " } }, { "ob_id": 5402, "platform": { "ob_id": 5774, "uuid": "d08030fb43e7470dbe424b96f3ce8a57", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Crug-y-Gorllwyn Radar Station, UK", "abstract": "Radar station, which is part of the Meteorological Office's radar network involved with measuring precipitation and rainfall. The station is at Crug-y-Gorllwyn near Capel Iwan, Carmarthen.\r\n\r\nRadar measurements of rainfall\r\nShort pulses of electro-magnetic waves, which travel at the speed of light (approx. 186000 miles per second), are transmitted in a narrow beam for a very short time (typically 2 microseconds). When the beam hits a suitable target, some of the energy is reflected back to the radar, which ‘listens’ out for it for a much longer period (3300 microseconds in the case of Met Office radars) before transmitting a new pulse. The distance of the target from the transmitter can be worked out from the time taken by a pulse to travel there and back.The radars do not receive echoes from tiny cloud particles, but only from the precipitation sized droplets. Drizzle is generally too small to be reliably observed, unless close to the radar, but rain, snow and hail are all observed without difficulty.\r\n\r\nEach radar completes a series of scans about a vertical axis between four and eight low elevation angles every 5 minutes (typically between 0.5 and 4.0 degrees, depending on the height of surrounding hills). Each scan gives good, quantitative data (1 and 2 km resolutions) out to a range of about 75 km and useful qualitative data (5 km resolution) to 255 km." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1003, "uuid": "fe89d9092055426eb719290ce4063b88", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Met Office C-band radar", "abstract": "UK C Band radar run by the Met Office and the Environment Agency." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14258, "uuid": "0578a8f9fef244749615f679733bb951", "short_code": "acq", "title": "DIAMET: Met Office NIMROD radar system measurements", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Met Office C-band radar, NIMROD system; " } }, { "ob_id": 5403, "platform": { "ob_id": 5774, "uuid": "d08030fb43e7470dbe424b96f3ce8a57", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Crug-y-Gorllwyn Radar Station, UK", "abstract": "Radar station, which is part of the Meteorological Office's radar network involved with measuring precipitation and rainfall. The station is at Crug-y-Gorllwyn near Capel Iwan, Carmarthen.\r\n\r\nRadar measurements of rainfall\r\nShort pulses of electro-magnetic waves, which travel at the speed of light (approx. 186000 miles per second), are transmitted in a narrow beam for a very short time (typically 2 microseconds). When the beam hits a suitable target, some of the energy is reflected back to the radar, which ‘listens’ out for it for a much longer period (3300 microseconds in the case of Met Office radars) before transmitting a new pulse. The distance of the target from the transmitter can be worked out from the time taken by a pulse to travel there and back.The radars do not receive echoes from tiny cloud particles, but only from the precipitation sized droplets. Drizzle is generally too small to be reliably observed, unless close to the radar, but rain, snow and hail are all observed without difficulty.\r\n\r\nEach radar completes a series of scans about a vertical axis between four and eight low elevation angles every 5 minutes (typically between 0.5 and 4.0 degrees, depending on the height of surrounding hills). Each scan gives good, quantitative data (1 and 2 km resolutions) out to a range of about 75 km and useful qualitative data (5 km resolution) to 255 km." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 4778, "uuid": "5ea91b27324343c38de54cc5aeb98689", "short_code": "instr", "title": "NIMROD system", "abstract": "NIMROD is a very short range forecasting system which integrates nowcasting techniques with Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) model products to provide forecasts over the UK and surrounding waters up to six hours ahead. NIMROD produces analyses and forecasts of precipitation, cloud and visibility." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14258, "uuid": "0578a8f9fef244749615f679733bb951", "short_code": "acq", "title": "DIAMET: Met Office NIMROD radar system measurements", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Met Office C-band radar, NIMROD system; " } }, { "ob_id": 5404, "platform": { "ob_id": 5744, "uuid": "6167f5a5dd9f4bba8ca3522cb07891b8", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Dudwick Radar Station, UK", "abstract": "Station in the UK rain radar network, located in Norwich, UK." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 1003, "uuid": "fe89d9092055426eb719290ce4063b88", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Met Office C-band radar", "abstract": "UK C Band radar run by the Met Office and the Environment Agency." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14258, "uuid": "0578a8f9fef244749615f679733bb951", "short_code": "acq", "title": "DIAMET: Met Office NIMROD radar system measurements", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Met Office C-band radar, NIMROD system; " } }, { "ob_id": 5405, "platform": { "ob_id": 5744, "uuid": "6167f5a5dd9f4bba8ca3522cb07891b8", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Dudwick Radar Station, UK", "abstract": "Station in the UK rain radar network, located in Norwich, UK." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 4778, "uuid": "5ea91b27324343c38de54cc5aeb98689", "short_code": "instr", "title": "NIMROD system", "abstract": "NIMROD is a very short range forecasting system which integrates nowcasting techniques with Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) model products to provide forecasts over the UK and surrounding waters up to six hours ahead. NIMROD produces analyses and forecasts of precipitation, cloud and visibility." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14258, "uuid": "0578a8f9fef244749615f679733bb951", "short_code": "acq", "title": "DIAMET: Met Office NIMROD radar system measurements", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Met Office C-band radar, NIMROD system; " } }, { "ob_id": 5406, "platform": { "ob_id": 1010, "uuid": "312daa1963b24c5aba6be66068c23d49", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Camborne", "abstract": "Met office observation station, Camborne, Cornwall, UK. Location of Windprofiler and radiosonde launches." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 4418, "uuid": "4e841d09046c47d2a3d862626f00629f", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Wind Profiler radar", "abstract": "Wind-profiler radars are instruments which provide wind measurements and turbulence information as a function of altitude in most weather conditions. Doppler radars probe the atmosphere and derive the wind profile (i.e. the speed and direction as function of height) from echoes of the transmitted radio waves produced by turbulence in the clear air." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14259, "uuid": "005b0209a69f496eafb6173a410934e8", "short_code": "acq", "title": "DIAMET: Met Office Wind profiler measurements", "abstract": "DIAMET: Met Office Wind profiler measurements" } }, { "ob_id": 5407, "platform": { "ob_id": 1019, "uuid": "9152a7c6f0ae44619964d3926e8c5ebd", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Dunkeswell Aerodrome, UK", "abstract": "The Met Office have operated a meteorological station at the Dunkeswell Airfield (WMO ID: 03840) near Honiton in East Devon and is mainly used for light aircraft. It is home to the Dunkeswell Radian LAP3000 wind profiler instrument and has also supported radiosonde ascents and C-band rain radar." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 4418, "uuid": "4e841d09046c47d2a3d862626f00629f", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Wind Profiler radar", "abstract": "Wind-profiler radars are instruments which provide wind measurements and turbulence information as a function of altitude in most weather conditions. Doppler radars probe the atmosphere and derive the wind profile (i.e. the speed and direction as function of height) from echoes of the transmitted radio waves produced by turbulence in the clear air." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14259, "uuid": "005b0209a69f496eafb6173a410934e8", "short_code": "acq", "title": "DIAMET: Met Office Wind profiler measurements", "abstract": "DIAMET: Met Office Wind profiler measurements" } }, { "ob_id": 5408, "platform": { "ob_id": 1020, "uuid": "8e450a367e4542d9b37b0acd7213f69e", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Isle of Man, Met Office site", "abstract": "The Met Office site on the Isle of Man is located at Meary Veg near Ronaldsway Airport." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 4418, "uuid": "4e841d09046c47d2a3d862626f00629f", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Wind Profiler radar", "abstract": "Wind-profiler radars are instruments which provide wind measurements and turbulence information as a function of altitude in most weather conditions. Doppler radars probe the atmosphere and derive the wind profile (i.e. the speed and direction as function of height) from echoes of the transmitted radio waves produced by turbulence in the clear air." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14259, "uuid": "005b0209a69f496eafb6173a410934e8", "short_code": "acq", "title": "DIAMET: Met Office Wind profiler measurements", "abstract": "DIAMET: Met Office Wind profiler measurements" } }, { "ob_id": 5409, "platform": { "ob_id": 6105, "uuid": "43d1fd4d03fe4338904962b0ef3c53e8", "short_code": "plat", "title": "South Uist, UK", "abstract": "South Uist (WMO id 03023) is home to the Met Office 64MHz windprofiler. The station is located 4m above mean sea level in the Hebrides, Western Isles of Scotland. Since 1996 meteorological observations have been recorded on a 24hr basis, linking the station to the synoptic network of the Met Office Meteorological Service. The site is located at OS grid reference NF 763425. More information can be found in the linked documents.\n\nSite WIGOS id: 0-20000-0-03023. See online documentation for link to station details in the Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review (OSCAR) Tool." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 4418, "uuid": "4e841d09046c47d2a3d862626f00629f", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Wind Profiler radar", "abstract": "Wind-profiler radars are instruments which provide wind measurements and turbulence information as a function of altitude in most weather conditions. Doppler radars probe the atmosphere and derive the wind profile (i.e. the speed and direction as function of height) from echoes of the transmitted radio waves produced by turbulence in the clear air." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14259, "uuid": "005b0209a69f496eafb6173a410934e8", "short_code": "acq", "title": "DIAMET: Met Office Wind profiler measurements", "abstract": "DIAMET: Met Office Wind profiler measurements" } }, { "ob_id": 5410, "platform": { "ob_id": 1614, "uuid": "78413160c82e4e8ebda9c036c2a6fa33", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Aberystwyth, UK", "abstract": "Platform.abstract: DETAILS NEEDED" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 4737, "uuid": "8dff23de47ae4557a8989be0c05ed708", "short_code": "instr", "title": "NCAS AMF: Vaisala Radiosonde Unit 1", "abstract": "The National Centre for Atmospheric Science's Atmospheric Measurement Facility (NCAS AMF) operate two radiosonde sounding systems: unit one (this one) is situated at the University of Manchester and unit two at the University of Leeds, both compatible with the Vaisala RS92 sonde family and support the extended sondes recommended by Vaisala. Both systems are 400 MHz variants.\r\n\r\nAlthough now designated as NCAS AMF instruments they have each had previous designations with this unit previously been known as the \"Manchester/UFAM: Vaisala Radiosonde\" and represented by \"man-radiosonde\" in filenames.\r\n\r\nVaisala radiosonde systems are used by meteorological organizations all around the world to measure weather in the Earth’s atmosphere, from the boundary layer to the upper atmosphere. The radiosonde is a lightweight, balloon-borne instrument that measures profiles of pressure, temperature and humidity from the ground to approximately 40 km. The radiosonde is equipped with a radio transmitter for sending the measurements securely to the observing station. The user has control over the sounding process by integrating sounding controls, archiving the sounding data and meteorological message creation. For routine soundings the system offers a variety of features and allows the desired balance of manual and automatic control. In addition to the traditional alphanumeric messages, the system software produces the WMO specified BUFR messages. This feature enables users to follow the WMO's recommendation to move from traditional alphanumeric codes to binary BUFR codes.\r\n\r\nThis record also records the present and previous instrument scientists responsible for the equipment (recorded here as \"operators\") for historic purposes with the current instrument scientist given last. It is possible that other operators may use the equipment from time to time and these should be recorded as dataset authors for each associated datasets in the archive." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14261, "uuid": "9790a15198ad4b16b3711fcd28f0817b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "DIAMET: Met Office and University of Manchester Atmospheric Radiosondes measurements", "abstract": "DIAMET: Met Office and University of Manchester Atmospheric Radiosondes measurements" } }, { "ob_id": 5411, "platform": { "ob_id": 1011, "uuid": "eb4a06aadb8d4ae192158015ed790fd3", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Albemarle, UK", "abstract": "Met office observation station (WMO ID: 03238), in Albemarle, Northumberland, UK. The site hosts surface meteorological equipment and supports radiosonde launches." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 912, "uuid": "e0c08343c2a74974a912ccb96f514130", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Radiosonde", "abstract": "The radiosonde is a lightweight, balloon-borne instrument that measures profiles of pressure, temperature and humidity from the ground to approximately 40km.The radiosonde is equipped with a radio transmitter for sending the measurements to the observing station." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14261, "uuid": "9790a15198ad4b16b3711fcd28f0817b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "DIAMET: Met Office and University of Manchester Atmospheric Radiosondes measurements", "abstract": "DIAMET: Met Office and University of Manchester Atmospheric Radiosondes measurements" } }, { "ob_id": 5412, "platform": { "ob_id": 12460, "uuid": "d716b34f2dee47128e93691f70b8dff0", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Met Office Weather Station, Camborne, UK", "abstract": "The Met Office operate a weather station (WMO id 03808) near Camborne, Cornwall, located 87m above mean sea level in Cornwall, south-west UK. Since 1978 meteorological observations have been recorded on a 24 hr basis, linking the station to the synoptic network of the Met Office Meteorological Service. The site is located at OS grid reference SW 627406 . More information can be found in the linked documents. Upper air observations from the site have also been made via ceilometer, radiosonde and boundary-layer wind profiler." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 912, "uuid": "e0c08343c2a74974a912ccb96f514130", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Radiosonde", "abstract": "The radiosonde is a lightweight, balloon-borne instrument that measures profiles of pressure, temperature and humidity from the ground to approximately 40km.The radiosonde is equipped with a radio transmitter for sending the measurements to the observing station." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14261, "uuid": "9790a15198ad4b16b3711fcd28f0817b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "DIAMET: Met Office and University of Manchester Atmospheric Radiosondes measurements", "abstract": "DIAMET: Met Office and University of Manchester Atmospheric Radiosondes measurements" } }, { "ob_id": 5413, "platform": { "ob_id": 5758, "uuid": "ad6cbfd54c6843c6b82b1268249007cc", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Castor Bay Meteorological Station, UK", "abstract": "The Met Office have operated the Castor Bay meteorological station (WMO ID: 03918) located near Lurgan, Northern Ireland, since 2002. The site has a C-band rain radar as part of the UK rain radar network and also operated as a radiosonde station." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 912, "uuid": "e0c08343c2a74974a912ccb96f514130", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Radiosonde", "abstract": "The radiosonde is a lightweight, balloon-borne instrument that measures profiles of pressure, temperature and humidity from the ground to approximately 40km.The radiosonde is equipped with a radio transmitter for sending the measurements to the observing station." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14261, "uuid": "9790a15198ad4b16b3711fcd28f0817b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "DIAMET: Met Office and University of Manchester Atmospheric Radiosondes measurements", "abstract": "DIAMET: Met Office and University of Manchester Atmospheric Radiosondes measurements" } }, { "ob_id": 5414, "platform": { "ob_id": 1013, "uuid": "549615489e524459aca4f20e68e4ad5f", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Met Office Herstmonceux West End meteorological station, UK", "abstract": "Met office observation station, Herstmonceux West End, UK. Location of radiosonde launches." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 912, "uuid": "e0c08343c2a74974a912ccb96f514130", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Radiosonde", "abstract": "The radiosonde is a lightweight, balloon-borne instrument that measures profiles of pressure, temperature and humidity from the ground to approximately 40km.The radiosonde is equipped with a radio transmitter for sending the measurements to the observing station." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14261, "uuid": "9790a15198ad4b16b3711fcd28f0817b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "DIAMET: Met Office and University of Manchester Atmospheric Radiosondes measurements", "abstract": "DIAMET: Met Office and University of Manchester Atmospheric Radiosondes measurements" } }, { "ob_id": 5415, "platform": { "ob_id": 1604, "uuid": "bcb51ccec5aa4c81a94fb69f33596a88", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Met Office Lerwick Meteorological Observatory, UK", "abstract": "The Met Office Lerwick meteorological observatory (WMO id 03005) is located 82m above mean sea level in the Shetlands, North UK. Since 1922 meteorological observations have been recorded on a 24hr basis, linking the station to the synoptic network of the Met Office Meteorological Service. The site is located at OS grid reference HU 453396. More information can be found in the linked documents.\n\nSite WIGOS id: 0-20000-0-03005. See online documentation for link to station details in the Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review (OSCAR) Tool." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 912, "uuid": "e0c08343c2a74974a912ccb96f514130", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Radiosonde", "abstract": "The radiosonde is a lightweight, balloon-borne instrument that measures profiles of pressure, temperature and humidity from the ground to approximately 40km.The radiosonde is equipped with a radio transmitter for sending the measurements to the observing station." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14261, "uuid": "9790a15198ad4b16b3711fcd28f0817b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "DIAMET: Met Office and University of Manchester Atmospheric Radiosondes measurements", "abstract": "DIAMET: Met Office and University of Manchester Atmospheric Radiosondes measurements" } }, { "ob_id": 5416, "platform": { "ob_id": 14260, "uuid": "6601c0a8d1224eada9c7c88a2043a944", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Lochranza, Scotland", "abstract": "Lochranza" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 912, "uuid": "e0c08343c2a74974a912ccb96f514130", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Radiosonde", "abstract": "The radiosonde is a lightweight, balloon-borne instrument that measures profiles of pressure, temperature and humidity from the ground to approximately 40km.The radiosonde is equipped with a radio transmitter for sending the measurements to the observing station." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14261, "uuid": "9790a15198ad4b16b3711fcd28f0817b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "DIAMET: Met Office and University of Manchester Atmospheric Radiosondes measurements", "abstract": "DIAMET: Met Office and University of Manchester Atmospheric Radiosondes measurements" } }, { "ob_id": 5417, "platform": { "ob_id": 14268, "uuid": "7fe76ec255f542a68ce51bd77e793fb2", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Lancaster Environment Centre", "abstract": "University of Lancaster is one of the world’s largest centres for environmental research, our academic expertise spans the natural and social sciences, offering balanced perspectives on what are complex societal challenges. " }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14267, "uuid": "1ae6b487d6cd4c29baa4065f500433a8", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Elementar Pyrocube analyser", "abstract": "Samples were analysed by continuous-flow-isotope-ratio mass spectrometry using an Isoprime 100 mass spectrometer linked to an Elementar Pyrocube analyser at the University of Lancaster, Lancaster Environment Centre." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14269, "uuid": "d8a80d153136474ebc9d288f5a5da06f", "short_code": "acq", "title": "RM2010 - Historical Sulphur Concentrations and Isotopic Values in tree rings (1840-2012)", "abstract": "RM2010 - Historical Sulphur Concentrations and Isotopic Values in tree rings (1840-2012)" } }, { "ob_id": 5418, "platform": { "ob_id": 14271, "uuid": "84805f5300a546c6b3a620c73c1d9d70", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Abisko", "abstract": "Abisko " }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14270, "uuid": "4aa77eb71d8a4cbb963654661a1ed1f7", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Vaisala WXT520 weather transmitters", "abstract": "Air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction and atmospheric pressure were\r\nmeasured with Vaisala WXT520 weather transmitters " }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14272, "uuid": "cf2cd4c168174dc491a0a33202cd4e1e", "short_code": "acq", "title": "RM2010 - Abisko Weather Observations data", "abstract": "RM2010 - Abisko Weather Observations data" } }, { "ob_id": 5419, "platform": { "ob_id": 14271, "uuid": "84805f5300a546c6b3a620c73c1d9d70", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Abisko", "abstract": "Abisko " }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14273, "uuid": "4c470c75593444c3b9ac20bbfb94d280", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Graduated probe", "abstract": "Snow depths were measured by pushing a graduated probe " }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14274, "uuid": "974584a064e34cc0a40188c043e07489", "short_code": "acq", "title": "RM2010 - Abisko Snow Depth data", "abstract": "RM2010 - Abisko Snow Depth data" } }, { "ob_id": 5420, "platform": { "ob_id": 14271, "uuid": "84805f5300a546c6b3a620c73c1d9d70", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Abisko", "abstract": "Abisko " }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14276, "uuid": "21479d0b5ce84862a04e0455d86f833a", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Leica C10 terrestrial laser scanner", "abstract": "Leica C10 terrestrial laser scanner" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14277, "uuid": "32ebccaa873b47e78fa730c2309fbb30", "short_code": "acq", "title": "RM2010 - Abisko Laser Scanning data", "abstract": "RM2010 - Abisko Laser Scanning data" } }, { "ob_id": 5421, "platform": { "ob_id": 14271, "uuid": "84805f5300a546c6b3a620c73c1d9d70", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Abisko", "abstract": "Abisko " }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14278, "uuid": "ac759a0231374eeaa5331e22039b65bd", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Nikon Coolpix 4300 digital camera", "abstract": "Upward-looking hemispherical photographs were taken at every radiometer position using a Nikon\r\nCoolpix 4300 digital camera with a Nikon FC-E8 fisheye lens. The camera was mounted on a small\r\ntripod with the lens approximately 20 cm above the snow surface." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14279, "uuid": "2dbbf87a71bd425c8af378ac13e9e858", "short_code": "acq", "title": "RM2010 - Abisko Hemispherical Photography data", "abstract": "RM2010 - Abisko Hemispherical Photography data" } }, { "ob_id": 5422, "platform": { "ob_id": 14271, "uuid": "84805f5300a546c6b3a620c73c1d9d70", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Abisko", "abstract": "Abisko " }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14280, "uuid": "9261d0f52211408eac29ed3b8ac82f0b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Delta-T Devices BF3 sunshine sensor", "abstract": "Delta-T Devices BF3 sunshine sensor" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14282, "uuid": "2abb0d99822848c79aaaef8d86629a46", "short_code": "acq", "title": "RM2010 - Abisko Above and Below-Canopy Radiation data", "abstract": "RM2010 - Abisko Above and Below-Canopy Radiation data" } }, { "ob_id": 5423, "platform": { "ob_id": 14271, "uuid": "84805f5300a546c6b3a620c73c1d9d70", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Abisko", "abstract": "Abisko " }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14281, "uuid": "0cf51430b2fc48bf8a2d326ffb41f41f", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Kipp & Zonen CGR3 pyrgeometer", "abstract": "Kipp & Zonen CGR3 pyrgeometer" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14282, "uuid": "2abb0d99822848c79aaaef8d86629a46", "short_code": "acq", "title": "RM2010 - Abisko Above and Below-Canopy Radiation data", "abstract": "RM2010 - Abisko Above and Below-Canopy Radiation data" } }, { "ob_id": 5424, "platform": { "ob_id": 14211, "uuid": "154f28161e0b41869bfa6a04555ae530", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Sodankyla", "abstract": "Sodankyla, Finland ozonesonde launch site for the EASOE project" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14273, "uuid": "4c470c75593444c3b9ac20bbfb94d280", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Graduated probe", "abstract": "Snow depths were measured by pushing a graduated probe " }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14285, "uuid": "3d5e72b7aa4142a0a20c0a1ec07764d8", "short_code": "acq", "title": "RM2010 - Sodankyla Snow Depth data", "abstract": "RM2010 - Sodankyla Snow Depth data" } }, { "ob_id": 5425, "platform": { "ob_id": 14211, "uuid": "154f28161e0b41869bfa6a04555ae530", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Sodankyla", "abstract": "Sodankyla, Finland ozonesonde launch site for the EASOE project" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14270, "uuid": "4aa77eb71d8a4cbb963654661a1ed1f7", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Vaisala WXT520 weather transmitters", "abstract": "Air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction and atmospheric pressure were\r\nmeasured with Vaisala WXT520 weather transmitters " }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14288, "uuid": "c048fc7d36f3431f8cd33c395aaa2014", "short_code": "acq", "title": "RM2010 - Sodankyla Weather Observations data", "abstract": "RM2010 - Sodankyla Weather Observations data" } }, { "ob_id": 5426, "platform": { "ob_id": 14211, "uuid": "154f28161e0b41869bfa6a04555ae530", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Sodankyla", "abstract": "Sodankyla, Finland ozonesonde launch site for the EASOE project" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14270, "uuid": "4aa77eb71d8a4cbb963654661a1ed1f7", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Vaisala WXT520 weather transmitters", "abstract": "Air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction and atmospheric pressure were\r\nmeasured with Vaisala WXT520 weather transmitters " }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14291, "uuid": "88fb2a7eb6d34bc680582f6e47cfb249", "short_code": "acq", "title": "RM2010 - Sodankyla Weather Observations data", "abstract": "RM2010 - Sodankyla Weather Observations data" } }, { "ob_id": 5427, "platform": { "ob_id": 14211, "uuid": "154f28161e0b41869bfa6a04555ae530", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Sodankyla", "abstract": "Sodankyla, Finland ozonesonde launch site for the EASOE project" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14281, "uuid": "0cf51430b2fc48bf8a2d326ffb41f41f", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Kipp & Zonen CGR3 pyrgeometer", "abstract": "Kipp & Zonen CGR3 pyrgeometer" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14294, "uuid": "cff39d83ded349488dd00057550c7f69", "short_code": "acq", "title": "RM2010 - Sodankyla Above and Below-Canopy Radiation data", "abstract": "RM2010 - Sodankyla Above and Below-Canopy Radiation data" } }, { "ob_id": 5428, "platform": { "ob_id": 14211, "uuid": "154f28161e0b41869bfa6a04555ae530", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Sodankyla", "abstract": "Sodankyla, Finland ozonesonde launch site for the EASOE project" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14280, "uuid": "9261d0f52211408eac29ed3b8ac82f0b", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Delta-T Devices BF3 sunshine sensor", "abstract": "Delta-T Devices BF3 sunshine sensor" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14294, "uuid": "cff39d83ded349488dd00057550c7f69", "short_code": "acq", "title": "RM2010 - Sodankyla Above and Below-Canopy Radiation data", "abstract": "RM2010 - Sodankyla Above and Below-Canopy Radiation data" } }, { "ob_id": 5429, "platform": { "ob_id": 14211, "uuid": "154f28161e0b41869bfa6a04555ae530", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Sodankyla", "abstract": "Sodankyla, Finland ozonesonde launch site for the EASOE project" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14278, "uuid": "ac759a0231374eeaa5331e22039b65bd", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Nikon Coolpix 4300 digital camera", "abstract": "Upward-looking hemispherical photographs were taken at every radiometer position using a Nikon\r\nCoolpix 4300 digital camera with a Nikon FC-E8 fisheye lens. The camera was mounted on a small\r\ntripod with the lens approximately 20 cm above the snow surface." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14297, "uuid": "cebe5a5c6a4d4776a7c3f9ee2b61439d", "short_code": "acq", "title": "RM2010 - sodankyla Hemispherical Photography data", "abstract": "RM2010 - sodankyla Hemispherical Photography data" } }, { "ob_id": 5430, "platform": { "ob_id": 817, "uuid": "0d60dd064b6449b09f5c7fd4c41bd693", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCAS Chilbolton Atmospheric Observatory (CAO)", "abstract": "The National Centre for Atmospheric Science's Chilbolton Atmospheric Observatory, formerly known as the Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research (CFARR), is hosted by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) in rural Hampshire in the South of England. Through a combination of long-term observations and tailored operations it provides national capability for the study of clouds, rainfall, boundary-layer processes and aerosols, and is particularly well suited as a site for hosting field campaigns involving visiting instruments.\r\n\r\nThe CAO site is located one mile south of Chilbolton Village, 6 miles south of Andover, Hampshire. The site was used as an airfield during the Second World War and is relatively flat and slightly elevated above the surrounding area.\r\n\r\nThe observatory operates more than twenty major instruments, many continuously, while others are available on-demand according to user configuration requirements. The portfolio includes a powerful combination of dual-polarisation Doppler radars, lidars, radiometers, and supporting instruments; the continuous round-the-clock operation of lidar and cloud radar instruments at Chilbolton is unique within the UK. These are supplemented by a suite of meteorological instrumentation including rain gauges, and disdrometers. A multi-wavelength sun photometer provides continuous measurements of aerosol optical depth in clear skies, and contributes to the Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET).\r\n\r\nThe Chilbolton Advanced Meteorological Radar (CAMRa) is mounted on a 25-metre, fully steerable antenna, and is able to probe clouds and storms with unparalleled sensitivity and resolution. In addition, zenith-pointing polarimetric, Doppler 35 GHz and 94 GHz cloud radars are routinely operated for detailed microphysical studies of cloud processes and cloud climatology. A transportable, scanning 35 GHz cloud radar system is also hosted at Chilbolton, further enhancing the available capability.\r\n\r\nChilbolton was one of the pilot cloud profiling sites for the CLOUDNET project, and continues to make observations that feed into the Aerosol Clouds and Trace Gases Research Infrastructure (ACTRIS). Capability at the site will be enhanced in the next few years, with the incorporation of a Raman lidar, with the ambition being for this to form an ACTRIS observational platform for aerosol profiling.\r\n\r\nThe presence (since January 2016) of a Defra air quality monitoring supersite at the observatory site (providing rural background measurements as part of national and transboundary networks) offers the research community further excellent opportunities for intercomparison campaigns and instrument evaluation.\r\n\r\nWIGOS id: \r\n0-826-300-3\r\n0-826-300-4\r\n0-826-300-5\r\n\r\nThe Met Office also operated a boundary layer wind profiler at the site (now operated by NCAS AMOF), for which the site was given a WMO ID 03754." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 6128, "uuid": "3e7b435abba0471292686aa47b58c1a6", "short_code": "instr", "title": "RAL 78GHz cloud radar", "abstract": "1998-2004 the cloud radar was located at Chilbolton Facility for the CLOUDMAP project.\r\n\r\nA frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) 78 GHz cloud radar, designed by the Millimetre-Wave Technology (MMT) group of the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL), began operations at the MST radar site on 14th April 2005." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14307, "uuid": "d8a76c74100840cda523b8bd8d96ea90", "short_code": "acq", "title": "CLOUDMAP2: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) cloud radar products", "abstract": "CLOUDMAP2: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) cloud radar products" } }, { "ob_id": 5431, "platform": { "ob_id": 817, "uuid": "0d60dd064b6449b09f5c7fd4c41bd693", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCAS Chilbolton Atmospheric Observatory (CAO)", "abstract": "The National Centre for Atmospheric Science's Chilbolton Atmospheric Observatory, formerly known as the Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research (CFARR), is hosted by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) in rural Hampshire in the South of England. Through a combination of long-term observations and tailored operations it provides national capability for the study of clouds, rainfall, boundary-layer processes and aerosols, and is particularly well suited as a site for hosting field campaigns involving visiting instruments.\r\n\r\nThe CAO site is located one mile south of Chilbolton Village, 6 miles south of Andover, Hampshire. The site was used as an airfield during the Second World War and is relatively flat and slightly elevated above the surrounding area.\r\n\r\nThe observatory operates more than twenty major instruments, many continuously, while others are available on-demand according to user configuration requirements. The portfolio includes a powerful combination of dual-polarisation Doppler radars, lidars, radiometers, and supporting instruments; the continuous round-the-clock operation of lidar and cloud radar instruments at Chilbolton is unique within the UK. These are supplemented by a suite of meteorological instrumentation including rain gauges, and disdrometers. A multi-wavelength sun photometer provides continuous measurements of aerosol optical depth in clear skies, and contributes to the Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET).\r\n\r\nThe Chilbolton Advanced Meteorological Radar (CAMRa) is mounted on a 25-metre, fully steerable antenna, and is able to probe clouds and storms with unparalleled sensitivity and resolution. In addition, zenith-pointing polarimetric, Doppler 35 GHz and 94 GHz cloud radars are routinely operated for detailed microphysical studies of cloud processes and cloud climatology. A transportable, scanning 35 GHz cloud radar system is also hosted at Chilbolton, further enhancing the available capability.\r\n\r\nChilbolton was one of the pilot cloud profiling sites for the CLOUDNET project, and continues to make observations that feed into the Aerosol Clouds and Trace Gases Research Infrastructure (ACTRIS). Capability at the site will be enhanced in the next few years, with the incorporation of a Raman lidar, with the ambition being for this to form an ACTRIS observational platform for aerosol profiling.\r\n\r\nThe presence (since January 2016) of a Defra air quality monitoring supersite at the observatory site (providing rural background measurements as part of national and transboundary networks) offers the research community further excellent opportunities for intercomparison campaigns and instrument evaluation.\r\n\r\nWIGOS id: \r\n0-826-300-3\r\n0-826-300-4\r\n0-826-300-5\r\n\r\nThe Met Office also operated a boundary layer wind profiler at the site (now operated by NCAS AMOF), for which the site was given a WMO ID 03754." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 3598, "uuid": "87c8ffb5c9f14d3081aec7df80a050a2", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research (CFARR) 905 nm Vaisala CT75K Lidar Ceilometer", "abstract": "The Vaisala CT75K is a lidar ceilometer system that makes elastic scattering measurements of clouds and aerosols. It operates at 905 nm and comprises four transmitter/receiver units that operate simultaneously. By ceilometer standards it has relatively high sensitivity, and so has the ability to detect ice as well as liquid water clouds. It is a low maintenance system capable of virtually unattended operation and is operated continuously at Chilbolton. It is normally operated close to vertically pointing, typically around 4° off zenith, to reduce specular reflections from ice clouds." }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14307, "uuid": "d8a76c74100840cda523b8bd8d96ea90", "short_code": "acq", "title": "CLOUDMAP2: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) cloud radar products", "abstract": "CLOUDMAP2: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) cloud radar products" } }, { "ob_id": 5434, "platform": { "ob_id": 13921, "uuid": "e448a957fc53401794e48a23c265c25f", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Birmingham Urban Climate Laboratory (BUCL) network of sites for HiTemp", "abstract": "The HiTemp project (High Density Measurements within the Urban Environment), operated networks of meteorological sensors installed within the Birmingham conurbaton: Approximately 250 low-cost, battery-powered WiFi air temperature sensors and 30 full automatic weather stations (AWS), measuring temperature, precipitation, relative humidity, wind speed and direction, pressure, solar radiation. The design is based around a nested network of sensors:\r\n\r\n Network 1 (coarse array): 30 AWS will be sited in primary electricity sub-stations (average spacing of 3km)\r\n Network 2 (wide array): 150 air temperature sensors located on schools (one in every medium super output area (MSOA), or areas containing a population of 7,200)\r\n Network 3 (fine array): 100 air temperature sensors located on lampposts in the CBD (50/km2)\r\n" }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14270, "uuid": "4aa77eb71d8a4cbb963654661a1ed1f7", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Vaisala WXT520 weather transmitters", "abstract": "Air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction and atmospheric pressure were\r\nmeasured with Vaisala WXT520 weather transmitters " }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14312, "uuid": "89ddb964046e47c781765588e36e04ac", "short_code": "acq", "title": "BUCL network of meteorological sensors", "abstract": "HiTemp network 25 of Vaisala WXT520 weather transmitters installed within the Birmingham conurbation." } }, { "ob_id": 5435, "platform": { "ob_id": 1416, "uuid": "1c1c59696701483d90ea04c428c67c09", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCAS Weybourne Atmospheric Observatory", "abstract": "The National Centre for Atmospheric Science's Weybourne Atmospheric Observatory (WAO) is a Regional station in the Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) programme of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). It is situated on the North Norfolk coast (52°57’02’’N, 1°07’19’’E, 15 m asl). Weybourne is operated by the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia (UEA) having been established in 1992 by Professor Stuart Penkett (retired 2004) with funding from BP (Norway) plc and NERC. Subsequently, long term monitoring and campaigns have been supported through numerous projects funded by NERC, Department of the Environment (DoE, Defra) and the EU. NCAS has also supported the site since 2002. Much of the instrumentation has come from HEFCE JIF and SRIF funds.\r\n\r\nWeybourne’s location means that it experiences air with a wide range of pollution levels. Predominant south-westerlies bring polluted air from the UK (including from London and the Midlands). At times, especially in anticyclonic conditions, Weybourne experiences polluted air from Europe. Weybourne can also receive clean background air in northerly air flow. This can be impacted by narrow pollution plumes from shipping in the N. Sea, and potentially gas platforms. Many successful campaigns have been hosted at Weybourne to examine oxidizing capacity, organic chemistry, carbonaceous particles, night-time chemistry and cloud impacts on radiation. In addition to the permanent building (see photo) there is adequate power and space to support instrumented mobile labs and containers. The site is also used by the wider community for instrument testing." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 14337, "uuid": "3f77081ff8824d4ba661183f3a4840a4", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Bristol MADS-GCMS", "abstract": "Gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC/MS) is an instrumental technique, comprising a gas chromatograph (GC) coupled to a mass spectrometer (MS), by which complex mixtures of chemicals may be separated, identfied and quantified. This makes it ideal for the analysis of the hundreds of relatively low molecular weight compounds found in environmental materials. In order for a compound to be analysed by GC/MS it must be sufficiently volatile and thermally stable. In addition, functionalised compounds may require chemical modification (derivatization), prior to analysis, to eliminate undesirable adsorption effects that would otherwise affect the quality of the data obtained. Samples are usually analyzed as organic solutions consequently materials of interest (e.g. soils, sediments, tissues etc.) need to be solvent extracted and the extract subjected to various 'wet chemical' techniques before GC/MS analysis is possibl" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14336, "uuid": "c5c270ff7cb546639efa4a72a21a0721", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Acquisition Process for: Bristol GCMS data at Weybourne", "abstract": "This acquisition is comprised of the following: INSTRUMENTS: Bristol: GCMS " } }, { "ob_id": 5436, "platform": { "ob_id": 3061, "uuid": "cd6c11f10ad8458bacb8084e9fb11185", "short_code": "plat", "title": "Writtle College, UK", "abstract": "Writtle college, near Chelmsford, Essex, UK, was used as the primary location for the first TORCH (Polluted Troposphere) measurement campaign." }, "instrument": { "ob_id": 3106, "uuid": "b5fbf1e7be194a93bff4561081c5fbbe", "short_code": "instr", "title": "Leicester: Temperature sensor Rotronic MP103A", "abstract": "Instrument.abstract: DETAILS NEEDED" }, "relatedTo": { "ob_id": 14340, "uuid": "e6736e5363af495eacfa8fe3933b0a8b", "short_code": "acq", "title": "Polluted Troposphere TORCH 1: University of Leicester Relative humidity measurements at Writtle Colleg", "abstract": "Polluted Troposphere TORCH 1: University of Leicester Relative humidity measurements at Writtle Colleg" } }, { "ob_id": 5437, "platform": { "ob_id": 1416, "uuid": "1c1c59696701483d90ea04c428c67c09", "short_code": "plat", "title": "NCAS Weybourne Atmospheric Observatory", "abstract": "The National Centre for Atmospheric Science's Weybourne Atmospheric Observatory (WAO) is a Regional station in the Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) programme of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). It is situated on the North Norfolk coast (52°57’02’’N, 1°07’19’’E, 15 m asl). Weybourne is operated by the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia (UEA) having been established in 1992 by Professor Stuart Penkett (retired 2004) with funding from BP (Norway) plc and NERC. Subsequently, long term monitoring and campaigns have been supported through numerous projects funded by NERC, Department of the Environment (DoE, Defra) and the EU. NCAS has also supported the site since 2002. Much of the instrumentation has come from HEFCE JIF and SRIF funds.\r\n\r\nWeybourne’s location means that it experiences air with a wide range of pollution levels. Predominant south-westerlies bring polluted air from the UK (including from London and the Midlands). At times, especially in anticyclonic conditions, Weybourne experiences polluted air from Europe. Weybourne can also receive clean background air in northerly air flow. This can be impacted by narrow pollution plumes from shipping in the N. Sea, and potentially gas platforms. Many successful campaigns have been hosted at Weybourne to examine oxidizing capacity, organic chemistry, carbonaceous particles, night-time chemistry and cloud impacts on radiation. In addition to the permanent building (see photo) there is adequate power and space to support instrumented mobile labs and containers. 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This can be impacted by narrow pollution plumes from shipping in the N. Sea, and potentially gas platforms. Many successful campaigns have been hosted at Weybourne to examine oxidizing capacity, organic chemistry, carbonaceous particles, night-time chemistry and cloud impacts on radiation. In addition to the permanent building (see photo) there is adequate power and space to support instrumented mobile labs and containers. 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It is situated on the North Norfolk coast (52°57’02’’N, 1°07’19’’E, 15 m asl). Weybourne is operated by the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia (UEA) having been established in 1992 by Professor Stuart Penkett (retired 2004) with funding from BP (Norway) plc and NERC. Subsequently, long term monitoring and campaigns have been supported through numerous projects funded by NERC, Department of the Environment (DoE, Defra) and the EU. NCAS has also supported the site since 2002. Much of the instrumentation has come from HEFCE JIF and SRIF funds.\r\n\r\nWeybourne’s location means that it experiences air with a wide range of pollution levels. Predominant south-westerlies bring polluted air from the UK (including from London and the Midlands). At times, especially in anticyclonic conditions, Weybourne experiences polluted air from Europe. Weybourne can also receive clean background air in northerly air flow. 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